K is 4.5 now and UCLA is not cheap!

August 3, 2012

Hi All,

Mammo and ultrasound came back fine. Doctor read both on the spot and said

ultrasound showed swollen glands indicative of someone fighting infection.

Given my blood work from hospital when I went in and got K drip, that seems

plausible. PCP checked my blood K levels since I'm in between nephrologists.

When I left hospital on 7/22/12 levels were at 3.4. My Inspra was doubled to

50mg while there and for the week following. I felt wretched (faint,

light-headed upon standing) and went back down to 25mg on my own as of 7/27/12.

As of yesterday K levels were at 4.5. That's unheard of for me. Can K levels

fluctuate that wildly?

Talked with UCLA Endocrine Surgery Center. My HMO won't cover surgery there, so

the discounted rate for " everything " is $57,000. Um, yeah. I'm a single

parent! So, not sure how I'm going to pull this one off. Bake Sale?! I can

switch to a PPO during open enrollment, but it won't be effective until January

of 2013. Is it possible to keep things stable until some unknown time next

year? Have other people done this with similar high aldosterone/fluctuating K

levels?

M

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