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What Are Your Top Tips For Dealing With Amyloidosis In The Heat?

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What’s Your Favorite Olympic Sport To Watch?

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What Lessons From Your Amyloidosis Experience Are You Applying In 2024?

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Does Anyone With Amyloidosis Have A Liquid Intake Restriction? I Think I Need It I Gather Often Liquid In My Chest And Need Fluid Restrict

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Do Any Of You Suffer With Shortness Of Breath And Weakness When Walking?

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Naples, FL
A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

Today I am to have "breathing tests". I had a brief test in my doctor's office last month that didn't have very good results.

April 10

Has Anyone With Wild Type Amyloidosis And Taking Vyndamax Been Given A Life Expectancy In Years?

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Charleston, SC
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I have been given an expiration year, but my twin pre school great grandchildren owes me money for diapers and formulas. So l'm not going ANY WHERE until I get my money. I just want my money from… read more

March 24

Hi My Dad Is Now Off AMVUTTRA But We Are Looking Into Other Options What Other Medication We Can Have ? What Other Medication For Attr ?

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England, AR
A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

My dad has already been on AMVUTTRA and had two serious adverse reaction 5 days apart after injection . He's not on any medication now but going back to see what other options there is

March 20

How To Help Polyneuropaty

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Greensboro, NC

How Does AL Amyloidosis Affect Your Muscles?

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Chandler, AZ

I’m experiencing lower back pain-and haven’t strained my back in any way. Just wondering if it could be the Amy?

A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

Rob, I am also on Hydrocodone and it does help. My pain levels also are in the 8-9 levels. Not at all fun :-( I am targeting Kyphoplasy as a possible solution--hopefully by end of April (today is… read more

March 24 (edited)

For Those Of You Who Have ATTRwt, I Am Curious What Additional Medications You Take To Treat Your Heart, Besides Amy Medication(s).

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Cincinnati, OH
A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

Jardiance 10mg. I also take 200 mg of nattokinase which I get from amazon and swanson.

March 23

So I Finally Got My Typing Back, Seems I Have Apolipoprotein A-IV Amyloidosis.

A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member asked a question 💭
QLD Australia

Is this a type of AA? or ATTR? or something completely different... I am so confused

A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

say what

March 15

Will I See You/

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Philadelphia -Amyloidosis Support Groups Meeting-Face-To-Face
Saturday, April 20, 2024
AL Will Meet In the AM
Registration: 8:30-9:00 am
AL Meeting 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Guests: Drs. Adam Cohen, Chafic Karam & Janice Pieretti from University of Pennsylvania
COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH FOR ALL 11:30 to 12:30
ATTR Will Meet in the PM
Registration - 11:30 to 12:30
ATTR Meeting 12:30 to 3:00 pm
Guests: Drs. Adam Cohen, Chafic Karam & Janice Pieretti from University of Pennsylvania
Reform Congregation… read more

A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

Link on Amyloidosis association website or call and ask tjhem to send you the llink

April 12

Does Amlyoidosis Seem To Have Stomach Issues Or Am I Looking Forward To Another Problem?

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Boston, MA
A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

Stanford is right!

March 12

Is CyborD + Dara The Standard First Line Of Treatment For AL Amyloidosis? Are Docs Likely To Differ On This?

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Waco, TX

Just diagnosed at 57 w/ AL. In process of getting two opinions.

A MyAmyloidosisTeam Member

Hate to hear about your back problems Vern. I. didn't know amyloidosis could do that. I wish you a pain free future.

March 15
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