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Before you attend a consultation with Dr Peatfield, he needs you to complete the "Dr Peatfield Questionnaire" that you will find on our website www.tpa-uk.org.uk. Look in the right hand column on the Home Page, click on 'Update Dr peatfield's metabolic clinics' and at the top of the page that opens, you can click on his 'Questionnaire'. Print this out, complete it and take it with you when you see him. It is best that you a full thyroid function test that includes TSH, Free T4, Free T3, thyroid antibodies before you see him, and take those with you. It would also be a good idea to get the 24 hour saliva adrenal profile to see whether you have a problem with your adrenals, but this is not necessary perhaps until you have seen him. It is an expensive test and Dr P may be able to tell whether you have a problems with low adrenal reserve by a physical test, so wait to see what he says about this one.

It is always a good idea to make a list of your symptoms (check with those on our website, under 'Hypothyroidism') and take your basal temperature for at least 5 days before you get out of bed and list those for Dr P too.

Hope this helps.

Luv - Sheila

I will phone dr re thyroid function test results and let you know. What happens at his metabolic clinic? What tests does he do? I have real probs too with temperature controll.---In thyroid treatment , "sheilaturner" <sheilaturner@...> wrote:>>

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February 12, 2010

Hi

Welcome to the group.

You say youve treated before, and I assume you were a non-responder?

There is new treatments comming out that do involve the I/R TX, but also a Protease Inhibitor.

This is supposed to boost SVR levels to 80%+.

I dont know if or when it will be approved in NZ, but its supposed to be approved in the USA within the next year.

Lots of other things are in the pipeline too.

Anti-virals that work alone, vaccines, etc.

I try to post research updates and news everyday.

You can go to the links archieves [folders 000B], and read what has already been posted.

Lots of interesting stuff.

http://health.dir./group/ /links

You can browse the rest of the links library also.

We have tons of websites, and info listed for your research on various topics of HCV.

Please feel free to ask questions or comment.

Sharing is how we all keep informed.

love

don in ks

From: <gkroberts@...>Subject: [ ] just joined Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 3:06 PM

Thanks for the invite to speak. I am and I live in AucklandNew Zealand. I have known that I am hep c positive since 1994. I havebecome good at managing my symptoms and hope one day for a cure that doesnot involve interferon........been there done that. I have long timerecovery in a 12 Step fellowship so abstinence is great for the liver. Ihad twins in 1996 and one produced the anti bodies while the other wasclear. Thank god neither are positive. I did not realise the impact of hepc in those days. I was told it was nothing to worry about. So I am allears.Regards ------------------------------------

February 13, 2010

Welcome , I'm in 12 steps group too. Got sober in 97 and then went out to cry in my beer, mostly over failed marriage and failed treatment. Got so bad I had to make a decision whether todie or live. Made the right one. Anyway, I'm fairly new here too, so it's good to see a lot of people responding and posting to this group. Hope to hear from you again soon.RandyOFrom:

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Thanks for the invite to speak. I am and I live in Auckland

New Zealand. I have known that I am hep c positive since 1994. I have

become good at managing my symptoms and hope one day for a cure that does

not involve interferon.. ......been there done that. I have long time

recovery in a 12 Step fellowship so abstinence is great for the liver. I

had twins in 1996 and one produced the anti bodies while the other was

clear. Thank god neither are positive. I did not realise the impact of hep

c in those days. I was told it was nothing to worry about. So I am all

ears.

Regards

February 13, 2010

A Big Welcome !!Lawd, those twins would be 14 now???At this point, what is the prognosis with your liver? Do you get regular enzyme tests and even viral readings? Have you had a liver biopsy yet to show more how well your liver is??By the way, I too am in 12 step recovery and have been for a very long time. In fact, I don't believe that I was exposed to the Hep C until just before I quit drinking for good. Also, I believe that it is the only reason that I am still alive.Gloria

Thanks for the invite to speak. I am and I live in Auckland

New Zealand. I have known that I am hep c positive since 1994. I have

become good at managing my symptoms and hope one day for a cure that does

not involve interferon.. ......been there done that. I have long time

recovery in a 12 Step fellowship so abstinence is great for the liver. I

had twins in 1996 and one produced the anti bodies while the other was

clear. Thank god neither are positive. I did not realise the impact of hep

c in those days. I was told it was nothing to worry about. So I am all

ears.

Regards

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August 17, 2010

Hello, my name is Kim and I'm so glad I'm part of the group here now. So my

boyfriend and I got into a car accident a little while ago. I escaped the

accident with a laceration to the face that needed stitches and a concussion. I

was the lucky one! To make a long story short he got 4 MRIs about 15-20

herniated discs. I have never heard of anything like this, nor can I find

anything about this many disc herniations. He is in severe pain everyday.

Physical therapy isn't working and his pain meds are not really working anymore.

He is only 25 years old. He saw an orthopedic surgeon who seemed kind of crazy

who said he would so surgery to fuse all of them. Would surgery even be able to

fix that? I was thinking fusing might make the rest of his unaffected discs more

painful, but I don't know I have no clue.A lot of doctors also seem baffled on

what to do. Has anyone ever heard of this many herniated discs? If so, what did

that person do? Thanks so much!

These are the MRI reports, keep in mind that he is only 25 years old:

Cervical:

C2/3 through C5/6 disc hydration loss seen.

C3/4 posterior subligamentous disc bulge. Left sided uncinate productive change

is also noted at this level.

C4/5 diminished disc space height with posterior disc bulge impressing ventral

CSF

C5/6 posterior disc herniation impressing ventral CSF

Thoracic:

T1/2 right sided posterior peripheral disc bulge is seen.

T2/3 right paracentral disc herniation is seen impressing the ventral thecal sac

T3/4 and T4/5 peripheral left sided posterior disc bulges are noted.

T5/6 left paracentral and preforaminal shallow disc protrusion gently indents

anterior thecal sac.

T7/8 focal central and slightly left to center shallow disc protrusion gently

indents anterior thecal sac.

T8/9 focal right paracentral disc protrusion gently indents anterior thecal sac.

T9/10 focal right paracentral disc protrusion gently indents anterior thecal

sac.

Lumbar:

L4/5 broad-based posterior disc herniation with ventral thecal sac deformity

L5/S1 small posterior disc herniation indenting the thecal sac

*Straigtening of the lumbar lordosis is noted, suggesting reflex muscle spasm.

Bilateral Hips:

Trace amount of right and left hip joint fluid

August 18, 2010

Where did the accident happen and how long ago? Sounds like you need to be at a

trauma hospital with trauma doctors who are more accustomed to seeing this type

of injury. Secondly, you only have two years to file a lawsuit against the other

person involved if the accident was multiple car accident and if he was not the

driver at fault.

What State are you in? Look on the internet for trauma centers near you and look

for neurosurgeons that work for those trauma centers and get him to one of those

doctors. Also get a good accident attorney if he was not at fault.

I don't have a lot of time to respond right now....I have not worked in medical

just have 40 years of experience being on the other side of medical issues. My

expertise is in law...not an attorney, but a paralegal. Email me if you have any

questions.

and Deb are the ones on here and I think one other that are nurses and

also have experience with their own back issues.

I hope he feels better soon. Tell him not to make quick decisions regarding

surgery without discussing it with a lot of people and getting more than one

opinion, but on the other hand do not let it go too long so that it causes

lasting nerve damage.

Barb

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> Hello, my name is Kim and I'm so glad I'm part of the group here now. So my