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I was diagnosed with EGPA in December 2020, following intensive treatment including cyclophosphamide infusions I went into remission the following April. Since then I am on a drug regime that includes Azathioprine and Prednisolone. I am currently tapering down the latter with a view to stopping. I
I was diagnosed with EGPA in December 2020, following intensive treatment including cyclophosphamide infusions I went into remission the following April. Since then I am on a drug regime that includes Azathioprine and Prednisolone. I am currently tapering down the latter with a view to stopping. I
MIK65
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Vasculitis UK
2 months ago
Basal cortisol test
I am currently on 1mg Prednisolone and have been for the past 12 weeks. I have always reduced this drug very slowly on the recommendation of this extremely helpful forum and have never experienced a flare. My routine yearly blood tests are now due at my GP surgery and I have been in touch with one
I am currently on 1mg Prednisolone and have been for the past 12 weeks. I have always reduced this drug very slowly on the recommendation of this extremely helpful forum and have never experienced a flare. My routine yearly blood tests are now due at my GP surgery and I have been in touch with one
Billswife
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PMRGCAuk
2 months ago
Hetty
I’m due to be admitted for hand surgery and have to stop taking warfarin 5 days prior to admission. I’ve asked to be bridged and have been prescribed 5 syringes of clexane however I’m struggling to find out how long after my 2mg warfarin dose on Sunday evening, I can administer my clexane. Has anyone
I’m due to be admitted for hand surgery and have to stop taking warfarin 5 days prior to admission. I’ve asked to be bridged and have been prescribed 5 syringes of clexane however I’m struggling to find out how long after my 2mg warfarin dose on Sunday evening, I can administer my clexane. Has anyone
Hettyw
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Atrial Fibrillation Support
2 months ago
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Deep infiltrating nodule?
Hi everyone, Last week I got rushed in to hospital with the worst episode of pain I've had in 6 months! The pain was unbearable. While in hospital I wasn't expecting much as everything always comes back ok! (Of course it does) but it should on my scan a what the general surgeon called a lesion! Now
Hi everyone, Last week I got rushed in to hospital with the worst episode of pain I've had in 6 months! The pain was unbearable. While in hospital I wasn't expecting much as everything always comes back ok! (Of course it does) but it should on my scan a what the general surgeon called a lesion! Now
Lavenderpetal
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Endometriosis UK
2 months ago
Waiting for heart monitor results
Had a 24 hrs heart monitor test 2 weeks ago phoned Gp surgery for results today, haven,t come in yet,was told try in another weeks time,,they might off come in,they said they are taking a lot longer to get the results back,meanwhile I,m struggling to concentrate on work with different
Had a 24 hrs heart monitor test 2 weeks ago phoned Gp surgery for results today, haven,t come in yet,was told try in another weeks time,,they might off come in,they said they are taking a lot longer to get the results back,meanwhile I,m struggling to concentrate on work with different
mobyfool
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
Who is confused? My surgery or me?
I was asked by the GP to remind him, when I reached 3mg in my tapering, that I should have a synacthen test. I have now done so. However, I am being sent for an ACTH blood test Is this the same thing (I don't think so as I have not been asked to miss the steroid dose and there is no indication that
I was asked by the GP to remind him, when I reached 3mg in my tapering, that I should have a synacthen test. I have now done so. However, I am being sent for an ACTH blood test Is this the same thing (I don't think so as I have not been asked to miss the steroid dose and there is no indication that
ChinaWuntoo
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PMRGCAuk
2 months ago
Introduction
Hello everyone, I am new to this site so let me introduce myself I live with my husband on the outskirts of Llandudno on the North Wales coast. I am very fortunate that both my children & grandchildren live locally. We have a 2 year old cavapoo who together with our 2 year old grand-twins provide
Hello everyone, I am new to this site so let me introduce myself I live with my husband on the outskirts of Llandudno on the North Wales coast. I am very fortunate that both my children & grandchildren live locally. We have a 2 year old cavapoo who together with our 2 year old grand-twins provide
Ildivolover
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Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK)
2 months ago
Confused! Adhesiolysis or Hysterectomy or Mirena!
I attended a follow up appointment this morning which was booked straight after my lap in March. It was with the original team (let's call them Team A), as since then I was put under a different team for Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis after finding severe, dense, widespread adhesions. Team B refused to scan
I attended a follow up appointment this morning which was booked straight after my lap in March. It was with the original team (let's call them Team A), as since then I was put under a different team for Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis after finding severe, dense, widespread adhesions. Team B refused to scan
TallulaShark
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Endometriosis UK
2 months ago
Tocilizumab and heartburn
Hello, I wonder if anybody else with experience of this and if so can you remember if it passed? I’m finally back on Tocilizumab after an ankle replacement, 2 bouts of C-diff, a chest infection and minor surgery for an ingrowing toenail. It’s been a bad 3 months and my RA has been flaring the whole
Hello, I wonder if anybody else with experience of this and if so can you remember if it passed? I’m finally back on Tocilizumab after an ankle replacement, 2 bouts of C-diff, a chest infection and minor surgery for an ingrowing toenail. It’s been a bad 3 months and my RA has been flaring the whole
Inanotherlife
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NRAS
2 months ago
Stage 1 Breast Cancer - Post Surgery Treatment
I was detected with stage 1 triple positive breast cancer. The surgery was done earlier this month and the cancer calcification (16mm) were removed. Post surgery biopsy results suggests that the calcification (cancer cells) were completed removed, the margins around it tested negative and the lymph node
I was detected with stage 1 triple positive breast cancer. The surgery was done earlier this month and the cancer calcification (16mm) were removed. Post surgery biopsy results suggests that the calcification (cancer cells) were completed removed, the margins around it tested negative and the lymph node
rpanja
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My Breast Cancer Community
2 months ago
reply............s
I am taking synthroid (50 mg) for about 15 years.......after doing my own research there is an effect on bone density. I am 77 and fell and broke my wrist and as I looked at my dexa chart, the bone density has gone down and I had osteoporosis. Synthroid can cause this decline (check on the manufacturer's
I am taking synthroid (50 mg) for about 15 years.......after doing my own research there is an effect on bone density. I am 77 and fell and broke my wrist and as I looked at my dexa chart, the bone density has gone down and I had osteoporosis. Synthroid can cause this decline (check on the manufacturer's
marceen
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Thyroid UK
2 months ago
kyphosis
I was diagnosed with OP about 10 years ago due to an early menopause at 38 and was put on the weekly medication of Alendronic Acid along with calcichew. Everything was ok until 2021 when I had emergency abdominal surgery, I was in ICU for nine days and my family were told I only had a 30% chance of
I was diagnosed with OP about 10 years ago due to an early menopause at 38 and was put on the weekly medication of Alendronic Acid along with calcichew. Everything was ok until 2021 when I had emergency abdominal surgery, I was in ICU for nine days and my family were told I only had a 30% chance of
Kimm4
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Bone Health and Osteoporosis UK
2 months ago
Get Your Cataracts Treated!
Age-Related Macular Degeneration sufferers experience a gradual deterioration in their sight due to changes in the macular. Most sufferers are, of a certain age! Another common age-related eye condition is the development of a cataract, so it is not unusual to suffer from both conditions simultaneously
Age-Related Macular Degeneration sufferers experience a gradual deterioration in their sight due to changes in the macular. Most sufferers are, of a certain age! Another common age-related eye condition is the development of a cataract, so it is not unusual to suffer from both conditions simultaneously
Engineer46
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Macular Society
2 months ago
Total Knee Replacement
Hi Hope everyone is well. I need a bit of advice.- I've been given a date for my knee replacement..it's in August and will be done in north London at a good NHS hospital. They have a centre for elective surgery and to be honest it's probably the best hospital option available to me. But for anyone
Hi Hope everyone is well. I need a bit of advice.- I've been given a date for my knee replacement..it's in August and will be done in north London at a good NHS hospital. They have a centre for elective surgery and to be honest it's probably the best hospital option available to me. But for anyone
TheBoys
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Arthritis Action
2 months ago
L4-L5 L5-S1 surgery
It looks like I will soon be offered the above surgery as soon my BMI drops below 30. I cannot tell you how worried I am not only about undergoing 6 hours surgery. But post surgery implications e.g. not allowed to bend down or not do housework for months coming out of my high mattress bed and after
It looks like I will soon be offered the above surgery as soon my BMI drops below 30. I cannot tell you how worried I am not only about undergoing 6 hours surgery. But post surgery implications e.g. not allowed to bend down or not do housework for months coming out of my high mattress bed and after
gulshanmunshi
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NRAS
2 months ago
Rising PSA with little shown on PSMA PET
Greetings all. I've been on this forum for years. I've only commented a handful of times, and never made a post. I prefer to usually just read from the sidelines. First of all, a bit about my path thus far. I was diagnosed in May 2010 (age 49) (PSA 4.7 and Gleason 7), had radical surgery in July 2010
Greetings all. I've been on this forum for years. I've only commented a handful of times, and never made a post. I prefer to usually just read from the sidelines. First of all, a bit about my path thus far. I was diagnosed in May 2010 (age 49) (PSA 4.7 and Gleason 7), had radical surgery in July 2010
velobard
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
2 months ago
Bereavement and NHS Records
Hi Everyone, I am new to this group but not new to healthunlocked. My younger brother passed away aged 59 at the beginning of April. I have spent the last month dealing with everything, from discovering his passing to organising his funeral since my other siblings live abroad. Our mother is in her
Hi Everyone, I am new to this group but not new to healthunlocked. My younger brother passed away aged 59 at the beginning of April. I have spent the last month dealing with everything, from discovering his passing to organising his funeral since my other siblings live abroad. Our mother is in her
LadyAbash
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Bereavement Care & Share
2 months ago
Carbimazole and cramps
Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I posted. I've been extremely busy with my disabled mother, followed by the death of my younger brother. I have had to suffer in silence due to having so much to deal with. Thankfully, I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. I opted for staying on carbimazole
Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I posted. I've been extremely busy with my disabled mother, followed by the death of my younger brother. I have had to suffer in silence due to having so much to deal with. Thankfully, I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. I opted for staying on carbimazole
LadyAbash
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Thyroid UK
2 months ago
ET / Osteonecrosis / Surgery
Hello Has anyone else with ET experienced problems with insufficient blood circulation causing osteonecrosis? If surgery is inevitable, what extra cautionary measures should ET patients take? With ET JAK2 diagnosed 11 years ago, I've been on Litalir, changed to Anagrelide 2 years ago and for the last
Hello Has anyone else with ET experienced problems with insufficient blood circulation causing osteonecrosis? If surgery is inevitable, what extra cautionary measures should ET patients take? With ET JAK2 diagnosed 11 years ago, I've been on Litalir, changed to Anagrelide 2 years ago and for the last
Bodensee
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MPN Voice
2 months ago
Does this look like lupus rash?
Hi everyone. I started with a flat purple rash last Tuesday. It’s spread across my stomach and down the front of my thighs. Then a more sporadic raised rash started on shoulders, back, and then my hands and arms on Friday evening. The first marks on upper body looked like I’d scratched the skin. Yesterday
Hi everyone. I started with a flat purple rash last Tuesday. It’s spread across my stomach and down the front of my thighs. Then a more sporadic raised rash started on shoulders, back, and then my hands and arms on Friday evening. The first marks on upper body looked like I’d scratched the skin. Yesterday
Hidden
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LUPUS UK
2 months ago
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