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Virus infections

Just recently started the above treatment on the 31st January this year but my oldest daughter has just found out shes 9weeks pregnant and i forgot to ask my consultant if it was ok that on my treatment day is it ok to be around her eg as in she comes to my house to visit or is it similar to chemo treatments

morning all!! I tested positive for covid on the 24th of February and was told by the Rheumatologist nurses and the consultant to stop the metratrexate and just take painkillers which that is what I’ve been doing!I'm having a massive flur up as I haven’t had any RA meds for over a month as before the

Hi all, I am a 65 year old woman in the US with ET. My hematologist has had me on Pegasys for 2 years now, starting with 45 mcg, then 90 mcg injected once a week. Originally my platelets were in the high 400's and have crept up even with the injections and are now at 610. He had me go up to 135 mcg

My mom was diagnosed with pneumonia 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately 10 days of antibiotics were ineffective. She had a bronchoscopy today and while waiting for results, I was wondering if anybody else was in the same situation and what did the bronchoscopy show?

I have identified 5 possible reasons for dizziness/lack of balance. 1. decreasing rasagiline too quickly 2. too much carbidopa 3. nOH (neurogenic orthostatic hypotension) Can be caused by rasagilene+rytary) 4. side effect of midodrine (increases when combined with rasagiline) 5. BPPV (a sort

I recently took a blood sample for Monitor My Health - just to get my vitamin D done . I made a complete mess of it - (I should have used the simple method of the drops of blood on the card using another company but completely forgot about it). Something happened my blood in the process and they

hi all, I wrote a few weeks back about how my dad was in the ICU with a perforated duodenum ulcer and consequently got sepsis shock leading to multi organ failure. In total he was in hospital for over 3 weeks and had two surgery’s during this time. Through out the whole ordeal I had so much hope and

Hi everyone,after what i thought was a bad flare up,i thought that maube it was a bowel bug,severe diareah,doctor gave me,flagyl,didnt help a bit,rang doc again,after a week on flagyl,next doc,says to go of that,and go on amoxilin,ok,that helped a bit,but this continued for 3 weeks,i only take probiotics

Ok... Antibiotic is just added to the post title for rhyming. This post is not about antibiotic. So what is this about? Bacillus Subtilis PXN21 beneficial for PD... And Bio-Kult sells out. Thankfully pvw2 pointed out that any Subtilis strain works L. Plantarum PS128 beneficial for PD... And

Hi, has anyone had the shingles vaccine, I have had shingles 5 times over the years and have been advised to have the vaccine, bit worried about possible reaction?Thanx

Hello, have anybody scabies won´t go away? I have it for 2 years now and it is horrobil. I try everything (all chemicals / medicine, all natural things with vaseline and sulfur and with all ethereal oils, with enzyme, with borax, CDL, bleech and so on outside , mixed it in all ways. and inside with

hi everyone have finally got my steroid injection after 9 weeks. Then this morning hospital called me and said they have an echocardiogram app. on the same day. The echocardiogram is at 8.00am and then my steroid injection is at 1.30pm. Will it be ok to have them both done on the same day. Thanks

I have PMR (on 5mg currently) and also have pain on walking caused by spinal stenosis/ degeneration of lumbar spine and left hip etc. I also had a steroid injection a while back for bursitis in my right hip. My daughter would like to give me a massage as a Mothers’s Day gift and I’d love to have one

Was wondering how to get tested for sibo and if this can cause really excessive wind that is extremely bad smelling, noisy stomach upon eating dairy and bloody stools with alot of bloating in the stomach. Also does it cause a high calprotectin result.Any advice will be most appreciated. Thank you all

Hello everyone ! Background: I am five weeks post-pneumonia diagnosis. Mild bronchiectasis was diagnosed in both lower lobes (but only partially) one week post-infection. Had pneumonia also 11 months prior - many chest infections in previous years. Questions: Could the mil bronchiectasis be pseudo-bronchiectasis

I had a Covid vaccination in January of this year and, fortunately, didn’t get any ectopics or other side-effects which I have had in the past following the vaccine. I was told to have another jab after 90 days (that is how long the vaccine is effective for, apparently), but it seems that the Spring

I was planning on starting Eliquis today (really I am supposed to start it on Tuesday but I will be traveling) but I think I have covid, (tested negative but it is abdominal/fever/hurty skin and similar symptoms to my last round of covid). I am due to fly long haul Tuesday and wanted to start the eliquis

I’ve been taking Prednisolone for PMR since May 2021. I’ve been very gradually reducing and have been on 4mg for 1 month. I take the Pred at about 5am with yoghourt and banana. I had Covid 2 weeks ago. I didn’t up the Pred dose. I have no PMR pain. I feel ok in the mornings but have high anxiety

I’ve had a CT in Fall of 2019 indicating a couple of bulging discs. Spinal stenosis, s curve scoliosis. I’ve tried chiropractic treatments as well as acupuncture, acupressure and meditate several times a day. I’ve been cautioned by my primary care physician who has a DO ( osteopathic medical degree).

Why did we lose trust during the pandemic? My conversation with Kelley Krohnert KATELYN JETELINA MAR 14, 2024 “Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE)” https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/why-did-we-lose-trust-during-the I am very concerned about declining trust in science and public health.