Re: Ridges in the fingernails...

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Thanks, wow, because of my liver function problems (which seem to have

cleared up) the doctor has had me off vitamins for about 10 weeks. Until

then I took a b complex and b12.

OK, back to the vitamins,

J.

Re: questions to the experts

>

>

> >Hi folks,

> >two questions to the experts out there, one about CFS and the other more

> >general but having to do with coagulation.

> >I have recently noticed that my fingernails, which were always nicely

> curved

> >and still are, seem to have slight ridges on them, lengthwise. You can't

> see

> >a thing with the naked eye but when I run a finger over a nail, I feel

> them.

> >I remember reading something about ridges (I don't have a zinc

deficiency,

> >took supplements, same for magnesium, b12 the only thing I am low is in

> iron

> >and I am now supplementing that as well). Any idea if this is connected

to

> >CFS?

> >Second, my mother - not CFS, just a normal senior citizen with more

energy

> >than me (not hard...) had a colonoscopy last week and they discovered a

> >slightly ulcerated patch in the insides. The doctor said that antibiotics

> >will cure it, it's nothing to worry about, but he told her to stop taking

> >baby aspirin (which she was taking to avoid blood clots) as it might make

> >the area bleed and that's something to be avoided. She has heard from me

a

> >lot about the decoagulants that people take with CFS and was wondering if

> >taking bromelain or something natural like grape seed extract will put

her

> >in the same danger as aspirin - meaning excess bleeding - or whether she

> >should just keep away from anything. Any of the experts out there able to

> >give us a handle on that ?

> >Thanks in advance.

> >Judy B.

> >

> >

> >

> >This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with

each

> other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

> discussed here, please consult your doctor.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

definitely!

Re: Ridges in the fingernails...

>Thanks, wow, because of my liver function problems (which seem to have

>cleared up) the doctor has had me off vitamins for about 10 weeks. Until

>then I took a b complex and b12.

>OK, back to the vitamins,

>J.

> Re: questions to the experts

>>

>>

>> >Hi folks,

>> >two questions to the experts out there, one about CFS and the other more

>> >general but having to do with coagulation.

>> >I have recently noticed that my fingernails, which were always nicely

>> curved

>> >and still are, seem to have slight ridges on them, lengthwise. You can't

>> see

>> >a thing with the naked eye but when I run a finger over a nail, I feel

>> them.

>> >I remember reading something about ridges (I don't have a zinc

>deficiency,

>> >took supplements, same for magnesium, b12 the only thing I am low is in

>> iron

>> >and I am now supplementing that as well). Any idea if this is connected

>to

>> >CFS?

>> >Second, my mother - not CFS, just a normal senior citizen with more

>energy

>> >than me (not hard...) had a colonoscopy last week and they discovered a

>> >slightly ulcerated patch in the insides. The doctor said that

antibiotics

>> >will cure it, it's nothing to worry about, but he told her to stop

taking

>> >baby aspirin (which she was taking to avoid blood clots) as it might

make

>> >the area bleed and that's something to be avoided. She has heard from me

>a

>> >lot about the decoagulants that people take with CFS and was wondering

if

>> >taking bromelain or something natural like grape seed extract will put

>her

>> >in the same danger as aspirin - meaning excess bleeding - or whether she

>> >should just keep away from anything. Any of the experts out there able

to

>> >give us a handle on that ?

>> >Thanks in advance.

>> >Judy B.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with

>each

>> other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any

treatment

>> discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>> >

>> >