BlueRondo
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Hi Folks-
Thanks for this forum -- Dr. Peat is relatively new to me, and I'm finding these discussions to be an indispensable resource. My apologies if this in the wrong subforum -- I'm a little overwhelmed by all the choices.
Why I'm here: I'm suffering from Gadolinium-based contrast dye retention and it is causing connective tissue problems with my hands and feet.
I'm rapidly losing the subcutaneous fat in both -- most particularly in the fingertips, which are now receding from the nails. I'm also developing small, hard, painful bumps just underneath the fingertip skin, which I suspect are digital ulcers beginning to form.
It is increasingly painful and debilitating, and it has all but ended my nearly 40-year musical life as a guitarist (the strings now feel like knives under my fingers). Moreover, it's become difficult to do much of anything with my hands (e.g., I'm typing this with my fingernails). It's been very bad for nearly three months now, and is still worsening.
I'm wondering mostly about regenerating lost subcutaneous fat in what seems to be a growing fibrosis / possibly scleroderma-type scenario, and if Dr. Peat's approach might yield some dividends along those lines. I'm desperate to stop this in its tracks and hopefully reverse the damage if possible. Is there any way to reverse fibrosis and put fat pads back into fingertips, etc?
Please advise. Thanks in advance for any ideas / suggestions.
Thanks for this forum -- Dr. Peat is relatively new to me, and I'm finding these discussions to be an indispensable resource. My apologies if this in the wrong subforum -- I'm a little overwhelmed by all the choices.
Why I'm here: I'm suffering from Gadolinium-based contrast dye retention and it is causing connective tissue problems with my hands and feet.
I'm rapidly losing the subcutaneous fat in both -- most particularly in the fingertips, which are now receding from the nails. I'm also developing small, hard, painful bumps just underneath the fingertip skin, which I suspect are digital ulcers beginning to form.
It is increasingly painful and debilitating, and it has all but ended my nearly 40-year musical life as a guitarist (the strings now feel like knives under my fingers). Moreover, it's become difficult to do much of anything with my hands (e.g., I'm typing this with my fingernails). It's been very bad for nearly three months now, and is still worsening.
I'm wondering mostly about regenerating lost subcutaneous fat in what seems to be a growing fibrosis / possibly scleroderma-type scenario, and if Dr. Peat's approach might yield some dividends along those lines. I'm desperate to stop this in its tracks and hopefully reverse the damage if possible. Is there any way to reverse fibrosis and put fat pads back into fingertips, etc?
Please advise. Thanks in advance for any ideas / suggestions.