Experiences with

Fungal infections

If the pathogen is not recognised in time the delay may prove fatal https://cllsociety.org/2021/07/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia-cll-ibrutinib-and-fungal-infections/ Studies have found increased rates of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in CLL patients treated with a BTK inhibitor (BTKi) compared with

(Gas, bloating, abdominal pain) Or skin fungal infections? (probably candida) I'm dealing with both. The first time the skin issue started was about 3 weeks after my third infusion. This new round for my skin is about 3 months after infusion 4.

After this whole merry go round with AF and an aortic aneurysm, my cardiologist received paperwork that I do not have any signs of an aneurysm but to be on the cautious side, he ordered a CAT scan w/out and with contrast. I am glad this is going well. But Still have to be cautious and learn to slow

I sometimes think I have two different types of asthma. I have two inhalers alvesco and fostair mart plus spiriva. This year half way through the winter they put my alvesco up to Alvesco 640, and it has worked really well, getting me off my winter prednisone on and off cycle. Then immediately the

Or parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme as we say in English. As try as I might I cannot think of a pun, word play, joke or anecdote about parsley. Therefore for the purposes of this write up I'm ignoring the P word. Yesterday was the mammoth rosemary planting session. Two seventy five metre by four metre

Hi all, I've been diagnosed with SLE not long time ago, and never had so much medication to take! I am planning 5 days trip abroad first time after diagnosis. How do you plan your medication for it? Do you take any extra tablets, just in case? Does airlines accept those daily containers, or better to

Has anyone else been told there is a national shortage of this yet the GP dispensing practice is telling me that I will have to wait for a new inhaler until the beginning of March when they might have sorted something out I know there is very little left in my current inhaler so naturally am worried

I took a herbal drug called L-Arginine a many years ago back in 2010. After taking the tablets in the afternoon, I went to sleep but I woke up with burning eyes and hands. Since then, I get burning sensation in my eyes and palm very often. Did anyone experienced same problem with any herbs?

Hi , does anyone suffer with continual thrush ,although i rince my mouth out after inhailer ,and keep getting meds like nystan and tablets from gp the meds help but does not clear it ,mine is on back of tounge ,I'm wondering if the Azithromycin I take three times a week is the culprit so fed up with

has anyone with findings on their biopsy with Nodular regenerative hyperplasia? I hope I spelt it right…. If anyone can tell me what happens after it is found ( tests. Monitoring)I’d be grateful. Thank you!

Hello Everyone, I have a question about itching as I have read several posts here about PBCers c/o of itching. Most of the posts talk about itching legs or feet or arms but I was wondering about itching and other parts of the body. When I was first diagnosed a year or so ago, I had no noticeable issues

Well I've been back on my meds for 6 weeks now. I'm doing really well on methotrexate and enbrel as well as flexeril for breakthrough pain. I have some pain that I know meds just won't help and that's ok. But overall I like to think I'm doing well. Anyways I found out today that while I was off the meds

Hello early dec admitted to hosp with chest infection and sent home with amoxiclav. Didn't feel well for a few weeks after finishing ab weak coughing and still bring green sputum up.They had me monitored by virtual ward which is nurses come and leave bp and oxygen monitor (which I have anyway as nearly

hello! My baby got tanned after phototherapy of 48hrs for curing jaundice. Has anyone experienced this before? How long does it take for the tanning to go away?

G'day my ms family I hope YOU are all well and looking forward to your kiss moose break (A non religious break where YPU keep the economy humming by buying Amazon in your underwear late at night. At least I do, but I cannot promise to put my under wear on. Okay snough silliness, here is the question

I was diagnosed with GPA in March and have been undergoing treatment with steroids and rutixumab Infusions (last one in August) and next one pla ned for Feb 2025. I have as a result of the illness suffered with a very sore tounge and ulcers which come an go. I was given a 30 day course of Nystatin, which

🥳🥳🥳 Also picked up a couple of fungal infections which my team have prescribed steroid cream treatments, clobetasol (Dermovate), clotrimazole and Dermol 500 for dry skin!

Floating an idea. As a bear with a small brain of increasing forgetfulness, it seems hard to keep track of all the knowledge from the group etc. Probably needs caviats about patient to patient advise - check with your doctor etc. For actual supplements we could link to recent posts or create another

I have read Kate Gilbert's PMR survival guide (2 edition) - easy to read and really useful. In it she talks about aloe vera juice. Has anyone on here tried it? I’m trying everything that’s been suggested may help, so have ordered two options, the one mentioned in the book and a cheaper version on Amazon

In September I went to the ED with acute abdominal pain which continued to worsen for 20 hours. After several tests I was taken by ambulance to the hospital where I stayed having tests for 3 days. In the hospital stay one of the tests was an Abdominal Dupex Complete Study which showed a a high grade