Re: Re: Calcium high normal ATTN Chantal

[Guest guest]

Chantal - I meant to add to my other response to your question re: Ca, I am convinced that even when potassium is barely low by blood levels that it STILL causes my muscles symptoms as your body takes stored potassium from any place in the body it can., I have terrible muscle symptoms, i.e twitching,cramps,spasms,etc unless I take K+ daily . Only when my K+ levels are over 4.0, do I feel ok. ( Which usually means 60 Meq potassium daily) What about your magnesium levels ? What are they? I feel alot better taking daily magnesium supplements. Lori

From: Chantal <chantalrobichaud29@...>Subject: Re: Calcium high normalhyperaldosteronism Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 8:50 AM

Not yet, still awaiting second ARR, first one renin was unusually high (see my second past of the day) it was 17 I completely eliminated sodium at the time and I was attempting to corrct my hypokalemiaTksChantal> > > Hi> >> > I'm awaiting my ARR results...> >> > Help!!> > I just happened upon something last night> > My ionized Calcium is 1.30, high normal (range goes go 1.31)> > anyhow, in PA I would suspect my Ca to be much lower?> > I now am thinking I should have that Ca re-tested?> > If it is that high, is it unlikely I have PA?> > I'll have to see what my PTH came back as, ugh, hard to access> > lab results!! (Canada)> >> > Also, for those of you with thyroid, does serum cortisol> > give you adequate results...> > The endo is saying it isn't pituitary

because serum cortisol> > came back OK, I told him my symptoms are cyclic... Should I try to> > get a 24h urine cortisol instead?> > I honestly think something with ACTH is playing a role, I have pigment> > issues as well!> >> > I've seen that you can get aldosterone issues with thyroid as well> > awaiting t4 results. Should I push to get antibodies done?> >> > My endo does 1 step and not beyond. I feel at times that certain > > things may have to be rechecked (ie. Calcium) to make sure we are > > on the right path. He feels we are onto PA now and after that, if neg.> > I'm moving onto nephro.> >> > Now, I'm in a panic, if it isn't PA, (ie. like Brigette) it does look> > like I do have a lot of the cushing's disease symptoms or hyperthyroid> > Good luck getting him to look at these things now.

High Ca (possible)> > Low potassium (confirmed) hey, ectopic ACTH ??? Tumor -ectopic> > production, lymphoma....> >> > OK, I know I need to slow down and take deep breathes, by right my Ca> > has to be retested, if still high maybe another PTH, urine Ca, > > calcitonin, a PTPrP? I guess one step at a time.> > First I have to see him, ask to have Ca retested and go from there.> >> > I panic because it takes so long to see them and then it is try to > > convince them of something.> >> > I'm not getting any better. When I told him I was still twitching,> > my potasssium (4-5 k-dur/day level between 3.5-4.0 (normal 3.6-5.5)> > was good, so he said it isn't the potassium.. I feel it can still > > be the potassium (esp. in PA) but hey, if my Ca is in fact high, it> > could be further complicated by

this. High Ca symptoms are a lot like> > low potassium.> >> > Anyhow, ARR will take a good 2-3 weeks yet, I'm feeling terrible at > > home, and I'm starting to panic, thinking I'm going to get pushed > > along and I feel my symptoms are endo related..> >> > Please give me some advice....> > Chantal> >> >>