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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

I've gotten five different dx from five different specialists. However, none want to put the puzzle together. Most recently, my PC thought I'd had a heart attack-severe shortness of breath, exhaustion, cough, abdominal pain, and chest discomfort. Hospital performed a bunch of tests - stress test was normal and the echo showed mild left wall thickening and mildly enlargement w/grade 1 diastolic dysfunction - the right aortic valve is trileaflet w/sclerosis and mitral valve has calcified annulus… read more