Understand Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and its treatment
#MiddleburyCT #Hashimoto’s #Huntington’sDisease
DEAR DR. ROACH: Please explain Hashimoto’s disease. I have heard that it is rare, but two colleagues have recently ... Continue Reading →
What dosage of NSAIDS is safe after a gastric sleeve?
#MiddleburyCT #NSAIDS #GastricSleeve #FluVaccine
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had weight-loss surgery, specifically an adjustable lap band that was revised to a gastric sleeve in 2018. I ... Continue Reading →
Hot flashes persist past menopause, thyroidectomy
#MiddleburyCT #HotFlashes #Thyroidectomy
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 81 and had a thyroidectomy in 2017. My whole thyroid gland was removed. I also had a little bit of cancer.
I have started ... Continue Reading →
Blood bank turns away donor with high iron levels
#MiddleburyCT #HighIron #BladderIssues
DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I was rejected from donating plasma (not blood) because my iron that day was 57 mcmol/L, and the maximum allowable ... Continue Reading →
Estrace cream is safe for woman who had melanoma
#MiddleburyCT #Calcium #cholangitis
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman who has been using Estrace vaginal cream weekly for several years. I am in excellent health, work out daily, ... Continue Reading →
Calcium needed despite normal levels
#MiddleburyCT #Calcium #cholangitis
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old female who was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in 2020. At the time, I had a bone density scan ... Continue Reading →
Ampullary cancer treatment can include chemo prior to surgery
#MiddleburyCT #AmpullaryCancer #EKG
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He has a tumor the size of a marble. We are told this is an aggressive cancer. My ... Continue Reading →
Episodes of VFib require an AICD implant
#MiddleburyCT #VFib #Thyroid
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 88-year-old female who has been diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation (VFib). My cardiac electrophysiologist, who implanted ... Continue Reading →
Macular degeneration vitamins coincide with leg cramps
#MiddleburyCT #HeartDisease #PanicAttacks #PSA
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been told at the age of 70 that I am in the early stages of the eye disease macular degeneration. The doctor told ... Continue Reading →
Distinguish heart disease symptoms from panic attacks
#MiddleburyCT #HeartDisease #PanicAttacks #PSA
DEAR DR. ROACH: How can you tell with at least a moderate degree of certainty that you might really have a heart or blood pressure problem, ... Continue Reading →
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