Re: Response to Questions:New Member

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Hello,

I am not sure how to respond to a post so I am creating a new one.

This is a response to two different posts asking me questions.

The CT scan I had that showed the tumor on the adrenal gland was 10 years ago. I went to the endo that I am going to now two years ago. At that time, she did an MRI that was negative and she did the 24 hour urine a year ago and an aldosterone and renin at that time. She said the aldosterone was a little high but wasn't worried about it. She decided to recheck it a few weeks ago and that is when I had the aldosterone of 174.6 when normal is 1-16. The renin was 7.55; I believe from .39 to 23.86 is normal for renin. She stated the MRI was a false negative because of the type of tumor I have.

My meds are prozac, Ibuprofin, Yaz, and sometimes Hydrocodone if needed. My blood pressure runs around 138/82 to 158/88 and I do eat a lot of salt (I crave it a lot.) My other medical conditions are Marfan's Syndrome and severe scoliosis with dural ectasia (very painful). I did have surgery on my left ureter to my left kidney because the ureter was really narrow and causing me hydronephrosis. This has since resolved.

I have stopped the Diovan and only took it for two days. The second day I had chest and leg pain in the middle of the night and it scared me bad enough to where I won't take it again. I plan on calling the doctor tomorrow to get a new HTN med.

I found out my T3 is also elevated 247 when normal is 85-205.

Please let me know if you need more info.

Thanks,

Glenda