@becsbuddy, Becky, Thanks for posting this site: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/statins-and-peripheral-neuropathy/?pg=1#comment-312571 I have taken Lipitor for years for high cholesterol and along with diet, I’m managing to stay within normal ranges. However, my stroke added Plavix and aspirin 81 to my daily med regimen. More recently, periphereal neuropathy, pre-diabetes [...]

Hi @bumble81, There have been formal studies done for patients who have had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy that showed elevated liver enzymes post-op. due to the CO2 pneumoperitoneum (the CO2 air bubble in the abdominal cavity), but it says that the majority of the patients returned to normal [...]

@rosemarya All of these are very good but are things I already knew. It's just following through on them that can be a problem. I am working at using myfitnesspal again to track my calories. I sometimes despise going to the health club but I force myself. [...]

@blessing19 There is the Mayo Care Network, that may be able to assist in getting a teleconference set up. https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/care-network?_ga=2.34954598.654940538.1576082880-26666207.1559161564 March is a long time to wait for information, isn't it? I hope you will let us know if you have any success connecting via the Care [...]

Hello I see that you are a relatively new member to Connect. Welcome! I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's seizures. I'd like to invite @jakedduck1 to join in this discussion. I believe he has had seizures since childhood and he may be able to offer some [...]

@cc001 Here is a link to another Mayo Video Q&A about epilepsy, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/webinar/video-qa-about-epilepsy/?date=1572220800 How long has your daughter been having these night-time seizures? [...]

Hello @ginnyodie, I’d like to provide some more information regarding Mayo Clinic’s Pain Rehabilitation Center (PRC). The 3-week program is intended for adults whose chronic pain is a major health issue and who, because of pain, have experienced a significant decline in functional abilities, mood and [...]

Hello @interruptedivc, and welcome to Connect. I'm so sorry to hear about all that your son and your family is going through. Thank you for sharing so that others may learn from your son's experience with interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC). I found this paper on" [...]

One of the early consequences of celiac disease is that the gut becomes permeable, allowing access of gluten molecules into the immune system. Dr. Joseph Murray, M.D., talks about the investigational drug, Larazotide Acetate, that was developed in a clinical trial to reduce this leakiness or permeability. [...]