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I definitely need to control my salt intake . I love to cook but fry a lot . I use olive oil but it’s still fried . I’ve been having bad acid reflux for months now . I’m really going to watch what I eat from now on . That was a good read . First thing I’ve read about diet on this disease . I’ll be down at Stanford for more tests Monday and I’ll ask more about a healthy diet . But our main concern is to determine what kind of Amyloidosis I have and where . I could use any advice about how to live… read more
Heart biopsy procedure sucks but only last a few minutes. I can’t believe they do it while patient is awake, so yes it sucks. The bone marrow biopsy is piece of cake. My brother did faint however soon… read more
calf and hamstring muscles severe pain when standing or trying to walk
watch that your BP doesn't go too low if it does take hydrocortisone see Endocrinology amyloidosis specialist. Do your ankles swell feet etc do your retain fluid ? Do you take Lasix water pill. Whaya… read more
Theresa nailed it again! Well said.
Thank you so much for your response.
Hi. I had a numbness feeling in my left arm and hand for a few weeks about 6 months ago. It disappeared so I didn’t think too much about it. It’s back again now for a few weeks and I sometime get slights pins and needles in the tips of my fingers. Could this be a symptom of neuropathy? Could it be there for a few weeks, disappear and then come back again? I have hATTR cardiac Amyloidosis and am in Vyndaquel for 8 months now. Thank you.
Yes, I think we all have heart failure and neuropathy with all of the other side effects, I have been treating it with the drugs suggested by my Columbia team and also with strength training, fasting… read more
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?
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.
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.
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.
Recent diagnosis from bilateral CTS. Mayo says ATTR, Cardiologist suspects wild type. Kidney, liver cardiac tests normal. Anyone receiving tafamidis therapy to prevent further progression of disease. In my option, seems tragic that a patient has to progress to some level of cardiac failure before starting treatment if Vindamax or other tafamidis can slow progression.
I have PN as well. Entire left side, and now moving to my face this morning. My son got his meds in 3 days. It will be a week this Tuesday for approval of grant. How do you pay for med?
After 3 years being diagnosed with ATTR-CM I am on the same basic treatment with few symptoms. BUT, my Cardiologist has no experience with Amylodosis and I cannot help thinking we should at least compare to the original diagnosis and maybe need to concentrate on gene silencers.
