Re: one week post-adrenalectomy

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Good progress it seems to me. Hope you are not sneezing. That would be worse than blowing nose. Tiped sad Send form miiPhone ;-)May your pressure be low!CE Grim MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertension

How did that happen - it's been a week already?! Time sure flies when one spends most of their day sleeping :)BP is still not normal but is coming down - from 170s/100s post-op to 140s/90s today, which is right back to where it was pre-surgery. Heart rate seems to have settled down to around 87, which is lower than it has been in a couple of years.Had my first follow-up with my HTN specialist, who ordered bloodwork (I don't have the results yet). He has me still taking 20MEQ of K each day.I switched from the Vicodin they sent me home with to prescription-strength ibuprofen a few days after surgery, and have felt MUCH better. It works better on the pain, doesn't upset my stomach, and lacks the depressive

effects of the Vicodin. One of the student doctors (residents? I can never remember who is who in a teaching hospital!) recommended this to me, even though none of my "official" doctors even mentioned it.

The recovery is going well but much slower than I would have expected - my days and nights have been spent mostly in cycles of 4 hours awake/6 hours of sleep. I still can't drive, but have been able to manage short walks to everything I need in my neighborhood. Finally made the switch from sleeping sitting upright to lying down the day before yesterday.The hardest day-to-day things for me have been bending forward - everything from brushing my teeth and putting on shoes is far more painful than anybody warned me! - and coughing, laughing, and blowing my nose. Ouch.-msmith1928Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3", 116 lbs, polymenorrhea, hyperinsulinemia, hereditary fructose intolerance,

lactose intolerance, probable gluten intolerance. Current meds are K 20

MEQ 1x/day, singulair 10mg, norethindrone .35mg to regulate polymenorrhea, cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed, fexofenadine 180mg as

needed. Low sodium, fructose- and grain-free diet. CT showed 1cm left adrenal nodule, AVS determined disease is unilateral, had left laparoscopic adrenalectomy on 10/13/2011.

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Ouch, that made me laugh But good point.

Getting BPs in the 130s/80s today. Doc just called to tell me to stop the

potassium pills - my K is up to 4.4!

>

> > How did that happen - it's been a week already?! Time sure flies when one

spends most of their day sleeping

> >

> > BP is still not normal but is coming down - from 170s/100s post-op to

140s/90s today, which is right back to where it was pre-surgery. Heart rate

seems to have settled down to around 87, which is lower than it has been in a

couple of years.

> >

> > Had my first follow-up with my HTN specialist, who ordered bloodwork (I

don't have the results yet). He has me still taking 20MEQ of K each day.

> >

> > I switched from the Vicodin they sent me home with to prescription-strength

ibuprofen a few days after surgery, and have felt MUCH better. It works better

on the pain, doesn't upset my stomach, and lacks the depressive effects of the

Vicodin. One of the student doctors (residents? I can never remember who is who

in a teaching hospital!) recommended this to me, even though none of my

" official " doctors even mentioned it.

> >

> > The recovery is going well but much slower than I would have expected - my

days and nights have been spent mostly in cycles of 4 hours awake/6 hours of

sleep. I still can't drive, but have been able to manage short walks to

everything I need in my neighborhood. Finally made the switch from sleeping

sitting upright to lying down the day before yesterday.

> >

> > The hardest day-to-day things for me have been bending forward - everything

from brushing my teeth and putting on shoes is far more painful than anybody

warned me! - and coughing, laughing, and blowing my nose. Ouch.

> >

> > -msmith1928

> > Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3 " , 116 lbs, polymenorrhea, hyperinsulinemia,

hereditary fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance, probable gluten

intolerance. Current meds are K 20 MEQ 1x/day, singulair 10mg, norethindrone

..35mg to regulate polymenorrhea, cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed,

fexofenadine 180mg as needed. Low sodium, fructose- and grain-free diet. CT

showed 1cm left adrenal nodule, AVS determined disease is unilateral, had left

laparoscopic adrenalectomy on 10/13/2011.

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Drum roll, please - GREAT NEWS!

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> > > How did that happen - it's been a week already?! Time sure flies when one

spends most of their day sleeping

> > >

> > > BP is still not normal but is coming down - from 170s/100s post-op to

140s/90s today, which is right back to where it was pre-surgery. Heart rate

seems to have settled down to around 87, which is lower than it has been in a

couple of years.

> > >

> > > Had my first follow-up with my HTN specialist, who ordered bloodwork (I

don't have the results yet). He has me still taking 20MEQ of K each day.

> > >

> > > I switched from the Vicodin they sent me home with to

prescription-strength ibuprofen a few days after surgery, and have felt MUCH

better. It works better on the pain, doesn't upset my stomach, and lacks the

depressive effects of the Vicodin. One of the student doctors (residents? I can

never remember who is who in a teaching hospital!) recommended this to me, even

though none of my " official " doctors even mentioned it.

> > >

> > > The recovery is going well but much slower than I would have expected - my

days and nights have been spent mostly in cycles of 4 hours awake/6 hours of

sleep. I still can't drive, but have been able to manage short walks to

everything I need in my neighborhood. Finally made the switch from sleeping

sitting upright to lying down the day before yesterday.

> > >

> > > The hardest day-to-day things for me have been bending forward -

everything from brushing my teeth and putting on shoes is far more painful than

anybody warned me! - and coughing, laughing, and blowing my nose. Ouch.

> > >

> > > -msmith1928

> > > Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3 " , 116 lbs, polymenorrhea, hyperinsulinemia,

hereditary fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance, probable gluten

intolerance. Current meds are K 20 MEQ 1x/day, singulair 10mg, norethindrone

..35mg to regulate polymenorrhea, cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed,

fexofenadine 180mg as needed. Low sodium, fructose- and grain-free diet. CT

showed 1cm left adrenal nodule, AVS determined disease is unilateral, had left

laparoscopic adrenalectomy on 10/13/2011.

> > >

> > >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Great news.  Your recovery and your readings are terrific.I'm sure you will be feeling better than your old self very soon now.

 

Ouch, that made me laugh But good point.

Getting BPs in the 130s/80s today. Doc just called to tell me to stop the potassium pills - my K is up to 4.4!

>

> > How did that happen - it's been a week already?! Time sure flies when one spends most of their day sleeping

> >

> > BP is still not normal but is coming down - from 170s/100s post-op to 140s/90s today, which is right back to where it was pre-surgery. Heart rate seems to have settled down to around 87, which is lower than it has been in a couple of years.

> >

> > Had my first follow-up with my HTN specialist, who ordered bloodwork (I don't have the results yet). He has me still taking 20MEQ of K each day.

> >

> > I switched from the Vicodin they sent me home with to prescription-strength ibuprofen a few days after surgery, and have felt MUCH better. It works better on the pain, doesn't upset my stomach, and lacks the depressive effects of the Vicodin. One of the student doctors (residents? I can never remember who is who in a teaching hospital!) recommended this to me, even though none of my " official " doctors even mentioned it.

> >

> > The recovery is going well but much slower than I would have expected - my days and nights have been spent mostly in cycles of 4 hours awake/6 hours of sleep. I still can't drive, but have been able to manage short walks to everything I need in my neighborhood. Finally made the switch from sleeping sitting upright to lying down the day before yesterday.

> >

> > The hardest day-to-day things for me have been bending forward - everything from brushing my teeth and putting on shoes is far more painful than anybody warned me! - and coughing, laughing, and blowing my nose. Ouch.

> >

> > -msmith1928

> > Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3 " , 116 lbs, polymenorrhea, hyperinsulinemia, hereditary fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance, probable gluten intolerance. Current meds are K 20 MEQ 1x/day, singulair 10mg, norethindrone .35mg to regulate polymenorrhea, cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed, fexofenadine 180mg as needed. Low sodium, fructose- and grain-free diet. CT showed 1cm left adrenal nodule, AVS determined disease is unilateral, had left laparoscopic adrenalectomy on 10/13/2011.

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> >

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-- Jan ShimanoHealth & Wellness Advocate

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It was a good two week recovery for me. Sneezing, coughing, laughing.....had to

try to keep those all at bay for a good month or more. It's been 2.5 months and

I did so some sit-ups in yoga class earlier this week. I'd say I'm 99%. Sounds

like you are progressing as expected. Good for you!!! -Nina

Female, 45yrs, had a functional aldosteronoma, 3yrs ago dx of stage 1 breast

cancer. Adrenalectomy Final Report: Right adrenal cortical adenoma (2X 1.5 X 1.5

cm) Morphological findings support diagnosis of adrenal cortical adenoma.

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> How did that happen - it's been a week already?! Time sure flies when

> one spends most of their day sleeping

>

> BP is still not normal but is coming down - from 170s/100s post-op to

> 140s/90s today, which is right back to where it was pre-surgery. Heart

> rate seems to have settled down to around 87, which is lower than it has

> been in a couple of years.

>

> Had my first follow-up with my HTN specialist, who ordered bloodwork (I

> don't have the results yet). He has me still taking 20MEQ of K each day.

>

> I switched from the Vicodin they sent me home with to

> prescription-strength ibuprofen a few days after surgery, and have felt

> MUCH better. It works better on the pain, doesn't upset my stomach, and

> lacks the depressive effects of the Vicodin. One of the student doctors

> (residents? I can never remember who is who in a teaching hospital!)

> recommended this to me, even though none of my " official " doctors even

> mentioned it.

>

> The recovery is going well but much slower than I would have expected -

> my days and nights have been spent mostly in cycles of 4 hours awake/6

> hours of sleep. I still can't drive, but have been able to manage short

> walks to everything I need in my neighborhood. Finally made the switch

> from sleeping sitting upright to lying down the day before yesterday.

>

> The hardest day-to-day things for me have been bending forward -

> everything from brushing my teeth and putting on shoes is far more

> painful than anybody warned me! - and coughing, laughing, and blowing my

> nose. Ouch.

>

> -msmith1928

> Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3 " , 116 lbs, polymenorrhea,

> hyperinsulinemia, hereditary fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance,

> probable gluten intolerance. Current meds are K 20 MEQ 1x/day,

> singulair 10mg, norethindrone .35mg to regulate polymenorrhea,

> cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed, fexofenadine 180mg as needed. Low

> sodium, fructose- and grain-free diet. CT showed 1cm left adrenal

> nodule, AVS determined disease is unilateral, had left laparoscopic

> adrenalectomy on 10/13/2011.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Nina! I really wasn't expecting the recovery to be so slow-going since my

general practitioner told me he expected be to not need the two weeks the

surgeon told me to take off from work. Ordinarily I'm terrible at resting and am

full of energy so I expected my GP would be right about this one... and here I

am, one week later, still camped out on the sofa! I did force myself to stay

awake all day in hopes that I'll actually get a full nights' sleep tonight.

> >

> > How did that happen - it's been a week already?! Time sure flies when

> > one spends most of their day sleeping

> >

> > BP is still not normal but is coming down - from 170s/100s post-op to

> > 140s/90s today, which is right back to where it was pre-surgery. Heart

> > rate seems to have settled down to around 87, which is lower than it has

> > been in a couple of years.

> >

> > Had my first follow-up with my HTN specialist, who ordered bloodwork (I

> > don't have the results yet). He has me still taking 20MEQ of K each day.

> >

> > I switched from the Vicodin they sent me home with to

> > prescription-strength ibuprofen a few days after surgery, and have felt

> > MUCH better. It works better on the pain, doesn't upset my stomach, and

> > lacks the depressive effects of the Vicodin. One of the student doctors

> > (residents? I can never remember who is who in a teaching hospital!)

> > recommended this to me, even though none of my " official " doctors even

> > mentioned it.

> >

> > The recovery is going well but much slower than I would have expected -

> > my days and nights have been spent mostly in cycles of 4 hours awake/6

> > hours of sleep. I still can't drive, but have been able to manage short

> > walks to everything I need in my neighborhood. Finally made the switch

> > from sleeping sitting upright to lying down the day before yesterday.

> >

> > The hardest day-to-day things for me have been bending forward -

> > everything from brushing my teeth and putting on shoes is far more

> > painful than anybody warned me! - and coughing, laughing, and blowing my

> > nose. Ouch.

> >

> > -msmith1928

> > Nulliparous female, 46, 5'3 " , 116 lbs, polymenorrhea,

> > hyperinsulinemia, hereditary fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance,

> > probable gluten intolerance. Current meds are K 20 MEQ 1x/day,

> > singulair 10mg, norethindrone .35mg to regulate polymenorrhea,

> > cyclobenzaprine 5-10mg when needed, fexofenadine 180mg as needed. Low

> > sodium, fructose- and grain-free diet. CT showed 1cm left adrenal

> > nodule, AVS determined disease is unilateral, had left laparoscopic

> > adrenalectomy on 10/13/2011.

> >

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