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Dexamethasone Suppression test
Has anyone with Cushings or CAH had a dexamethasone suppression test pre diagnosis? (As part of getting their diagnosis) If so could you please share with me your experience with this test? How the medication made you feel? Side effects etc? Many Thanks
Has anyone with Cushings or CAH had a dexamethasone suppression test pre diagnosis? (As part of getting their diagnosis) If so could you please share with me your experience with this test? How the medication made you feel? Side effects etc? Many Thanks
ChristinaT
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Thyroid UK
8 years ago
Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: D - Calcitriol - human studies
Skip to the BOTTOM LINE if desired. Calcitriol (1,25-D) is hormonal vitamin D. It is produced by the kidneys as needed, in order to regulate calcium homeostasis in the blood. For that reason, it is not a good measure of vitamin D status. Not a lot of calcitriol is made at one time, & it has a half-life
Skip to the BOTTOM LINE if desired. Calcitriol (1,25-D) is hormonal vitamin D. It is produced by the kidneys as needed, in order to regulate calcium homeostasis in the blood. For that reason, it is not a good measure of vitamin D status. Not a lot of calcitriol is made at one time, & it has a half-life
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
Dexamethasone suppression test
I've had a dexamethasone suppression test recently, to check for Cushing's. I don't have many of the signs, but do have central obesity. I didn't get much sleep on the night of the test, and felt a bit jittery on the day. I would've thought that if my cortisol was being suppressed I would be sleepier
I've had a dexamethasone suppression test recently, to check for Cushing's. I don't have many of the signs, but do have central obesity. I didn't get much sleep on the night of the test, and felt a bit jittery on the day. I would've thought that if my cortisol was being suppressed I would be sleepier
SmallBlueThing
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Thyroid UK
8 years ago
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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: D - Cholecalciferol/Calcidiol/Calcitriol - U-shaped Risk
This is the first of 3 posts on vitamin D. My sense is that many men with PCa in the U.S. are aware that vitamin D might be useful. Dr. Myers, an early adopter, has spoken of its importance, & the difficulty his patients have in raising levels. (Which implies that he tests patient levels. How many
This is the first of 3 posts on vitamin D. My sense is that many men with PCa in the U.S. are aware that vitamin D might be useful. Dr. Myers, an early adopter, has spoken of its importance, & the difficulty his patients have in raising levels. (Which implies that he tests patient levels. How many
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
New to insulin and Cholesterol has increased- Diet better
Hi I have been on statins for 8 years , my diet was poor, smoked, little or no exercise diagnosed diabetes type 2, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I quit smoking, lost 3-4 stone and overhauled my diet and exercised a little more. For the last six years my cholesterol has been 3.8. Two
Hi I have been on statins for 8 years , my diet was poor, smoked, little or no exercise diagnosed diabetes type 2, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I quit smoking, lost 3-4 stone and overhauled my diet and exercised a little more. For the last six years my cholesterol has been 3.8. Two
jobey30
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Cholesterol Support
8 years ago
Calcium Sensing Receptor [CaSR]
I was about to work on another alphabetical food-supplements post (on calcium), when I read a new study about a topic that I wasn't aware of: the role of the Calcium Sensing Receptor [CaSR] in PCa. The conventional view on calcium in PCa is that it interferes with vitamin D conversion by the kidneys
I was about to work on another alphabetical food-supplements post (on calcium), when I read a new study about a topic that I wasn't aware of: the role of the Calcium Sensing Receptor [CaSR] in PCa. The conventional view on calcium in PCa is that it interferes with vitamin D conversion by the kidneys
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
A little help with results
Back from the doctor with what I am supposing is good news. My doctor has a very thick accent and though I believe him to be very good, I sometimes have a little trouble understanding him. LOL Platelets are now in the normal range. Were 82 now 190. C reactive is down. No h. Pylori. This is what I need
Back from the doctor with what I am supposing is good news. My doctor has a very thick accent and though I believe him to be very good, I sometimes have a little trouble understanding him. LOL Platelets are now in the normal range. Were 82 now 190. C reactive is down. No h. Pylori. This is what I need
Clsmith
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CLL Support
8 years ago
Zometa
A. New Italian study below [A1]. Zoledronic acid (Zometa) (ZA) is an intravenous biphosphonate drug approved for osteoporosis. It is also used in PCa for bone pain. B. Does ZA have antitumor properties? It has been reported that ZA has antitumor properties. The new study (more later) concludes that
A. New Italian study below [A1]. Zoledronic acid (Zometa) (ZA) is an intravenous biphosphonate drug approved for osteoporosis. It is also used in PCa for bone pain. B. Does ZA have antitumor properties? It has been reported that ZA has antitumor properties. The new study (more later) concludes that
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
Hope this is okay to ask here
I have been told I have splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Platelet count 82. Also something called c reactive protein. Falling the dexamethasone regiment for treating ITP. Will be getting more blood done soon. Needing help to know what questions I should be asking when I see my doctor again. Thank you.
I have been told I have splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Platelet count 82. Also something called c reactive protein. Falling the dexamethasone regiment for treating ITP. Will be getting more blood done soon. Needing help to know what questions I should be asking when I see my doctor again. Thank you.
Clsmith
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CLL Support
8 years ago
A diagnosis
Just back from the doctor. After all the blood work and the ultra sound, he says I have ITP. Has given me dexamethasone to take. And will see me again in a month. Is this diagnosis anything that should be discussed here, or do I need to find another group? Thanks for everyone's concern and advice in
Just back from the doctor. After all the blood work and the ultra sound, he says I have ITP. Has given me dexamethasone to take. And will see me again in a month. Is this diagnosis anything that should be discussed here, or do I need to find another group? Thanks for everyone's concern and advice in
Clsmith
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CLL Support
8 years ago
Blood Result
Hi Apologies for the long long post I have Diabetes type 2, Thyroidectomy, B12 deficiency, Calcium Deficiency. I constantly feel unwell with foggy brain, aches and pains and fatigue. Everything is always blamed on high blood sugars. They never seem to look past me being a diabetic which is frustrating
Hi Apologies for the long long post I have Diabetes type 2, Thyroidectomy, B12 deficiency, Calcium Deficiency. I constantly feel unwell with foggy brain, aches and pains and fatigue. Everything is always blamed on high blood sugars. They never seem to look past me being a diabetic which is frustrating
jobey30
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Thyroid UK
8 years ago
Still pushing for help!
He Everyone, I thank you all very much for your many messages of support (one million times more than I have received anywhere!) I really do appreciate it. :-) As I have stated in my first post....I have been suffering multiple extremely painful large and small mouth ulcers every single day, since 5th
He Everyone, I thank you all very much for your many messages of support (one million times more than I have received anywhere!) I really do appreciate it. :-) As I have stated in my first post....I have been suffering multiple extremely painful large and small mouth ulcers every single day, since 5th
johnmq357
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Behçet's UK
8 years ago
High PSA
I'm new to this site, so here's my story so far: Two years ago (when I was 68) I lost my appetite and began losing weight - I went from 12 stone in April 2014 to about 10.5 stone over two or three months. My doctor did not start doing blood tests until June of that year and did not include a PSA test
I'm new to this site, so here's my story so far: Two years ago (when I was 68) I lost my appetite and began losing weight - I went from 12 stone in April 2014 to about 10.5 stone over two or three months. My doctor did not start doing blood tests until June of that year and did not include a PSA test
JohnC45
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Fight Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
Dexamethasone Reactions?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had any experience of having done the Dexamethasone suppression test? I've got a it arranged for next week but I'm slightly nervous about having it done. This is really down to the fact that so far I haven't had an actual diagnosis and no doctors know what's wrong
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had any experience of having done the Dexamethasone suppression test? I've got a it arranged for next week but I'm slightly nervous about having it done. This is really down to the fact that so far I haven't had an actual diagnosis and no doctors know what's wrong
omron
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Thyroid UK
8 years ago
Vitamin D & J-/U-Shaped PCa Risk
Aim of this post: - to try to trash the Nordic studies with their J-/U-shaped risk curves. - to look at the only studies that really matter - vitamin D & survival. There are two main sets of PCa vitamin D study findings. Many studies have noted a reduction in PCa risk as blood levels increase. (However
Aim of this post: - to try to trash the Nordic studies with their J-/U-shaped risk curves. - to look at the only studies that really matter - vitamin D & survival. There are two main sets of PCa vitamin D study findings. Many studies have noted a reduction in PCa risk as blood levels increase. (However
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
Vitamin D
New study below. This is a horrible paper. It takes as a given that vitamin D increases PCa risk (see yesterday's post on vitamin D & mortality). & then piggybacks on the discredited belief that testosterone [T] causes PCa, to ask: Does D increase T? Indeed, there is an association, & thus we have
New study below. This is a horrible paper. It takes as a given that vitamin D increases PCa risk (see yesterday's post on vitamin D & mortality). & then piggybacks on the discredited belief that testosterone [T] causes PCa, to ask: Does D increase T? Indeed, there is an association, & thus we have
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 years ago
Info on Dexamethasone Side Effects Anyone Please
3/18/2016 I am Adverse to Pharmaceuticals and follow a holistic approach. My hematologist convinced me to try Dexamethasone since my platelets were at 17. ....what a mistake. First of all I didn't know that it is 5 times stronger than prednisone. I was reluctantly open to try it because of the short
3/18/2016 I am Adverse to Pharmaceuticals and follow a holistic approach. My hematologist convinced me to try Dexamethasone since my platelets were at 17. ....what a mistake. First of all I didn't know that it is 5 times stronger than prednisone. I was reluctantly open to try it because of the short
emailkevin
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ITP Support Association
8 years ago
No sleep and pain getting worse
Diagnosed Dec 15. 30 mg of Prednisone took pain away instantly. Doc reduced the dose by half and I had full flare. Back up to 20 mg but had to stop as swelling from Prednisone caused such major edema that my breathing was affected. Changed to 4mg of Dexamethasone 2 weeks ago. I now wake up at 3
Diagnosed Dec 15. 30 mg of Prednisone took pain away instantly. Doc reduced the dose by half and I had full flare. Back up to 20 mg but had to stop as swelling from Prednisone caused such major edema that my breathing was affected. Changed to 4mg of Dexamethasone 2 weeks ago. I now wake up at 3
Nosslrac
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PMRGCAuk
9 years ago
help with results please
plasma cortisol 17mnol/l (138 - 690) this was after taking dexamethasone 24 hour urine 86nmol/d ( 0 - 270) i had stopped taking holy basil for at least 2 weeks before tests
plasma cortisol 17mnol/l (138 - 690) this was after taking dexamethasone 24 hour urine 86nmol/d ( 0 - 270) i had stopped taking holy basil for at least 2 weeks before tests
mandy72
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Thyroid UK
9 years ago
ASCO Updates Guidelines on Antiemetics - oral combination of neurokinin, palonosetron and dexamethasone now included
[i]"The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated their antiemetic guideline to include the use of a novel antiemetic combination for cancer patients. The update was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Based on results of a phase III clinical trial, the guideline authors now
[i]"The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated their antiemetic guideline to include the use of a novel antiemetic combination for cancer patients. The update was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Based on results of a phase III clinical trial, the guideline authors now
AussieNeil
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CLL Support
9 years ago
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