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Numbness In The Fingers
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Anybody having issues with numbness in the fingers I have non-hereditary cardiac AL

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Thank you Nancy! I think I’ve had Cardiac ATTR for a while now even though it’s just being diagnosed. I had carpal tunnel surgery about 12 years ago and trigger on all my fingers and that may have… read more

I Have Very Severe Poly Neuropathy What Can I Do? I Have To Use A Walker Nerve Damage Re EMG. Sudden Severe Pain Back Of Legs
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calf and hamstring muscles severe pain when standing or trying to walk

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Foods To Avoid With Amyloidosis Read Article...
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thanks for your comments Judi how are you doin? What kind of amyloidosis do you have do you take Vydamax? Do you have any skin issues from amyloidosis.Is the medicine called Requip?RX did you get it… read more

Organ Specific Primary Amyloidosis Can You Explain This Condition?
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I am suffering from primary Amyloidisis affected on kideny filtration so creatine increased to @8

I've Been Subscribed Jardiance Along With My Vyndaquel. Is Anyone Else Using This Drug, And Have You Seen Results?
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I take Jardiance and Vyndamax. My cardiologist says it might help ejection fraction.

Does Anyone Else Have Balance Issues?
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My husband who was diagnosed about a year ago, but who has had symptoms of CATTR for +12years has severe balance issues. Originally they were blamed on vestibular neuritis, but seem to worsen ever more frequently with "bouts" of imbalance and falls. Sometimes there is LOC, other times he is just soooo tired that he falls down. Drs seem to just shake their heads and seem to imply it is a separate issue
Has anyone else ever had inner ear nerve damage attributed to the amyloidosis?

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I had a stroke in Cerebellum that I thought was cause of balance issues ( don’t know when), but I think it may be related. Had gotten worse lately. I have CM ATTR so it may have triggered the stroke.

Has Anyone Taken Tafamidis And Gotten Better?
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I Am Wondering If I Should Continue To Take Tafamidis As I Am In Stage Iiib Advanced Heart Failure?
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I have be taking Tafamidis since March 2022 with no positive changes. I was thinking that due to my advanced heart failure I may not see any benefit by continuing to take Tafamidis.

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You should stay on meds. It helped my brother a lot. He got a heart transplant las November after thanksgiving and he is doing so good now. I hope I get a prescription soon.

Is This Early Stage?
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I have an enlarged liver (19cm) and protein in my urine but not showing up in my blood My basic blood work is otherwise normal. I am waiting for my provider to confirm the diagnosis.One year ago I lost 1olbs weight and I have neuropathy in my toes but no other obvious symptoms. Does this sound like early stage amyloidosis?

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Additional thought to earlier post: With hindsight I can specify when to the week I became infected with AL almyloidisis. In late Sept 2020 my VO2Max started a long dive . VO2Max is available from… read more

ATTRwt : Has Anyone Verified Hearth Thickness After Using Tafamidis By Echocardiogram Versus The Thickness Before The Therapy?
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I think the only way to really understand how much Tafamidis works is by comparing the heath thickness before and after, at least 1 year of therapy. Has anyone got this information?

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Sheldon, is the Acoramidis also manufactured by the same company as Tafamidis and Patisiran?

Skin Sample From My Leg Came Positive For AL Amyloidosis. Is That Confirmation Of This Disease Or Can It Be Specific To Just A Wound?
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The wound did not heal and a sample was sent to the Mayo Clinic. My confusion is that although blood tests indicate abnormalities with my kidneys and liver, my doctor is not pursuing any treatment for amyloidosis.

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Does Amyloidosis Cause Dementia? Read Article...
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Confirmation of my AL Amyloidosis was made with a bone marrow biopsy. It makes sense to do that as the amyloid protein is made in the bone marrow. The doctor did it in my hospital room. The prep… read more