My brother has had aplastic anemia and is taking medication to control it. He now has avascular necrosis in the right hip which causes him pain. The Docs say eventually he will need a hip replacement. My questions are: are the two illnesses related and what are the histories for people with aplastic anemia under going a transplant operation? Thanks for any info.
I was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in 1986; and after two relapses, I am now in solid remissin. I would be happy to share my experience and personal perspectives on the illness.
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Marna Young on February 03, 1998 at 22:37:52:
Marna,
I have seen many posts on this board from those who have been diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Why don't you outline your experiences right here on the bulletin board. I am sure they would like to hear what you have to say. I know I would. So, how'd you recover.
Jim
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Don Newberry on February 03, 1998 at 10:30:05:
Dear Don,
The avascular necrosis was CAUSED by the cortisone with which they were treating his AA. If his docs have not told him this, they are hiding it. It is a very common complication of this treatment & he should have been told about it before accepting the treatment.
Unfortuantely his hip replacement is not going to help his AA so they are likely to continue the cortisone. As you well know, avascular necrosis of the hip joint is only one of many serious complications of long term cortisone therapy.
If it were me, I wouild use the search feature of this BB & read everything you can find about AA. We know that an individual's genetic susceptibility to environmental pollutants is (by far) the most common cause of AA. Why are not his docs calling in a Clinical Ecologist in consultation?
It is probably because the official stance of the AMA has been, for years, that environmental illness does not exist. Now, they are trying to figure out how to get at the causes without admitting how wrong they were (and mostly still are).
Once you have the information about AA, on this website, under both your belts, if you stil have questions, write again.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Marna Young on February 03, 1998 at 22:33:55:
Dear Mama,
Did this progress happen by the "grace of God" or did you discover WHY it was happening & deal with it?
Walt
PLease give me some information on doctors or hospitals who may be treating aplstic anemia . My eight year old son was diagnosed in May 1997. He has had two treatments of ATG and has not responed. WE are looking for a new doctor who may have more knowledge on this disease. Thank you.
Carmelite
In Reply to: Aplastic anemia posted by Carmelite L williams on February 07, 1998 at 11:09:53:
Dear Carmelite,
Call the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Box #16106, Denver, CO 80216. Sorry, I do not have their phone (they provbably have an 800 number too). When you learn their #s, I would appreciate your sharing them with us here on the BB.
They can direct you to a professional in your area who would at least be able to direct you where you can get help.
In the meantime, start looking for environmental chemical exposure and writing down as many as you can find.
Let us know how he does.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Marna Young on February 03, 1998 at 22:33:55:
I was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in 1987. I went into remission in 1988. Would like to exchange information with
Marna Young.
Dr. Stoll.I was diagnosed with AA in 1980, no bone marrow match so I had the atg serum. since nov of 1980, I have had
only one platelet transfusion (in 1983 when my daughter was
born)i had a total blood count of 12000 when I was diagnosed,but it has been between 45 and 46000 always since then without further treatment.Thats almost 18 years and no treatment the platelets were a precaution on the part of nervous doctors at the time of my daughters birth.I am frustrated by the fact that they did something right with me
as I am well that they aren't doing with others.Any thoughts?Also my kid now has active chronic hep c while I apparently just developed the antibodies,apparently from the platelets.
o
My 65 year old mother just had a bone marrow test, they are looking for AA or Lukemia or some kind of MDS. Her reticyulytes are .06 and losing more than 1%. We don't have the marrow test back yet, but today they said they were doing a genetic test. Can anyone enlighten me? She is in Florida and I'm in Indiana, she cannot remember everything.
Thank you in advance, Kelly
Dear Walt I want to say I agreed with your comments ot my
first message. My sister and I will be in Maryland under
Dr.Neil Young on the 24th of this month Feb. From that day
we will know what will happen but until that day we are
just waiting and getting a little excited. I will keep
you up to date when we get back.
Thankyou
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Jim on February 04, 1998 at 07:44:53:
My daughter , 11 years old , was diagnosed with aplastic anemia at 6 years old . our problem is genetic , my boy dead at 4 years old because aplastic anemia . I want to know if someone can tell me about a treatment . The girl received until now prednisone and oxymetholone. thanks
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Lorri on February 12, 1998 at 03:49:25:
Dear Lorri,
MY suggestion is that God did something right and that it was your genetic constitution that has gotten you this far and not anything that your docs did way back then. If you ask them, I would bet that they have NO IDEA what they might have done to give you this interval of relative health.
We MDs have ridden God's coattails forever. ALL statistics, as well as the conventional wisdom of the profession, has stated the following for as long as written history has been kept: 95% of all humans will get better on their own if physicians will just keep their hands off. Why do you think the first thing on the Hippocratic Oath is "First do no harm!"? Presently statistics say that more than 30% of all illness in the country is caused by our medical treatments.
The fact that you had the problem at all says that you DO have a genetic suscpetibility and that you (God), somehow found a way around it. You have passed some of this genetic susceptibility on to your child which is one reason your child has Hep C.
The only real answer for you both, in the long run, is to improve your immune systems by learning how to do wellness for the rest of your lives. Your genetic susceptibility just says that you will have to work harder than the rest of us to avoid these pitfalls.
When you are ready to take some of this "tincture of knowledge" write again and I will be happy to point you toward some references.
Walt
Dear Dr. Stoll,
I was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in Oct. 97, after
a full year of decilining blood counts and several doctors.
I have maintained my present counts, Platelets 33, wbc
1900, hemat 27 since that time. I have had no transfusions, but I am taking danazol. I also have not worked since then as the MD stated my condition was due
to my exposure of chemicals in the paint store where I worked for years. I believe leaving this environment has helped tremendously, but I am investigating Macrobiotics.
What do you think?
In Reply to: MDS Aplastic Anemia, Lukemia posted by kelly on February 12, 1998 at 20:07:40:
Dear Kelly,
The best thing you could do for her is get her interested in a wellness program which would work fro both. So far as someone close to her to help, a lot depends upon her eventual diagnosis. MDS would require a different advanced practitioner than leukemia.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Javier Gutierrez Barreto on February 09, 1998 at 22:06:20:
in 1995 he was diagnosed with mielodiplastic syndrome, he was treated with ATG , cyclosporine and there was a improvment in his case now he needs hematies because the anemia. his Hb is 7 and GW 3.3 . he wants to know if he has aplastic anemia or mielodiplastic syndrome . the citogenetic exams are not clear
Hello, I'm inquiring into the toxicity of toluene and the toxidynamics of it.
How can it get into the system?
How can it leave the system?
Can it lead to aplastic anemia and other ailments?
What pathways does it follow in the body, where can it be stored?
If you can direct me to other resources for these and similar questions, I would appreciate it greatly.
Thank-you kindly
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by gladis on February 14, 1998 at 08:04:57:
Dear Gladis,
Their genetic susceptibility is but ONE of the factors causing this problem. It is criminally simplistic for physicians to tell their patients that their genes are the only causes when the entire world knows that it is the genetic susceptibility coupled with the environmental pollutants that cause this problem. You still cannot change the genes but you surely CAN do something about the toxic exposures.
If you only suppress the symptoms (as you are doing now and did with your other child with AA) there is only one outcome you can expect.
If I had your child, I would at least see a good Clinical Ecologist in consultation. Use the search feature for this BB & read everything you can find about AA.
THEN, if you have more questions, write again.
Walt
In Reply to: aplastic anemia posted by Syndi Maldonado on February 14, 1998 at 10:14:22:
Dear Syndi,
Thanks for your note. I hope some of the other people who have been writing about AA, over the past few days, read it. At least YOUR doc had enough sense to let you know that this was not just your genetic susceptiblity causing this. Getting out of the workplace was a great move for you.
Remember, however, there are more than 500,000 chemicals in everyones' environment OUTSIDE YOUR PLACE OF WORK. You need to become a student of Clinical Ecology and Environmental Illness ASAP to prevent any further accumulation of these invisible poisons (especially to you).
You could start by contacting CIIN (Chemical Injury Information Network), Box #301, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645.
Those physicians still treating AA only by suppressing the symptoms, and not educating their patients about some of these manageable causes, should be doing something else for a living. Only public education will stop this shameful practice.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Walt Stoll on February 16, 1998 at 11:10:28:
Dear Dr. Stoll,
I am thrilled that you responded to me. This was my first attempt at communication since getting the computer. The computer was purchased as a tool for me to research my illness, so I have had it only a few months. There is a ton of information out there. Some real good, others questionable. I will definitely contact the CIIN, thank you. I am also purchasing your book. The last four books I have just read were written by Dr. Sherry Rogers. Are you familiar with her? I also read Dr. Weil's book Spontaneous Healing. I intend to get well, I don't know how many of us do. But I have a wonderful husband and two small children that I am not ready to leave yet. I am greatful for any and all sources of information.
Thank-you again,
Syndi
In Reply to: aplastic anemia, toluene posted by peter appleton on February 15, 1998 at 18:33:36:
Dear Peter,
I read your note to Dr. Stoll and was interested because I
have been doing a lot of reseach on aplastic anemia myself. Regarding your questions of toluene, there is a great resourse: the ATSDR, Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. I found through a general search. Their address is Division of Toxicology, 1600 Clifton Rd., E-29, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Good Luck,
Syndi
My Dad, age 79, was disagnosed with AA a year ago (cause unknown), and recently with Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis, (cause unknown even after 2 lung biopsies). Treatment: transfusions, B12 injections, antibiotic and antifungal drugs. He is very weak and has given up. His Louisville, KY doctors say he may progress to leukemia. What do you suggest?
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by someone on February 15, 1998 at 03:15:07:
Dear someone,
This is a great example of how people can get hung up on naming something. Since both these conditions are caused by the same mechanisms and causes, what difference does it make? The only thing that determines the final diagnosis is the person's genetic predisposition. So far as I know there is NOTHING that can be done about that as yet.
Why waste time on the "name" assigned to the pathology? Why not put that time & effort into learning about the causes & doing something about what CAN be changed?
Walt
A few changes from yesterday's message: I talked with my Dad's hematologist this morning. He tells me the diagnosis is not AA (as my Dad had said) but refractory anemia or myelodysplasia. As I understand it, he has abnormal cells which would not be present in AA. Treatment is "supportive"(blood monitoring and transfusions) and wait and see if leukemia develops. He sees the larger problem at present as being the lung infection. Lung biopsies so far reveal no cause. There are about 3 more weeks for cultures to show something with his latest (2nd) biopsy. The family doctor has now recommended Mayo Clinic or Johns Hopkins as he feels he has covered all options here. Dad is resisting this and seems to be giving up. I want to help but need some direction. Any advice would be appreciated.
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Syndi Maldonado on February 16, 1998 at 17:10:08:
Dear Syndi,
With your attitude, you WILL get well. All you need is knowledge.
I know Sherry Rogers well & she knows of what she speaks. I also am very familiar with Andy Weil's work & approve. It sounds like you might be ready to read (or see videos of) Brugh Joy, MD's and Larry Dossey, MD's work.
As you gain knowledge, it will all start making sense to you as a whole. THAT is when you will REALLY start making progress. One of the reasons I wrote my book the way I did is that it serves to open the door AND give the reader (brave enough to walk through it) the tools to go where they need to go.
Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: aplastic anemia posted by Frances Taylor on February 16, 1998 at 18:30:36:
Dear Frances,
Of course, ALL of the conditions you listed are caused by the same basic causes: Environmental Illness due to hypersensitivity. He needs at least to see a good Clinical Ecologist in consultation.
Unfortunately for you both, he lives in the worst state in the union for harassing physicians, who know about these new approaches, out of practice.
You could find the closest CE by calling the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Box #16106, Denver, CO 80216. When you get their phone # please share it with the rest of us here on the BB.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Walt Stoll on February 16, 1998 at 10:55:40:
My daughter was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 1990. She was 7 years old. She is now almost 15 and the picture of health. She started out with prednisone and oxymethalone. The oxymethalone did nothing except give her a deep voice and a mustache. We then tried cyclosporine along with the prednisone. There were also at least 2 courses of gamma gobulin (sp?). She was weaned off of the prednisone after the GG and kept on cyclosporine for about another year. She only had drug therapy for about 2 years. She just saw her Hemo Dr. last week and has and has had normal white count, normal hemoglobin count and only low (84,000) platelets for about 2 years. We are careful of toluene (be aware that it is in nail polish) and benzene. I feel that the environment was very much the cause of her aplasia. She saw a world renowned expert in the field of hematology, Dr. Shahidi. Good luck with your daughter Gladys.
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Walt Stoll on February 05, 1998 at 09:43:34:
Walt-
Are you by any chance a Clinical Ecologist??
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Dorothy on February 17, 1998 at 20:35:56:
My friend's son is 19years old ,was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia Oct97. He was treated with CGSF,red blood cells and platelet transfusions for the first month.Since then he is taking cyclosporine 250mg twice a day with transfusions every 2 to 3 weeks .At this time the DRs are not considering a BMT as he is producing some cells but they are disappearing and they do not know why.In a few weeks they plan to start him on ATG plus cyclosporine.We ask Dr Stoll and others who may have similar history to give us the benefit of their knowledge and experience
Dear Dr. Stoll -
My 10 year old has Aplastic Anemia. She was diagnosed in
Oct. 97. She was given ATG and had no immediate response.
She continues on immune suppression. Her counts are rising,
although not rapidly. Her platlet counts are 27 thou. and
Hemoglobin is 9.1. Her doctor is pushing for a second round
of ATG. Is this a good idea?
She has not had a transfusion since DEC. 22 and is healthy.
In Reply to: myelodysplasia posted by Frances Taylor on February 17, 1998 at 10:01:41:
Dear Frances,
"Refractory anemia" and "myelodysplasia" are simply stopping off places on the way to AA. Eventually, this WILL be AA if the causitive mechanisms are not recognized & dealt with before that happens. The causes are all the same--it is just his genetic propensity that determines how the journey to AA will happen.
You are likely wasting your time to go to Mayo or JH. They will tell you the same thing that your Hematologist said. NO WAY is s/he going to refer you somewhere where he would look incompetent.
My initial recommendation stands.
Walt
My friend's son ,19years old,was diagnosed with severe a-plastic anemia oct97.He was treated with CGSF,red blood cells and platelets transfusions for the first month.In November to the present,he is taking 250mg of cyclosporine twice a day and has transfusions every 2 to 3 weeks.At the moment they are not considering a BMT as he is producing some cells normally with the cyclosporine.But he still needs transfusions.In 2 to 3 weeks the Doc's plan to start giving him ATG with the cycolosporine.We are seeking information from individuals wih a similar history how they fared ETC,. .
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Dorothy on February 17, 1998 at 20:35:56:
Dear Dorothy,
Thanks for the testimonial. I hope your daughter has continued to learn about her narrow escape. The fact that she had such a terrible diagnosis at such an early age means that she has a genetic predisposition to this kind of problem. If she did not, why does not every person exposed to toluene come down with AA?
She needs to get knowledgable about "wellness" and make it a hobby of hers for the rest of her life. If she does not, I can guarantee she will pay a price sooner or later--
which may not be so fortuitiously resolved.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Dorothy on February 17, 1998 at 20:46:58:
Dear Dorothy,
NO, I am not. I have gone to many post graduate courses for Clinical Ecologists--enough for me to understand when my patient might need that approach--but I am far from competent in the field.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by David Benyon on February 17, 1998 at 21:46:48:
Dear David,
At least your friend's son needs to be seen in consultation by a competent Clinical Ecologist. The causes of this condition (especially in young people) are well known (it seems by everyone but conventional hematologists).
Use the search feature for this BB & read everything you can find about AA. THEN, if you still have questions, write again.
Walt
In Reply to: Aplastic anemia Treament posted by David E Benyon on February 18, 1998 at 11:39:16:
Dear David,
If the only thing you look for is another "treatment", your friend's son's future is likely to be bleak.
Use the search feature provided with this BB & read everything you can find about AA. THEN, if you still have questions about a more valuable way to look at this, write again.
Walt
Today my mother(65) was diagnosed with this group of things, refractory anemia, dysplasia, MDS. They said she will either take a slow trip or a fast one as far as getting worse. Everything I read leads to leukemia.
Most books say this is preleukemia. She is very fatigued.
I don't know if she understands everything, she is in another state and I don't know if she is just not telling me or she doesn't realize.
This sounds very serious to me.
Please advise.
Thank you .
In Reply to: dysplasia, refractory anemia, MDS posted by Kelly on February 19, 1998 at 21:54:24:
Dear Kelly,
This IS serious! However this progression is not necessary. With proper knowledge this can be stopped in its tracks. Unfortunately, most physicians have only been trained to make the diagnosis & treat the symptoms as they develop--while doing nothing about the causes.
Use the search feature provided with this BB & read everything you can find about Aplastic Anemia (AA).
THEN, if you still have questions, write again.
Walt
Dr. Stoll,
My wife was diagnosed with aplastic anemia a few days ago, and we are in the process determining if any of her siblings will match for a BMT. She is 25 y/o and is feeling well now. She has not required any transfusion as of yet. I have contacted the AAEM and have gotten the name of a clinical ecologist per your advice to others in this type of situation. Our hematologist here at the Mayo Clinic has not been able to identifiy a cause. I was wondering if you knew of any correlation with AA and BCP's, specifically triphasal 28? The only other medications she takes are occasional NSAIDS and a daily Centrum vitamin. She did have a job seven years ago were she worked around solvents and paint removers and other chemicals. She also grew up on a farm with herbicide useage, but has not lived in that environment for about six years. Is there any chance that that exposure could have caused this? Or are the exposures usually seen closer to the development of the disease? Any ideas/advice/suggestions! Thank You!
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by gladis on February 14, 1998 at 08:04:57:
I am about to turn sixteen this April. When I was five though I was diagnosed with aplastic Anemia. From what I have read my options to survive were different. I could either use bone marrow or be a hamster for a new drug since my parents didn't match me I took the drug called ATG. The ATG was a ten day process. The first nine days I continued to get worse and stop communication and eating. I was really sick of being sick so I was just slipping away. My parents were going to just take me home to die so I could atleast be happy my last days. They waited until the tenth day and when my blood test got back some new blood cells had formed. So after that I continued to regain my health with many shots, blood tests, home teachings, and playing with just one friend at a time which was hard because I was still young and ad plenty of friends. Anyway when I was eleven I was completely cleared of the disease and just had to stay away from anything that could have given it to me which is still unknown. Well I am about to get my car and I am striving to be an artist so I am pretty glad I am still alive. I also have a four year old brother to bug. I just hope this wasn't genetic he is too cute to get sick and I love him too much!!!
In Reply to: Re: dysplasia, refractory anemia, MDS posted by Walt Stoll on February 20, 1998 at 14:26:22:
Does this mean that she has aplastic anemia? From what i read this preleukemia.
In Reply to: aplastic anemia posted by Travis on February 22, 1998 at 04:48:08:
Dear Travis,
We are just now in the stage of understanding that it is the person's genetic susceptibility to environmental chemical exposure that is the major cause of AA. The exact genetic codes are not yet worked out. You can be sure that, when they are, your wife will be right in there. For now, putting much effort or expense into looking for more markers is a waste of your time AND money. Nothing found as yet will make any difference as to what you need to do.
Likely her causes will be like all the others I have ever seen or even heard of: IT IS THE TOTAL LIFETIME EXPOSURE THAT FINALLY ACCUMULATES TO THE POINT WHERE THE GENETIC STRUCTURE IS OVERWHELMED. There is a "bell curve" of resistance to environmental toxicity. Your wife is just unlucky that she is toward the bottom of that curve.
HOWEVER, there are a lot of things she can do to move herself up the curve. That is a lot of what this is all about.
It will be the job of the Clinical Ecologist to not only determine if there is any present exposure she can avoid but the "detoxification" processes that would help her get rid of what she has stored AND what antioxidents (etc.) she should take to blunt any new exposure and help prevent the damage that is going on right now.
In the meantime, it will be HER job to learn about "wellness" and make it a lifetime hobby. NO MATTER WHAT SHE DOES, FROM NOW ON, "WELLNESS" WILL BE ONE OF HER MOST POWERFUL TOOLS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE REST OF HER LIFE!
You know, there is but one universally fatal condition. It is called birth. We all die. The idea is to make the most of the time we have and not spend all of our resources paying the docs to keep us going.
Please keep us up on her progress. This condition is becoming an epidemic and it is time for people to realize that "We has met the enemy & he is us!"
Walt
In Reply to: Re: aplastic anemia posted by Rachel on February 22, 1998 at 16:08:33:
Dear Rachel,
You are fortunate to have responded as you did. However, the reason why you got this at such a young age is still around. You would be well served if you used the search feature for this BB & read everything you can find about AA. Preventing the kinds of problems that tend to happen to people who have AA early in life will require your becoming an expert in the field.
I know you would just like to forget this & put it behind you. However, knowing what we know now gives people like you a way to prevent this susceptibility from coming up & biting you on the b--t in the future. You might not be so fortunate next time.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: dysplasia, refractory anemia, MDS posted by Kelly on February 22, 1998 at 16:13:01:
Dear Kelly,
They are all the same.
This is only "pre-leukemia" if it is allowed to progress that far. Whether this ends up being leukemia or AA is a matter of genetics. This knowledge is still too primitive to utilize yet.
The important fact is NOT what we want to call it but what is pushing it in ANY worsening direction. THAT can be changed. We still can't change her genetics.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: dysplasia, refractory anemia, MDS posted by Walt Stoll on February 24, 1998 at 13:07:52:
they say that all they are going to do is wait until her count drops 3tenths more then do supportive therapy. It may happen fast, it may happen slow. Every 120 days they will check. I just feel there is more to do than wait and see.
I e-mailed that environmental medicine address you gave to someone else the other day but have not gotten anything yet. I feel very frustrated.
I read your response that Aplastic Anemia is not Inherited.
Read Aplastic Anemia Acquired and Inherited. The Top
Dr is Blanche P Alter. She wrote this book in 1994 with
Dr Neal Young. She refers in the book to two sisters who
had no symptoms of Fanconis anemia until in their thirties. She has also spoken at the conference and feels
there may be a gene link for all Aplastic Anemia. I think
its too soon to rule out. I have a child who has had
Aplastic Anemia and a bone marrow transplant. I still want
the research to continue. What is your specialty of medicine..
dr.stoll
would like very much to talk with people who have had aplastic anemia and who are in remission. it has been hard to find anyone to trade comments with. i feel i might help some with my input. thank you
Hello DR.Stoll, My sister and I just got bacl from NIH in
Bethesda Md. last night. We had a wonderful dr. Neil Young.
We had 14 vials of bllod taken and the bone marrow aspiration and bone speciman. Our hip is still alittle tender. They are doing alot of tests with the blood and marrow. We will know more later. We are very pleased that
we did go to a top-notch Doctor. I recommend that if anyone
has a problem and is not getting the results you want go seek the right Doctors!!!!
In Reply to: Re: dysplasia, refractory anemia, MDS posted by Kelly on February 24, 1998 at 20:35:16:
Dear Kelly,
Why am I not surprised that they are doing what we MDs do so often: "Wait till you get worse & we will suppress your symptoms."
Walt
In Reply to: Aplastic Anemia posted by Mary on February 25, 1998 at 14:05:10:
Dear Mary,
I have no idea how you got the impression that I said that AA was not inherited since it is. What I said is that what is inherited is the susceptibility to environmental toxins. The person is no more doomed by their genetic SUSCEPTIBILITY than the person with an inherited susceptibility to diabetes to getting diabetes.
The value of the person knowing about their susceptibility to diabetes is that they can start avoiding the life-style choices that contribute to diabetes in EVERYONE.
Presently the conventional physician is telling most patients that their genes caused AA and that there is nothing they can do but go to the doc & get symptomatic treatment. THIS IS NOT TRUE and the docs that approach this in that way are not doing their patients a service.
Knowlege hurts no one. If this note does not clear this up for you, you might use the search feature for this BB & read everything you can find about AA. If you choose not to learn, just remember the old adage: "You can lead a horse to water-------------------------!"
I practiced conventiohnal medicine as a Board Certified Family Practitioner for more than 30 years--to answer your question.
Walt