Experiences with

DIEP flap reconstruction

Hi, I was diagnosed with extended DCIS with ER+, PR+.I had a total mastectomy with a diep flap 2 weeks ago, My surgeon referred me to medical oncology for hormonal therapy.

It is planned that I'm going to have the Diep flap procedure and I was wondering if anyone could advise me on how weight gain and loss affect the body after this procedure? Thanks

I'm 41. Never had health issues before. I don't smoke, I used to, about 7 years ago. I don't drink. Haven't drank for ten years. I have been going to the gym weekly for 12 years, doing cross fit for the last 2/3. I woke up on May the 11th this year with a sore arm and shoulder and a bruised feeling

Tonight my costo has stepped up a few levels in pain , paracetamol and codeine usually help but not tonight . What else can I do , I use a deep freeze gel but that’s not doing anything to help tonight 😢😢😢

Reducing down and have reached 16mgs. Have lost a lot of weight with low carb diet so decided to try and increase muscle mass with two basic exercises. Side to side crouch with medium resistance band and another for gluts and back holding (not lifting) weights. Oh dear, now pain in hip and knee. I

Hello all, I'm new here. Feeling pretty scared facing this CKD diagnosis. Watching myself slowly get worse is really hard. I was diagnosed with stage 2 CKD in 2020, which was only caught by taking a life insurance exam and it came back showing large amounts of protein in my urine. I had just had my annual

Hi following on from my last post I stated I had a levothyroxine increase. My thyroid tsh and T4 had slightly decreased and T3 remained the same before starting increase. In the last few months I started a gluten free diet as I believe it's suppose to help with hashimotos? I can't say I have felt any

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.moatfield.co.uk/media/content/files/Low%2520carb%2520diet%2520plan.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj8kNH7nMKJAxXlRKQEHRXEFtYQFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3KhvCkhjuJEPUU9DFGQ3mk When I started my NO!vember challenge reducing carbs I came across this

Recently diagnosed with NAFLD. Are we entitled to have a repeat ultrasound done on NHS say 12 months down the line to see if any improvement has been made after 10% weight loss, diet and lifestyle changes?

Hi I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to 2 ‘hot’ nodules in 2019. I have been on Carbimazole since then. I take 7.5 mg a week. I have been sent back to GP care as I will not agree to RAI Can anyone tell me if it would be beneficial to me to try a gluten free diet to improve my thyroid health

I've written in the past about how useful I've found these in learning to control my blood sugar levels without having to take diabetes meds given the increases and spikes we get from steroids. You can just buy a Libre2 monitor directly from Abbott, the first is free then if you want to continue learning

I’m aiming to do a rigid low carb regime for November (No!vember) and we’ve been invited by American friends for brunch on Sunday. I just don’t know what that includes - I’ve already said I don’t want bucks fizz. I loathe pancakes and waffles but I’m hoping they remember that. I know its just one meal

I was so poorly and Yellow that at times i would happily away with the Grim Reaper came knocking@The Head Homcho reckond all the time it was HepA, eventualy proved by result of liver biopsy. At worst ALT 6 500 normal40. Bilirubin v high but both tests on dow ward trend. Problem was, I didnt fit the

Hello my friends, I’ve had PMR for just over 12 years now , currently taking 7.5mg Pred . Have started a very slow taper again, even though I don’t feel prepared mentally , with all the ongoing stress . I had a TIA early September , I’m still awaiting for a brain MRI scan and failed the tilt table tests

6 months ago I was upset that my fatty liver got worse on my ultrasound with losing weight and healthier eating.I was determined to try again and even harder and my MRI and fibroscan showed no fatty liver!My cholesterol did increase though the only bummer and I’m so confused on how since I eat no carbs

My daughter, a brilliant veterinary surgeon is 49 and 20 yrs ago was diagnosed with PCOS, told she would probably 'develop heart disease and diabetes and she would never have children'. Four years ago, she was diagnosed as being level 1 on the Autistic Spectrum-what used to be called Asperger's, but

I am at the start of this minefield of Pernicious Anaemia, after reading the struggles of PA stories and this site, I feel fortunate that I have not suffered as many members have. I didn't even know about this disease until I was admitted to hospital with B12 deficiency/anaemia and suggested that it

Has anyone been on keto diet or low carb diet for Hashimoto. I have heard differing opinions because the thyroid needs carbs but a lot of people seem to have been helped as well. Always like to come to this site because the proof is in the pudding as they say and experience often speaks louder than

…..initially a great struggle….lack of diagnosis, incorrect diagnosis, incomplete diagnosis…..wrong type of medication, multiple times as they did not work. 2015 - diagnosed with hemochromatosis and NAFLD. Treatment was phlebotomy until ferritin dropped from 1300 down to 50. Which took about 12 months

been a long time since I wrote on here , but looking back on my profile am doing a lot better 🥰weight going down feeling a lot healthier, sadly lost my Dad a few years ago feel that every day but he wouldn’t want me crying so my kids and grandkids and hubby keep me on my toes ,also want to say thanks