OK prayer warriors, here it goes.. medical update. I have been trying not to deal with this because I will be leaving to visit Anthony on Tuesday and I have been going from lab to lab as well as Doctor to Doctor. What started all this was I went to my primary Doctor in Jan. o8 for a sinus infection. While there she checked me over. My blood pressure was very high. She immediatly sent me for a blood and urine workup. The results came back all crazy. Low potassium, high Aldosterone, low cortisol, blood in urine, protein in urine, calcium deposits in urine. I was put on blood pressure meds to control the BP. I was sent for a kidney ultrasound. I went to a Nephrologist (kidney doctor) that specializes in High blood pressure. He looked over my scans and reports and basically said my kidney is not bad enough to be treated by a nephrologist (communist insurance is what he really means) I was sent to a Urologist. Well he said that I have stones and that they should not hurt. (he is crazy because there are days when I crawl in bed in a fetal position) The nephrologist also wanted a cystoscopy done. Well the urologist will not do it. He said that he sees no medical reason to do this. OK, so here Iam with pain and needing tests done that the doctor will not do. I spoke to other doctors and they told me to find a new urologist. So that is what I am doing. In the mean time, they have done tests to rule out adrenal cancer. CAT scans, EKGS, Echocardiogram.. These are all tests that I have had done since January. My echo shows an enlarged ventricle as well as regurgitation. That is not good. I went to a Endocrinologist this week and he is looking towards a disease called Conns Syndrome. The chemicals in my body have to be regulated, I could have a heart attack. SCARY!! Anyway, he was a great doctor, I had to go for more blood as well as urine tests and I have to wait.. That is the hard part. 3 weeks it takes for the tests that he ordered. In the meantime, I have an appointment with a cardiologist on April 21 and I have to have a nuclear stress test done on the 22. So, with all that said. I still do not have an answer. But I do know this. GOD is in control and his will be done. To sum it all up I have been to a regular doctor, urologist, endocrinologist, nephrologist, heading to the cardiologist and I still do not know a thing. If it is Conns, surgery on the adrenal gland might help. I have started on RELIV, some of you may know what that is. I feel great!!! No head fog, feel rested, sleeping at night... I will keep you posted. Thank you for your prayers. Proverbs 3:5 TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATH. |