Guest guest Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I'm afraid of the plastic in the bottles that bottled water comes in. A couple years ago there were a ton of reports linking BPA to metabolic disturbances. I've got enough of those as it is! I know you can buy it in glass bottles too, but then I'd have to also buy myself a butler with upper body strength to lift them > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just saw the nephrologist for the first > > time since > > > > > > > > > > > > starting spiro last > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wednesday. He didn't seem too concerned > > that my BP > > > >while > > > > > > > > > > > > on spiro is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > averaging about 168/106, although > > prior to > > that (on > > > >no > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BP > > > > > > > > > > > > meds) my > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > average was 142/92. He thinks it still > > needs some > > > >time > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > > kick in. Does > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this sound right? I haven't seen BP > > readings this > > > >high > > > > > > > > > > > > except back > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > during my oral salt loading test, and > > it's > > got me a > > > > > > > > > > little > > > > > > > > > > > > worried. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My most recent K, taken the day after > > starting spiro > > > >and > > > > > > > > > > > > cutting K tabs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > back to 20meq/day, was 3.7. I had > > bloodwork done > > > >today > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > if it's not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > up to 4 or higher, the nephro is going > > to > > have me add > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > another K tab. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Interesting side note: the phlebotomist > > told me *not* > > > >to > > > > > > > > > > > > make a fist, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and pretty much recited to me the > > protocol > > for > > > > > > > > > > accurate K > > > > > > > > > > > > draw exactly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as recommended here. That was a first > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -msmith1928 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3 " , 120 lbs, > > > polymenorrhea, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hyperinsulinemia, hereditary fructose > > intolerance, > > > > > > > > > > lactose > > > > > > > > > > > > intolerance, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > probable gluten intolerance. Current > > meds > > are spiro > > > > > > > > > > 12.5mg/ > > > > > > > > > > > > dday, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > potassium 20MEQ/day, singulair 10mg, > > norethindrone > > > >.35mg > > > > > > > > > > > > to regulate > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > polymenorrhea, cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg > > when > > needed, > > > > > > > > > > > > fexofenadine 180mg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as needed. Low sodium, fructose- and > > grain-free > > > diet. > > > > > > > > > > > > Known drug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > allergies include PCN, sulfa, > > tetracycline. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1cm left adrenal nodule, supine > > aldosterone > > > >28.5/renin > > > > > > > > > > > > 0.2, potassium > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <2.9 (when not taking supplements), 25mg > > spiro > > > caused > > > > > > > > > > > > gynecomastia and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > polymenorrhea. AVS showed right adrenal > > overproduces > > > > > > > > > > > > > aldo; > > > > > > > > > > > > unable to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sample left; proceeding as if my > > hyperaldosteronism > > > >is > > > > > > > > > > > > bilateral. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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