Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 Testosterone won't help. the enlarged breasts will go away if they develop and they almost always do in men. I can assure that many things have been tried to block it. Inspra is the answer for now. DASHing will decrease the need for anything. chances are the myopathy is due to low K and will go away once the key is corrected by DASH and spiro or Inspra. Keep working with your team. -- May your pressure be low! CE Grim MD Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Professor of Epidemiology Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 Testosterone won't help. the enlarged breasts will go away if they develop and they almost always do in men. I can assure that many things have been tried to block it. Inspra is the answer for now. DASHing will decrease the need for anything. chances are the myopathy is due to low K and will go away once the key is corrected by DASH and spiro or Inspra. Keep working with your team. -- May your pressure be low! CE Grim MD Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Professor of Epidemiology Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Mike, Hey I hope your tests turn out like you want them to. As far as my BP before treatment and dx, I was averaging 160 over 100-105 on 5 meds. A change of meds, routine, etc. would get me into the 90s at times. The question of bilateral disease.....we don't know yet. I had a CT done but it wasn't what the Dr ordered. He wanted just the adrenal area and thin slice, I got the whole body and regualr or thick slice. My understanding thin slice is 3mm and regular is 5mm+. Dr. Grim has recommended I do the adrenal vienous sampling only if I can't control the BP and etc. It seems to be controlling well right now. My personal Dr. originally stated we would repeat the CT in a year or about 6 months from now. It seems that most people in the forum have it done yearly or aleast with some kind of regularity. Do you know if your CT is thin or " thick " slice? It might be interesting to ask your Dr. When we questioned radiology about the difference they said wouldn't matter which one. I think that could be a CYA (Cover Your Antonomy) answer because they didn't follow directions. Good Luck and Bless YOU, Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 CYA is right, If the bump is 3 mm then a 5 mm slice will likely miss it. But most wont pick up 3 mm tumors. If BP is OK there is no reason to scan yearly except the radiologist neeeds to make a childs tuiton payment. At least there has been no published data to suggest that yearly scans or any repeat scan makes one healthier in the long run. May your pressure be low! CE Grim MD Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Professor of Epidemiology Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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