Intravenous chemo therapy for appendix cancer
A colleague of mine was recently diagnosed with appendix cancer. He is now going to go through a series of intravenous chemo therapy. I do know that lots of people have their appendix taken out at some point in their lives, and I was just wondering if that wouldn't be a much more simple solution for...
gonzalo728172605
Surgical treatment for arteriohepatic dysplasia?
I am hoping to get some answers to the following question - I know that arteriohepatic dysplasia is a very serious condition that can lead to all kinds of different complications. The question is whether or not any surgical treatment is needed - or possible? - in the case of arteriohepatic...
heloise583172606
Early response critical to rheumatoid arthritis treatment?
My mother has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Doctor is deciding what kind of treatment she will get. I have heard that early response to rheumatoid arthritis treatment is critical. Will this decide the course of her disease? I am not a medical expert, so I don’t know much about RA.
kippar674172616
Child diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
I vaguely knew about lupus before, but I always thought it was something that happened to adults, much later in life. Now, my 10 year old has been diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. I am still in shock. Are there any others in the same boat? At the moment, I am not looking for medical...
ferdinande1083172615
lump on hand tendon
This is my first time on this forum and I am really hoping for some replies. English is not my first language, so I hope I am getting the medical terminology right. I was diagnosed with a hard lump on the tendon. A tumour is suspected but not yet confirmed, and my doctor is going to carry out a...
rossy1693172655
Risks associated with Graves' disease surgery
What are the risk associated with Graves' disease surgery? I am both interested in hearing about the risks of the actual surgery, and the impact of having the thyroid removed (including what medication/hormone replacement therapy). If you have a first hand or even second hand experience, please do...
adriana856172614
Inflammatory breast cancer form in pregnant women
I was at my OB's office waiting to be seen when I spotted a leaflet that mentioned something about breast cancer in some inflammatory form, that can happen to pregnant women. I had never heard of anything like that before and now I am all worried. Does anyone know the finer details of this?
demeter1074172611
Chirurgical castration because of prostate tumor
Are there any men here who went through a chirurgical castration because of a prostate tumor? If you are out there, I need to hear from you! This is what my doctors are proposing, or should I say pushing on me and I feel that life might be pointless after something like that. I am just not ready for...
jamesy437172610
Any prevention for adrenoleukodystrophy?
The existence of a genetic condition called Adrenoleukodystrophy recently came to my attention, and after reading a bit about it I now know that it is a horrible, debilitating disease for males. What I would like to know is if there is any method to prevent Adrenoleukodystrophy from striking a...
jarrid1526172607
Is LADA differ from type 2 diabetes?
I was reading about Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood and it seems that the symptoms mentioned are much the same to those of Type 2 Diabetes. So is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood any different from Type 2 Diabetes and if so, how? Any explanations would be wonderful! Thank you for your...
olly925172612