Well the treatment for haemochromatosis (spelt the UK way) is still primarily bloodletting, although for those who for whatever reason cannot take a pumpout apparently there are chelating drugs which erm trap the iron or something. They haven't started me on any treatment as yet, the doctor is still waiting for the genetic test results to come back. Once they start pumping the rust out of me apparently it stops most of the damage getting worse and sometimes the organs may recover at least partially. I think I have maybe done too much research, too many highly qualified professors telling doctors stuff; Apparently they don't know why but the damage to the joints isn't stopped by reducing the iron levels to normal, it still continues and can still spread to more joints. Anyway, I am glad I know more, not knowing is much more stressful than knowing the future, even if the future is more rusty than rosy!Faldaguy wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 12:39 am Hola B&B;
Diabetes is certainly a nuisance if not more -- my diet has been altered as I eat what MOH provides as the chief evening cook, and she has to tend her diabetes -- yet, we have found many benefits and delights as well in our ever altering and growing repertoire of good scarfing. It sounds like yours may have arisen from the hemochromatosis....which makes me think of the old Barber Poles and blood letting...I do hope they have better ways of tending that now! Meantime, we once found that the McDougal diet was effective in weaning us of our sweet tooth, though I have fallen from the wagon a few times and my skirts are prompt to tell. Salud.
Last night, walk number 2, in my favourite skater skirt, the wind had dropped and it was cool, the skirt felt great.