Experiences with

Cerebrovascular disease

my mother passed away from pemphigus because she was hemorrhaging from her mouth and nose etc. dr thought her labs were false positives and kept taking her off the steroids to redo the same tests. It also attacked her lungs. She had it for less than a year before she passed so i would recommend not waiting

My husband has recently been diagnosed with CBD, He was struggling with certain things ie, buttons zips, holding things in his left hand. Our GP referred him to the memory clinic, but they discharged him as they felt it was a neurological problem. We went back to the GP where they did some basic tests

I suffered from PTA when I had my accident and have no memory at all of the week in hospital , the accident. Small amount of memory from the first several months and now four years past accident I still have short term memory problems .. this is being looked at by a neuropsychologist …from yhe beginning

Hi Everone , special thanks to PMR Pro , Snazzy D and Dorset Lady for constantly advising as well as others on this marvellous forum . I`m suffering badly with adrenal insuffiency symptoms(Extreme fatigue , Anxiety , feel like I`m not on my own legs , Gastro discomfort, etc. ) . On 8 mg of pred at

After ending the Chemo (Taxotere) portion of my Triplet (Orgovyx & Nubeqa) therapy in early Sept, 2024 my PSA bottomed out at .09. Since then, my PSA has risen to 4.10 (December, 2024). MO ordered a PSMA-PET and it showed that the mets I had on my Lymph nodes were gone along with my Prostate, but still

Hello Warriors! After the 5th Jevtana infusion, my husband’s blood sugar was found to be in the 170s. Duke notified him to see a doctor. He has diligently been restricting carbs and sugar but his numbers are still high. Anyone else encounter this? Thanks!

This might be of interest. It is approved by admin. For AF, LAA Rivals Anticoagulants After Ablation A left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device provides long-term thromboembolic protection that is equivalent to direct oral anticoagulants after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), along with a

Recently, last few months, a neuro specialist has told my wife Yvonne that, having spoken to her and watched her and seen 3 scans, he is "as certain as he can be" that she has PSP. Maybe she does, maybe not? 50 years of hairdressing and she is left handed. Every two weeks, there is tremoring to the left

Hello, My father is scheduled for Lu177 for mcrpc ( see profile for more details) . Unfortunately, he has been incontinent for past 3 months and wears depends regularly and at night . We will disposing the diapers as per the guidelines given by the doctor. but wondering how we can limit radiation

brachytherapy with proton therapy OR Radical Prostatectomy for intraductal cribriform pattern cancer Gleason 4+3=7

I find this article to be quite interesting https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/news/talking-in-your-sleep-is-associated-with-increased-stroke-risk/ Study for additional reference: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/JAHA.124.035813 I would like to know if anyone else has experienced

Hello, I have burning feets from ET for several months here and stomach upset from the aspirin , this despite my good blood values and ascal use. I take the ascal in the evening with meals and Pycnogenol now only half a dose (25mg) in the morning. And guess what. The persistent symptoms have disappeared

We have a HU support group that meets via Zoom every Sunday at 12 Noon US, Eastern Standard Time World time zone map; https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/World_Time_Zones_Map.png Zoom link; No registration. Just click the link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83352224879?pwd=VUlnUy8vck5lcHZlUUhZcjBQWG9idz09

My plan is to have salvage brachytherapy or cryotherapy. The thing is these treatments will take time to be scheduled, especially brachytherapy as this would be with Dr Zelefsky in New York and I don’t have an interview with him until Nov 19. I meet with my urologist on Oct 29 to go over the recent

Absolutely fuming. Just received a letter following referral saying I quote: The visual hallucinations that my son is suffering from do not fit migrane .... I could of told him that. I do not think that this is part of a psychiatric illness .... goes without saying But the real gem: I think a neurological

hi Hunter I searched for the meaning of abnormal megakaryocyte and found the following from ChatGPT. I am reproducing it here. “An **abnormal megakaryocyte** refers to a megakaryocyte that displays atypical characteristics in size, shape, or function. Megakaryocytes are large cells in the bone

hi everybody, my EP reassured me that my chad’s score was 0 so an AC was not needed . I’ve now read something that has concerned me , if an episode lasts for more than 24 hrs a clot can form and a stroke may follow. my longest episode was 18 hrs and now I’m worried if I get a 24 hr episode I could

Hi I am looking for some guidance, help or support suggestions. My father in law last May collapsed with stroke like symptoms with weakness in his right side of body in arm and leg, slurred speech and confusion. Whilst in our local hospital, after doing a CT scan, the initially changed their diagnosis

The procedure can be performed either under general anaesthetic, or under sedation and the time it takes may vary depending upon several factors including; the type of AF you have, the technique used, general health and how long the AF has been present, and other any other underlying health conditions

Hello! My husband and I are waiting for his first Jevtana infusion. We learned today that his PSA jumped from 1.9 a month ago to 3.55 today (not had a high jump like that maybe ever?). Also learned he is castrate resistant. NP says Jevtana is the ‘med’ for this….sounds like his life is hinged on