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

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24 hr urine is explined here:

http://www.ehow.com/way_5410252_procedures-hour-urine-collection.html

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!

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> > > > > > > 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?

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> > > > > > > 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?

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> > > > > > > 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.

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> > > > > > > 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.

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> > > > > > > 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

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