Re: 41y F, 1 y Post R Adrenalectomy (Robotic Surgery)

[Guest guest]

Oh my God that's a terrible news! After adrenalectomy I will be able to mow the

lawn?! No way, I stay with my 8 medication otherwise every day wife demands

mowing the lawn!

Max.

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|Before I could not mow the lawn (even a little), work out, walk very far or do

|anything that required much physical exertion...Heaven forbid I do something

|that made me sweat!! It would take 2-3 days to recover from any of the

|above. I can now work out, mow the lawn, etc with NO issues to deal with

|afterwards...

[Guest guest]

Hi Juli, congratulations on your year's worth of good progress, and thank you

for updating. I had my left adrenalectomy in October and am optimistic that I'll

be saying " I feel amazing! " after a year has passed. Heck, less than three

months has passed and I'm saying it

>

> Hello all,

>

> I was a member of this group up until about a year ago. I rejoined to update

everyone on my condition since my Adrenalectomy on December 15, 2011, due to a

right adrenal adenoma. To put it simply, I honestly have trouble remembering

how sick I truly was and how bad I felt prior to the surgery. I feel amazing!

>

> My doctor weened me off of my medicine slowly...have to admit that I did that

mostly on my own and just told her I was doing it. After about 7 weeks, I was

completely off all medications. Keep in mind that prior to the surgery, I was

taking daily meds of 100meq effervescent K, 100mg Spiro/HCTZ and 50mg Spiro and

was lucky to maintain a K level of 3.5-3.6. My K level now stays steady at 3.8!

>

> Before I could not mow the lawn (even a little), work out, walk very far or do

anything that required much physical exertion...Heaven forbid I do something

that made me sweat!! It would take 2-3 days to recover from any of the above.

I can now work out, mow the lawn, etc with NO issues to deal with

afterwards...ok except fatigue because I'm fat and out of shape since I haven't

been able to exercise in 10 years. ) I joined a gym recently and last night I

worked out for an hour including doing 5 miles on bicycle. I felt great after

and I feel great today....it's truly a blessing!!

>

> My blood pressure is high normal but I suspect that will continue to decrease

as I lose this weight and get in better shape. I do have borderline left

ventricular hypertrophy but who would expect to come out of a ten year ordeal

fighting to keep their K level up and come out without any residual issues? I'm

not symptomatic and am working on aerobic exercise to improve my heart health.

>

> I have to tell you all that one of the STRANGEST things that went away after

my surgery is my EXTREME CRAVING for salt! Dr. Grim, I know you preach on

dashing and reduced salt intake...I swear I could NOT do that no matter how hard

I tried. I mean I would use excessive amounts of salt. But after the surgery,

that literally disappeared. I very seldom salt anything now because I don't

crave it any longer.

>

> In summary, I have my life back. God is good and so were my doctors!

>

> Juli

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Juli!May I ask you, how old were you when you had a surgery? :-) And you don't have diabetes, do you? It's nice to hear such a wonderful result! Keep going! Natalia Kamneva 67 Russian F with 2 cm left adrenal adenoma, diabetic; on 100 mg eplerenone, 80 mg Micardis, 2000 mg metformin, 60 mg Dexilant and 2 mg Lorazepam; Dashing; still have some occasional problems with BP, K and Na; on private consultation with Dr Grim. To: hyperaldosteronism Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 2:10 PM Subject: 41y F, 1 y Post R Adrenalectomy (Robotic Surgery)

Hello all,

I was a member of this group up until about a year ago. I rejoined to update everyone on my condition since my Adrenalectomy on December 15, 2011, due to a right adrenal adenoma. To put it simply, I honestly have trouble remembering how sick I truly was and how bad I felt prior to the surgery. I feel amazing!

My doctor weened me off of my medicine slowly...have to admit that I did that mostly on my own and just told her I was doing it. After about 7 weeks, I was completely off all medications. Keep in mind that prior to the surgery, I was taking daily meds of 100meq effervescent K, 100mg Spiro/HCTZ and 50mg Spiro and was lucky to maintain a K level of 3.5-3.6. My K level now stays steady at 3.8!

Before I could not mow the lawn (even a little), work out, walk very far or do anything that required much physical exertion...Heaven forbid I do something that made me sweat!! It would take 2-3 days to recover from any of the above. I can now work out, mow the lawn, etc with NO issues to deal with afterwards...ok except fatigue because I'm fat and out of shape since I haven't been able to exercise in 10 years. ) I joined a gym recently and last night I worked out for an hour including doing 5 miles on bicycle. I felt great after and I feel great today....it's truly a blessing!!

My blood pressure is high normal but I suspect that will continue to decrease as I lose this weight and get in better shape. I do have borderline left ventricular hypertrophy but who would expect to come out of a ten year ordeal fighting to keep their K level up and come out without any residual issues? I'm not symptomatic and am working on aerobic exercise to improve my heart health.

I have to tell you all that one of the STRANGEST things that went away after my surgery is my EXTREME CRAVING for salt! Dr. Grim, I know you preach on dashing and reduced salt intake...I swear I could NOT do that no matter how hard I tried. I mean I would use excessive amounts of salt. But after the surgery, that literally disappeared. I very seldom salt anything now because I don't crave it any longer.

In summary, I have my life back. God is good and so were my doctors!

Juli

[Guest guest]

Sure! I was 40 when I had the surgery andNo I'm not diabetic, thank goodness! Thanks!Sent from my iPhone

Congratulations, Juli!May I ask you, how old were you when you had a surgery? :-) And you don't have diabetes, do you? It's nice to hear such a wonderful result! Keep going! Natalia Kamneva 67 Russian F with 2 cm left adrenal adenoma, diabetic; on 100 mg eplerenone, 80 mg Micardis, 2000 mg metformin, 60 mg Dexilant and 2 mg Lorazepam; Dashing; still have some occasional problems with BP, K and Na; on private consultation with Dr Grim. To: hyperaldosteronism Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 2:10 PM Subject: 41y F, 1 y Post R Adrenalectomy (Robotic Surgery)

Hello all,

I was a member of this group up until about a year ago. I rejoined to update everyone on my condition since my Adrenalectomy on December 15, 2011, due to a right adrenal adenoma. To put it simply, I honestly have trouble remembering how sick I truly was and how bad I felt prior to the surgery. I feel amazing!

My doctor weened me off of my medicine slowly...have to admit that I did that mostly on my own and just told her I was doing it. After about 7 weeks, I was completely off all medications. Keep in mind that prior to the surgery, I was taking daily meds of 100meq effervescent K, 100mg Spiro/HCTZ and 50mg Spiro and was lucky to maintain a K level of 3.5-3.6. My K level now stays steady at 3.8!

Before I could not mow the lawn (even a little), work out, walk very far or do anything that required much physical exertion...Heaven forbid I do something that made me sweat!! It would take 2-3 days to recover from any of the above. I can now work out, mow the lawn, etc with NO issues to deal with afterwards...ok except fatigue because I'm fat and out of shape since I haven't been able to exercise in 10 years. ) I joined a gym recently and last night I worked out for an hour including doing 5 miles on bicycle. I felt great after and I feel great today....it's truly a blessing!!

My blood pressure is high normal but I suspect that will continue to decrease as I lose this weight and get in better shape. I do have borderline left ventricular hypertrophy but who would expect to come out of a ten year ordeal fighting to keep their K level up and come out without any residual issues? I'm not symptomatic and am working on aerobic exercise to improve my heart health.

I have to tell you all that one of the STRANGEST things that went away after my surgery is my EXTREME CRAVING for salt! Dr. Grim, I know you preach on dashing and reduced salt intake...I swear I could NOT do that no matter how hard I tried. I mean I would use excessive amounts of salt. But after the surgery, that literally disappeared. I very seldom salt anything now because I don't crave it any longer.

In summary, I have my life back. God is good and so were my doctors!

Juli

[Guest guest]

That's awesome! Congrats and prayers for continued health!Sent from my iPhone

Hi Juli, congratulations on your year's worth of good progress, and thank you for updating. I had my left adrenalectomy in October and am optimistic that I'll be saying "I feel amazing!" after a year has passed. Heck, less than three months has passed and I'm saying it

>

> Hello all,

>

> I was a member of this group up until about a year ago. I rejoined to update everyone on my condition since my Adrenalectomy on December 15, 2011, due to a right adrenal adenoma. To put it simply, I honestly have trouble remembering how sick I truly was and how bad I felt prior to the surgery. I feel amazing!

>

> My doctor weened me off of my medicine slowly...have to admit that I did that mostly on my own and just told her I was doing it. After about 7 weeks, I was completely off all medications. Keep in mind that prior to the surgery, I was taking daily meds of 100meq effervescent K, 100mg Spiro/HCTZ and 50mg Spiro and was lucky to maintain a K level of 3.5-3.6. My K level now stays steady at 3.8!

>

> Before I could not mow the lawn (even a little), work out, walk very far or do anything that required much physical exertion...Heaven forbid I do something that made me sweat!! It would take 2-3 days to recover from any of the above. I can now work out, mow the lawn, etc with NO issues to deal with afterwards...ok except fatigue because I'm fat and out of shape since I haven't been able to exercise in 10 years. ) I joined a gym recently and last night I worked out for an hour including doing 5 miles on bicycle. I felt great after and I feel great today....it's truly a blessing!!

>

> My blood pressure is high normal but I suspect that will continue to decrease as I lose this weight and get in better shape. I do have borderline left ventricular hypertrophy but who would expect to come out of a ten year ordeal fighting to keep their K level up and come out without any residual issues? I'm not symptomatic and am working on aerobic exercise to improve my heart health.

>

> I have to tell you all that one of the STRANGEST things that went away after my surgery is my EXTREME CRAVING for salt! Dr. Grim, I know you preach on dashing and reduced salt intake...I swear I could NOT do that no matter how hard I tried. I mean I would use excessive amounts of salt. But after the surgery, that literally disappeared. I very seldom salt anything now because I don't crave it any longer.

>

> In summary, I have my life back. God is good and so were my doctors!

>

> Juli

>

[Guest guest]

Lol good point!Sent from my iPhone

Oh my God that's a terrible news! After adrenalectomy I will be able to mow the lawn?! No way, I stay with my 8 medication otherwise every day wife demands mowing the lawn!

Max.

|

|Before I could not mow the lawn (even a little), work out, walk very far or do

|anything that required much physical exertion...Heaven forbid I do something

|that made me sweat!! It would take 2-3 days to recover from any of the

|above. I can now work out, mow the lawn, etc with NO issues to deal with

|afterwards...