Experiences with

Graves' disease

I have talked to two people about alcohol use and they both had a physician tell them that they typically increase the amount a paticient reports to 2 to 4 times the amount reported because people lie about their alcohol intake. This also happened to me my liver function was low and I was told that

The EU in its wisdom has decided that all plastic bottles must have their tops tethered to the bottle to ensure they are recycled together. Great idea, though I'm not convinced how much reduction in waste this will really create as I always put the lid back on anyway. However, the actual method of "

CIRRHOSIS? Ok, following on from fibroscan couple weeks back, have been copied in to letter from liver nurse to my (redundant) Consultant. Here goes... " had routine liver ultrasound and there has been an improvement in that the liver is normal in shape and outline with mild increasing reflectivity consistent

Hi,I became unwell about 2.5 years ago and after a year was diagnosed with Crohn's. I've been on biological injections for my Crohn's for the last 18 months and according to my consultant after a couple of colonoscopies/capsule it is being well managed. He said I also have IBS. My question is since

Sitting at the hospital in the midst of a synacthen test and feeling sorry for myself. So I thought I'd vent on here to a group of lovely folk who understand what it's like to appear normal on the outside but struggling on the inside! Like most on here I hate having to admit I can't do what I used to

My brother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His surgery early this morning revealed the cancer had spread undetected. They ended the procedure and sent him home giving him 6 months to live. Life seems random and impersonal. My son’s dog Roxie understands.

Can you help me? My relative has been diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis and is told they will need a transplant. They await an invitation to the liver hospital. Not sure if this is the process to get on the list or a second opinion/confirmed diagnosis. They have diagnosed cirrhosis following a lengthy

As my MO basically doesn't want to engage in conversation during my 5 min appointments as he feels it's an insult to his managing my case I was wondering after 7 rounds of docetaxil why he decided to do an Ultra sensitive PSA instead of just a good o PSA. I've not reached an undetectable number as of

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61 with oligometastatic prostate cancer. PSA is currently down to 0.02 today after 6 months of Lupron and Erleada from PSA 150 in late Dec. '23. Started on Megestrol Acetate back in April, really reduced the side effects of ADT for me. My figure also looks about the as before treatment. I had a trans-rectal

I have locally advanced prostate cancer t3b no mo, my testosterone has never recovered since finishing treatment rt/ht 2016,and now I have osteoporosis, which has become osteosarcopenia, I have been reading about hmb which has mixed results, and creatine which increases creatinine levels, and contains

Hx ...De novo metastatic [over 20 bone mets] Gleason 9 diagnosed in 2014. Initial treatment Radical prostatectomy with LN dissection, 6 cycles of Docetaxel, and 3 months of Xtandi. Since that time intermittent treatment with Darolutamide full dose and then half dose. 7 different areas of bone mets tx

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hi folks, was told I had mild cirrhosis, I stopped drinking no problem, changed my diet to heavy protein diet. I just got my blood work done and my doctor said my liver and kidney numbers were normal. But my glucose was high. So now I’m On metaformin. What numbers In the blood test do the liver doctors

Hi, I have many autoimmune diseases as well as triple positive APs. Spinal scans have shown five hemangiomas on my spine. Another appeared on my trunk when I were in my teens and was surgically removed. Many smaller one's over the years have appeared on my scalp, face, chest and trunk. Does anyone

My husband was diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis in September of last year. In 2022 he had an endoscopy that revealed portal hypertension gastropathy. He has lost a lot of weight in his neck, chest and arms and looks terrible gaunt, but in the last six months his stomach has ballooned with what I

Was diagnosed with stage-4 prostrate cancer with metastasis to lymph nodes and bones in April 2024. PSA was 400 when diagnosed and it shot up to 700 in a month. Started with Lupron and Nubeqa. PSA has come down to 8 in 2 months. Next PSA test (after 3rd month) is tomorrow. My Oncologist wants to

Diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer June 23. Chemotherapy 6 sessions and now on Nubequ. PSA was 147, now 2.4

hi, I am now on 3.5mg of prednisolone and suffering with some symptoms of adrenals struggling. I am experiencing fatigue and some tummy symptoms, occasional diarrhoea and quite often nausea. I have regular blood tests (eGFR) for kidney function and my last one showed my kidney function to have dropped