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My leg muscles feel strange. It is a combination of weakness and burning, and then I just have to sit. I don't feel I can stand any longer. I was just Dx'd in September, but I'm pretty sure it has been with me for a while. Is this the course of PD? Is this part of the package? Would it help if I tried

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I wanted to see if I was eligible for a free Covid test, just out of curiosity, not because I have it. It's quite a mission to find out the criteria but I finally tracked it down on the NICE website. It doesn't make for good reading, you'll have to be seriously ill before you don't have to pay for

The Role of Music Therapy in Tinnitus Management Music therapy is an evidence-based intervention that uses music to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs. When applied to tinnitus management, music therapy focuses on retraining the brain to process sound differently. This can help

Hello, Please join us in our San Carlos office next Tuesday October 15th in person or if you don’t live in the area, you can join us virtually on GO2's YouTube Live channel. We are thrilled to have Dr. Shane Dormady, MD, Hematology & Oncology, El Camino Hospital Cancer Center he will be discussing

Hello everyone, I am a 36-year-old man living without a thyroid since 2018 due to a total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma. These are my current test results after being on 3 grains of NDT (Thyroid S) for 3 months (2 grains in the morning, 1 at 4 pm). Could you please help me understand them?

Hi, When on combination therapy does the amount of T3 you take impact the conversion of T4 to T3? For example, if you was on 75mcg T4 and 20T3 would the conversion of the T4 be worse if you increased the T3 to 30mcg of more? I know lots of factors can impact conversion but I just wanted to know in

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Re-sharing some bright light stuff I posted a year ago: I am not an expert on Bright Light Therapy but it looks useful and I have been trying it for a while. Surprisingly, it may be best to do before bed. Here is one great article. It is VERY readable: Bright Light Therapy in Parkinson's Disease:

As i have registered as a biomedical professional in biomedicine and diagnostic. Terahertz therapy Desas pcm 6 Cold laser therapy Proton EMF pulse, crystal heat therapy mats Leg compress massage therapy Magnetic therapy. Are all available at some cost, and can be used for extreme pain relief and

I saw a neurologist yesterday for the first time since being diagnosed with PD five years ago. My symptoms started five years prior to that, so I am in my 10th year. I am 71 years old. I have not taken any conventional PD drugs as of yet. Been managing symptoms primarily through exercise, diet and

I gang my last posting was about me being diagnosed with emphysema which I obviously still have.but to my surprise my specialist at the hospital informed me today that it is quite mild and should not make me as breathless as I am 🤪 Great news BUT they can’t figure out why my oxygen levels are

Does anyone suffer with neuropathy? Does anyone use Red Light Therapy (RLT) is a commonly used term for what is widely known as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), or Photobiomodulation (PBM) Therapy? I am still receiving a treatment - rapid transformation therapy?

If the question has already been asked, could anyone point me out to a similar thread? Would like to know if anyone tried the red light therapy helmets from Well Red or any other brand and if they had positive reviews? Truly appreciate the feedback

I have only read this abstract - once, and very quickly - hence no real comments. But patients preferring combination treatment is hardly a surprise. We'd probably prefer our own nicely working thyroid - which would be producing T4 and T3. Wouldn't it? [i]Treatment Preferences in Patients with Hypothyroidism

Hi all, I've been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Gleason 9 with metastatic to the right seminal vessel and one lymph node. Currently getting registered at Loma Linda and also the Proton Center at San Diego. Dr. Rossi just went on vacation for a month, so he's unfortunately a no-go, and I'm

Hello! I wanted some advice or to hear there’s light at the end of this miserable tunnel I have been getting steroid injections for the last 10 years into my toes and my thumbs. I have just had to move house and the packing put my hands into a lot of pain. So the doctor put steroids into my thumbs and

Hi all, My dad is in persistent AFib. He was started on Digoxin 125mg after diagnosis of heart failure. He saw an EP and was additionally prescribed Bisoprol 2.5mg last week. Today is day 6 of him taking Bisoprol. He has been feeling slightly breathless from just walking around in his apartment/flat

MSK RO (Gorovets) recommends proton sbrt due to my preexisting urinary issues….hdr brachytherapy logistically is a LOT easier for me…..wondering if anyone here has any experience or opinions on this topic…..with all the hype about proton therapy and few studies to back it up definitively I’d hate to

I've read in Dr. Jones' book that often the use of light therapy has been shown to help patient's itching. It has been used for years in newborns to help break down neonatal jaundice. It's thought to break down the jaundice pigment in the skin. The trick is the decide how much sunlight or light therapy