tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post4117537180203144030..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: Adjusting for side effectsTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-75998344292908088562009-10-15T08:52:04.143+01:002009-10-15T08:52:04.143+01:00Hi Mette
Prof. Andrew Pettitt at the Royal Liver...Hi Mette<br /><br /> Prof. Andrew Pettitt at the Royal Liverpool is your local CLL expert. I recommend going to the beginning of my blog where I lay down some of the principles for newly diagnosed patients. http://mutated-unmuated.blogspot.com/2005/12/what-is-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia.html is where to start and work forwards from there. I realise that this is 4 years ago now, but not much has changed.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-33306314973145194312009-10-14T17:49:53.299+01:002009-10-14T17:49:53.299+01:00Dr. Hamblin, I was adviced to eitheer contact you ...Dr. Hamblin, I was adviced to eitheer contact you or one of your collegues by someone on an American v good site; CLL Topics.<br /><br />Have had very bad experience re being diagnosed w CLL eventually, from Breast Cancer screening. Has bee traumatic and deneaning and terrifying. I live in Macclesfield/Cheshire and ended up being referred to a Dr. Hudson, at a Christie outreach locally. Would be v grateful for any advice and where to look, maybe whom to see. Have been told am Stage A. Had NO idea anything wrong, would probably still not have known. Probably fell "foul of" NHS targets, 14 days etc. Did not know that being diagnosed was considered Cancer treatment. Could have done without it all. This also has nasty psychiatric effects, the stress is good slimming method! The lady who runs CLL Topics, Chaya Venekat seems very human, Sorry to see you have been/are unwell. Camcer? I am also 1943 vintage. 43 years married to a Brit, Am Norwegian myself. Thanks.<br /><br />Mette Esbensen-Kramer (Mrs) e-mail mette.esb_kra@btinternet.comnosesueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-7026270572392436812009-05-11T00:34:00.000+01:002009-05-11T00:34:00.000+01:00Forced to watch The Wire? Probably one of the few ...Forced to watch <I>The Wire</I>? Probably one of the few upsides of your situation. Unequivocally the finest drama on TV or film that I have ever seenboswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639361094900144360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-28709418018223440052009-05-07T22:46:00.000+01:002009-05-07T22:46:00.000+01:0024 as a guilty pleasure? Yep. Boy, it's violent ...24 as a guilty pleasure? Yep. Boy, it's violent but even my wife decided she liked it.<br /><br />I've had the first season of The Wire on order from the library for months now. Hasn't come yet. Lost, I just can't get into, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-37078608617216911752009-05-07T19:42:00.000+01:002009-05-07T19:42:00.000+01:00It must be quite strange to know so much about the...It must be quite strange to know so much about the drugs you are taking and maybe good that you know what to expect and how to adjust the dose. <br />The jigsaw puzzle story could have been nasty but sounds like you escaped serious side effects of jigsaws too! It would have been really irritating if you had nearly completed it.<br />We usually do them on the dining room table but if you need to lay the table it's a work of art to put the cloth on without destroying it!Gooseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551343997218901422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-2109823151117201862009-05-07T17:04:00.000+01:002009-05-07T17:04:00.000+01:00Dr. H,
There is no evidence that either PPIs such...Dr. H,<br /><br />There is no evidence that either PPIs such as lansoprazole nor H2 blockers such as ranitidine increse the frequency of C. diff infections.<br /><br />Gaviscon is most effective at bedtime because of its coating action, but i would suggest that you reconsider bid lansoprazole (on arising and 30 min before the evening meal) as H2 blockers rapidly cause tachyphylaxis. In a pinch, addition of hs doses of H2 blockers may help the symptoms if PPIs alone are insufficient.<br /><br />Avoid lying down after eating and try not to eat for at least 1 hour before going to sleep.<br /><br />I hope that you soon feel better,<br /><br />DWCLLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com