Experiences with

Sodium Bicarbonate

I am interested in anyone's experience with radium-223. Thanks, EdinBaltimore

Thank you to all the admin and everyone on this great resource for your time and knowledge. Saw Endo a couple of weeks ago in Algarve, pretty depressing experience. He says not possible to get T3 prescription in Portugal. Says I need to lower my medication and wants to put me on statins. Can I please

my story is long, so I will keep it concise. I have had IBS with urgency since I was a teenager getting progressively worse when I started work. I have tried lots of things none of which resolved things. Currently I take 4 Imodium per day if I have to go anywhere as a precaution, if I try to not take

I was hoping to get off of this medication after 1 year. I didn’t start it until a year after my 2021 Dexa scan. 2121 spine -3.2 ,fem neck -3.0, total hip -2.2 2022 Started Alendronate sodium 70 mgs weekly 2023 spine -2.9, fem neck -3.1, total hip -2.4 I wasn’t expecting a drastic change, but

Hi, I’m hoping someone can give me some advice on my symptoms. I have had bowel issues for a long time (around 20 years) mainly in the form of gas and bloating and cycles of diarrhoea and constipation. The bloating part was the only bit that really got me down, the rest was manageable, so I decided

hi there, please can you help me I had my bloods taken about a month ago as I was having heart palpitations and extreme fatigue. I have also been attending a chiropractor over a year and he discovered I have a intolerance to gluten, grains choc and caffeine. I am off all those things over three months

I had my first injection last Saturday and won’t be having another! Sheer fluke blood tests were booked for Thursday and the GP rang me Thursday evening. Sodium levels had gone very low which could lead to a coma. I’m now taking SIS electrolytes to try and raise them with more blood tests next Tuesday

Under the scoring rate for ascites..Absent Slight Moderate Basically I was extremely bad when diagnosed but now absent but only via sodium and fluid restrictions and diuretics. Which would you count as your score?

I am a 78 year old woman who has been on a very long watch and wait since 1999. I was diagnosed in 1998 and given a small amount of prednisone and chlorambucil and have received nothing since except ivig which started in June2021 due to infections. My watch and wait is over as I will be starting treatment

Adult daughter with severe learning disabilities, non verbal,, autism etc. needs to see endo in London area for correct diagnosis as has put on weight . Suspected diabetes and/or thyroid problems. Awaiting blood test results. and has taken Epilim for 30 years combined with Vimpat for last 4 years

Stage 4 PCA for last 3 years. Had 6 cycles of Chemo and then Abiraterone for 18+ months (PSA dropped to 0.2 then more recently rose to 58 in June '23 ). Abiraterone eventually stopped working and I was able to join Radium 223 trial. Completed 5 of 6 cycles of Radium 223, then elected to stop since

Mouthwash is a really hard one as often it has glycols in it. My dentist said sometimes we can wash our mouths out with salt water and this helps when we have bad breath. and I am going to try listerine total care: Ingredients: sodium fluoride, water, alcohol, sorbital, paloxamer 407, eucalyptol flavor

Hello Everyone, So I have been on Losartan 25mg for about 10 months,46 year old .I am fit ,Exercise extremely eat right no red meats and everything in the book. Due to recent sleep disturbances and my numbers staying in the 140/77 range sometimes gets the 130s/78 but mostly in the 140s . I saw my

How strick do we need to be?. I have been under my permitted limits of both sodium n fluid every day for 7 weeks, but today I'm probably 200ml over my 2ltr fluids. Does a one off day amount without going crazy affect anything major? Whilst on the subject, would one day slightly over the 2g sodium limit.do

Hello all, are there any on this forum taking lisinopril for high blood pressure? I just came across this today and it could explain why I and maybe others have more afib episodes than we should; 1. Caution: High blood pressure/heart disease meds and potassium-rich foods like bananas, potatoes and licorice

Hi! I have been hypothyroid for many years, and until recently I never had problems with my thyroid numbers, or with how I felt on the medication. I was taking a compounded T3/T4 for years, but then moved locations, and accessibility plus costs led me to change to NP Thyroid, which also seemed fine.

I’ve been on chemo (cabazitaxel + carboplatin) since Jan 2022 and also on Zometa and Lupron. PSA went from 1.3 in Jan 2023 to 11.7 this month. CT and Bone scans show bone mets somewhat stable but with activity, all bone no soft tissue. PET PSMA earlier this year did not show enough tracer activity

So since 10th February this year I started with diarrhea only really once a day after about 2 months (april) I made a doctor appointment where they felt my stomach and it was not hard or sore at all, he wanted to do a stool sample and blood sample which I did and it all came back as normal, still having

Hi. I’m really stuck with what’s going on with my body and movements. At the end of March I had what I thought was a standard tummy bug, I didn’t think much of it. After 4 days of diarrhoea and not eating (even water was going through) I tried eating a plain piece of bread. Needless to say that didn’

Hi. I have been monitoring my intake but no formal or efficient way to track daily intake: protein, sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorous, sugar, fat, calories, etc.I also track water intake, which is much easier. I've been writing down what I eat, but this is so time consuming. Does anyone know of