Experiences with

Renal Replacement Therapy

My husband was discharged from St James Hospital in Leeds in September 2024. He was unable to have a liver transplant due to being too frail. He is back under the Gastro Unit in Blackpool for his ongoing care. He was on Lo-La for his Hepatic Encephalopathy which has been working well for him. He has

looking for some advice I’m looking into going to Australia for a year although I’ve got so many reservations and worries to do with health care and being transplanted 3 years ago Has anyone gone abroad and can advice/ reassure me

Hi, I am 75 years old, have CKD and my nephrologist is recommending PD dialysis for me. I'm at the point where it's going to be needed in the future because my kidneys are getting worse but I don't need it right this minute. I also have Parkinson's and that along with carbidopa/levodopa type medication

KDIGO updated guidelines to help manage patients with chronic kidney disease. [u]Key Takeaways[/u] Updated chronic kidney disease guidelines recommended including cystatin C with creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration rate. Point-of-care-testing for creatinine and urine

I have ESKD and I bruise very easily. I was wondering if post kidney transplant will resolve or help this issue.

Hello everyone. This year is my 14 years of transplant. My doctor mentioned coming off of tacrolimus due to potential scarring if on it for a long time and switching to belatacept. Could you please shine me your experience on this medication? Side effects? Pros and cons? How long it takes? Travel allowed

My periods stopped when I was 48 and I started HRT due to severe hot flushes. I am 58 now and live in the UK and am currently on Evorel Patches. I have moderate depression and have just started therapy. I have been on Paroxetine for this for many years. My therapist suggested I see a menopause specialist

Evening all,I had a hysterectomy/ ovaries out/excision surgery 2 weeks ago by a BSGE specialist. I had DIE mainly in recto - vaginal septum. Previously wrapped around appendix etc too. I've had bladder symptoms for along time but I've had no investigations. Which I've mentioned to Consultant and team

Hi all, I will be having a donor egg cycle soon and am currently on HRT for my cycles (patch every third day + progesterone for cycle days 14-26). Wondering if anyone who is on HRT who has done a medicated FET would be willing to share what meds and protocol you followed please? Thank you!

Yesterday's Q&A with Prof David Jones and Mo is now available on our YouTube channel and can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/PH5wmQ7a-x0 There is also a new short video about PBC & HRT: https://youtu.be/WucFUm29eFM Previous Q&As and other videos are also available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com

Hello again, my symptoms are very confusing, can anyone make any suggestions please? I’ve got hashimotos (2 & 1/2 years) & on 100mcg levo (vencamil). Like probably most people with hashi’s things go up & down but my response is usually within a range typical of hypo- fatigue, fuzzy head, temp intollerance

I would welcome any observations on the below. For several years I have been taking 175mcg of Thyroxine. I have Hashi disease. For several months I have had pulsatile tinnitus in my left ear. I saw the GP who referred me to a ENT Consultant. Various tests completed including a blood test for my Thyroid

hi I’ve got all symptoms of hypothyroidism but test results are in normal ranges Thinning hair, weight gain, very dry skin, itchy scalp, very low mood( main symptoms) I’m 62 and not on hrt etc. I’ve attached latest results, any advice appreciated, thanks

Main reason for test: signs of low cortisol in the morning but problems falling asleep at night without melatonin. I don’t take any adrenal supplements. I have been on thyroid hormone replacement since 2000 (Hashimotis’s diagnosis). I used to feel good on NDT but lately have struggled to tolerate T3

I do hope someone can shed light on my situation prior to my follow up with the GP later this week. I have updated my profile and I’d ideally like a better understanding of what is going on in order to discuss what next steps are best taken and whom I should appoint or be referred to. My main symptoms

I had my bloods done at the GP back in January and my TSH was 2.27 on 50mcg Levo but I was starting to feel a lot of the initial symptoms of tiredness etc and asked if I could "trial" raising my Levo to 75mcg. My GP was not keen citing I was within the guidelines but I persisted and the Pharmacist agreed

Hi - I've just signed up with the site following an osteoporosis diagnosis. It was one of those 'accidental' diagnoses. I had a heavy fall onto my back at the start of January and x-rays showed a wrist fracture and a vertebral fracture. Because I'm 62 I was offered a DEXA scan to see if I had any

This is what I posted 24 days ago: “last week i swapped over from sigma pharm 5mcg t3 twice a day to thybon henning (because of cost issues). For a few days, I felt absolutely lousy - bit dizzy, bit spaced out, legs and thighs aching, lethargic, my weight went up a bit again!! Also had a couple of

Hi , I'm currently on tibolone add back HRT to counter act chemical menopause from zoladex. Having surgery soon and wondering if I should swap to the transdermal oestrogel pump and utrogestan pill due to less clotting risks and I've heard its more natural HRT ? Also the tibolone hasn't helped with some

I'm 66 and about to be 67 in July. I have had Hashi's/Hypo since 2013. I've never been on HRT because my mother had Ovarian cancer, which spread and led to her to her death. I see Menopause cremes advertised on Marketplace through Facebook. I have read in other posts about HRT being a common route