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- Anemia Due To CIDP? - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
GH, CIDP is primarily an autoimmune disorder where antibodies attack the nerve fibers and cause neurologic damage The connection between CIDP and anemia is in the blood where lymphocytes (from the autoimmune system) no longer recognize “self” (thanks to CIDP) These lymphocytes then go on the attack to remove invading organisms from our body
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- For those who get regular IVIG infusions, how often do you . . . - GBS\|CIDP
Just out of curiosity, for those who get regular IVIG treatments for their CIDP, how often do you get them? Once a week, once a month? Do you feel that such a maintenance keeps symptom free or something close to it? Thanks, Bryan
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- B-12 deficiency CIDP - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
I was recently diagnosed with “B-12 deficiency” at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston My initial diagnosis (from the EMG and nerve conduction) was CIDP Blood tests confirmed the “B-12 deficiency” diagnosis My treatment is intramuscular B-12 injections once every three months I have had three injections so far I was supposed to have seen some improvement weeks ago, but my
- Vitamins and supplements for CIDP
The MSM is for energy and pain, and the glucosamine is for joint health I think that there are several distinct forms of CIDP which require different treatment strategies However, I do believe that whatever helps remyelination in any body is worth trying for myself So I do a lot of reading on Multiple Sclerosis and HIV sites too
- electric muscle stimulation? - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
With CIDP you have probably lost the outer layer that protects your nerve As that layer deteriorates, and the muscle axons deteriorate, the end result is that there is no, or very little, ‘path’ for an electric stimulation to follow If you cannot solve the problem of muscle and nerve deterioration, sooner or later you experience muscle
- CIDP vs MS - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
CIDP is a demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system and MS is of the central nervous system You see white plaques on MRI of the brain (CNS) in MS, but not in CIDP Both however are considered autoimmune illnesses Just your immune system is attacking different parts of your body- kind of like immune system can also attack muscles (polymyositis), blood vessels (polyarteritis
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