New Tests Result-What Do You Think?

June 17, 2011

I just had some more tests done and I have some questions. I have an adrenal

adenoma & thyroid nodules. Now wondering if there is a pituitary tumor that has

not been checked out. This time I fasted overnight, but was still on lisinopril

(ACE inhibitor). The doctor I saw said that the medicine wouldn't change the

tests results (I have read differently though). I was on a low salt diet also.

Here are some of my results:

glucose 110 (70-99) first time ever having high glucose

sodium 142 (135-145)

creatine .79 (.50-1.2)

potassium 4.4 (3.4-5.3)

BUN 19 (7-21)

calcium 9.9 (8.5-10.5)

aldosterone 4.3 (less than 21)

renin 2.8 (2.9-10.8) sodium deplete

(less than or = 0.6-3.0) with sodium

ACTH 25 (10-60 a.m draw)

Cortisol 13.6 no normal range given

(random)

growth horm. 0.07 (.01-3.61)

Igf-1 196 (84-233)

TSH 2.09 (.27-4.2)

free thyroxine 1.23 (.93-1.7)

In the last few months blood is showing up in my urine tests. It was at 10 & 4

Rbc (0-3). Do people with hyperaldosteronism generally have blood in their

urine or is this probably unrelated?

My primary doctor believes that I have adrenal exhaustion & I need to go to a

place like MAYO, but the endocrinologist (who has seen me once after spending

the entire night at the emergency room & given morphine for a migraine) believes

that I need psychological evaluation or CPAP titration. Every morning about 10

a.m I suddenly get a headache, dizziness, higher blood pressure (sometimes),

anxiety, nausea, etc. Three times in the last 2 weeks I felt like I was losing

consciousness and was extremely weak. These episodes are not like panic attacks

that I have had where my heart rate would go up a lot. These are a feeling of

total exhaustion sometimes with shortness of breath, heart pain, visual

problems, sudden excessive urine output,etc.

Anyone has any suggestions or advice??

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