Do You Know About Dupuytren’s Contracture?
My grandmother had a severe case of Dupuytren’s: misshapen, grotesque, claw-like hands. At age 57, I was diagnosed with early stage Dupuytren’s. A GP informed me that there was no cure, and that, ultimately, hand surgery would be required. Not for me, thank you! Of... read more
Blood Pressure Headaches Atheriosclerosis
Hi there, Regarding poor health care cases, there is my wife’s story – She started to get very bad headaches around her mid-twenties. She really suffered. Of course, she went to doctors who really gave no answers other than the wrong ones – sinus,... read more
Peripheral Artery Disease
ADVICE FROM VASCULAR SURGEON My husband has peripheral artery disease (plaque in legs) and we are loathe to go with the normal advice from the medical fraternity. The treatment we have been advised to proceed with is asperiin to keep the blood thin (assume that is... read more
Psych Drugs
I was given an antipsychotic by a psychiatrist in a hospital which refused to believe I merely suffered from a critically low level of thyroid stimulating hormone because I quit taking my Synthroid 3 months earlier. The antipsychotic made me go instantly insane, so... read more