My
86-year-old father has lost 35 pounds within the last
eight months. He saw his primary-care physician when
this started, and he was sent for CT scans, an MRI,
digestive system studies, blood tests and a colonoscopy.
All results were negative. He had only one diagnosis —
unexplained weight loss.
He recently saw a geriatric physician, who found a
vitamin B-12 deficiency. Could there be a correlation
with the weight loss? |
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Unexplained weight loss - LIVER?
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I would check more in the liver.
Unexplained weight loss can go with things related to
the liver
Does your dad have fatigue? memory loss? symptoms such
as FM, CFS, CFIDS?
Has he had flu symptoms? ongoing congestion? ... colds,
etc?
Just as the fatigue is not found (would need to LOOK at
the red blood cells) ... so also would liver ailments
starting up not be as evident as regular blood work
would show up.
We had a man in our town who was a chiropractor &
exposed to 2-butoxyethanol second hand in 1989 & on. He
first had melanoma eye cancer, then in about 2002 he had
liver cancer, but it did not show up in the regular
tests doctors took. They had to insert a camera at the
naval area ... and he was found to have terminal liver
cancer. Hoping that is not the case for your dad; but
just to let you know that liver ailments don't easily
show up if EGBE is the culprit.
This also brings up the possibility that many people who
take medications that may affect the liver, may not be
getting the whole story ... when liver tests are done. |
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2-butoxyethanol overexposure LOOKS LIKE the FLU
Why I think EGBE is the WORST chemical for health effects
Why I looked into Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
Will we ever stop crying? an EVOS worker shares his liver is
done for4-30-08
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