Experiences with

Cerebrovascular disease

hi all, I am so happy to report that my dad has really improved following terrible side effects with his radiation treatment. I have posted before -he was having awful GI side effects which seemed to get worse following radiation completion. But this is all subsided which we are grateful for. dad

Hi further to my cholesterol test etc yesterday and thanks for the comments and advice I managed to have a chat with my Dr albeit not my usual Dr he said my cholesterol readings were fine the lower the better didn't seen concerned when I said my good cholesterol HDL was way low so god knows.

hi Few questions. 1. Does macuna capsule must take with benserazide or carbidopa? 2. If so, i am taking 100mg levodopa/25mg benserazide(Madopar) if I want to add 400mg mucuna15% levodopa ; so I need to take extra benserazide? thx

I contracted Hepatitis A in 2020, undiagnosed for 2 months. Six months later I was told I had NALD and last year I was sent for ultrasound scans and blood tests to check for cancer. In March this year, I was told I had Stage 4 Fibrosis of the liver. Does anyone know if this can be reversed, any treatments

Don't forget, if you live in Northern Ireland and are interested in volunteering, there is a great opportunity to learn about how you can get involved! The Northern Ireland Lupus Group and LUPUS UK National Office are hosting an online volunteer information event on Wednesday 26th June, from 7pm until

I've written to US NLM regarding the difference of advice given when taken the co-careldopa pill, as follows....Thank you for contacting the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The details of your message are listed below. You can expect to hear from us within 2 to 5 business days. For additional

The FDA has granted clearance to an investigational new drug (IND) application for 225Ac-J591 (CONV01-α), a prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted monoclonal antibody under investigation for the treatment of patients with advanced prostate cancer, announced Convergent Therapeutics, the developer

Many people with rheumatoid arthritis suffer from pain every day. NRAS are working with researchers at Keele University to undertake two new studies to improve how pain is treated in people with rheumatoid arthritis and other types of inflammatory arthritis. The first study involves people with inflammatory

Well, on Thursday I had a Tilt Table test and it was positive. My blood pressure rose to 185/110 before taking a nosedive to 80/54 with me on the verge of passing out. My nurse then stopped the test and reclined the table. I am pretty certain that I did not escape Sjogrens with my year on Pegasys. I

Hi iam currently on 75mcg of levothyroxine I signed up to the new Our future health scheme been today to the unit had a finger tip cholesterol test down nurse said my total cholesterol was low results as follows any help advice please thank.

Everything that I have been complaining about for 8 years has now been seen on MRI. The private MRI that I paid for last week. Some of the best money I have ever spent. Not only do I have 'florid' synovitis in my hands, I have widespread enhanced bone erosions in both hands and feet. I also have

Hello again, just wanted to check this out with people as I do get quite tired in the afternoon and need to rest. Is this anaemia and so do I supplement with iron? Is there a good one for people with hashimotos?I have been told I have weak digestion and I feel I don't absorb things like iron very well

Jones C, Gray S, Brown M, et al. Risk of fractures and falls in men with advanced or metastatic prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy and treated with novel androgen receptor signalling inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Eur Urol Oncol.

Hi, I have just had some blood test results come back today. Currently on 5.5mg, but have been taking 6mg (Sat 30th..Sun, Mon, Tues) as have had lots going on, bit stressful but good stress not bad! the 0.5mg did help. All results are ok including PV, ESR, CRP. Also had a basal cortisol test (partially

Since my question yesterday was concerning 'brain fog', I thought my word for today should be [u][i]encephalopathy [/i][/u] - here are specifics about the word This is a blanket term referring to any brain dysfunction. It can commonly be called 'brain fog'. However, [u][i]encephalopathy

anxi spikes blood pressure to dangerous levels. Dr did ecg and blood work. Everything ok. Doubled medication for blood pressure. Any experience this? Some please answe

anxi spikes blood pressure to dangerous levels. Dr did ecg and blood work. Everything ok. Doubled medication for blood pressure. Any experience this? Some please answe

hey!! im a teen living with a mum struggling with lupus + bipolar and i would love to learn more about lupus and what it affects so i can easily help my mum better !! if anyone could help and give tips thats so so appreciated :)

Hi just been researching gulten free diet for lupus to help with inflamation. Is anyone doing this or tried it and found any benefit. Id be really interested to hear peoples experiences. Thank you

Hi My husbands last chemo was # 3 and PSA was 0.14, he just got the results from Chemo # 4 and it was at 0.12. This is the slowest decline if you look in the profile Iisted all his PSA results. Should we be worried that this last one barely moved ? Or is this slower decline good news? Thanks for any