Re: Re: A number of questions as I start this game - 24 hr Urine

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But be sure you throw out the first one and start timing from there as you know you bladder is empty and the clock starts then.And if collecting for cats etc the jugs should contain an acid (HCL). Be care about putting parts of you body into the jug when you collect the urine. I have been told it stings.CE Grim MDOn Jul 15, 2012, at 12:37 PM, wrote: 24 hr urine is explined here: I don't think the time your "morning" starts since you will be doing a complete 24 hour cycle. This simply means if you decide to start at 3am you need to make sure you are up at 3am the next morning to finish! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recently switched from a HTN specialist to a nephrologist > > > > > because > > > > > > the HTN specialists advice was lifelong medication because the spiro > > > > > > "works so well for you". I guess it should, shouldn't it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also was unhappy that he ordered a ct scan without contrast > > > > > only, > > > > > > despite the literature and advice from NIH that with and without > > > > > > contrast is preferable to be able to differentiate aldo tumors from > > > > > > fatty deposits. I did not keep that appt, and am waiting to see the > > > > > > nephrologist at University of Chicago before going further with > > > > > testing. > > > > > > Should I stop the high K diet and any K supplements prior to > > > > > testing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, from what I'm reading on this thread, I am newly concerned > > > > > with > > > > > > the news that if I am found to have a tumor and have an > > > > > adrenalectomy, I > > > > > > potentially have a future of further tumors on the other adrenal and > > > > > > then more medication. Can anyone offer an educated opinion as to why > > > > > > this is so? Does anyone have any information from academia or > > > > > research > > > > > > indicating why the tumors form in the first place? Would I not be > > > > > better > > > > > > off with my HTN's advice the, and keep both adrenals, albeit with > > > > > tumors > > > > > > potentially, and on lifelong meds? This is a worst case scenario > > > > > > question, as I don't know yet what will be found from the CT scan. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I could please ask for responses to be in full sentences > > > > > without > > > > > > abbreviations, as I have diminished capacity due to PTSD and I don't > > > > > > always understand what everyone is talking about here. Dr. Grim, I > > > > > > especially find your responses difficult to understand as you > > > > > > communicate in a sort of short hand many times. Don't get me > > > > > wrong, I am > > > > > > grateful to find this group and be able to "talk" to you all! I'm > > > > > just > > > > > > struggling. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > Hypertension since 2005 or earlier > > > > > > > Initially on Bet blocker and aldactizide > > > > > > > Diagnosed with hypokalemia 3/2011 > > > > > > > 25 mg Spiro > > > > > > > BP on Spiro ranges from 111/96 to 128/98 > > > > > > > Thrive Diet (I have many allergies to grains, so DASH was not > > > > > > preferable) > > > > > > > Type II diabetic > > > > > > > 192 lbs, 5'9" > > > > > > > Awaiting diagnosis at U of C in July > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >