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Dear Dr. Roach: At the age of 19, our son started having seizures in his sleep. The first one was a grand mal seizure and we were able to get him to the hospital.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old male. In my younger years, I participated vigorously in sports. As a result, I ended up with a degenerated joint in the big toe of my right foot. Forty years ago, the doctors gave me an artificial joint.

Dear Dr. Roach: Two years ago, I was operated on for spinal stenosis. The pain I had in my lower back was virtually eliminated. However, the drop foot I had been experiencing in my right leg continues.

Dear Dr. Roach: I read with interest your recent column on prostate-cancer prevention. I am 42 years old and have been taking finasteride for a number of years for hair loss. I have not noticed any side effects.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 71-year-old male recently diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Three breathing tests and two lung CT scans have shown mild restrictive lung capacity and that the fibrosis is not now progressing.

Dear Dr. Roach: In your response to a question regarding Paxil for anxiety attacks, you mentioned there are some nonpharmacologic treatments that are effective. I would suggest that most physicians are possibly not aware of all such therapies.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have Type 2 diabetes, which is under control, but my creatinine level fluctuates between 2.2 and three, staying mostly at 2.6. I am asymptomatic and feel fine.

Dear Dr. Roach: I became extremely sick and was taken to the hospital. My physician thought I had regular pneumonia. I was so dehydrated that they couldn鈥檛 find a vein. I was intubated and had trouble getting enough oxygen. I had dialysis.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 65-year-old male in fairly good health. I do a bit of running. I鈥檝e checked my blood pressure and pulse lately and have started monitoring it. My pulse is always in the 40s or low 50s.

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a pulmonary embolism after surgery on my knee. I have been taking Coumadin for one year and now I am off the medication.