my mom possibly going thru thyroid storm

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I just got permission from my mom to ask ya'all for some advice on

her behalf. she went through what I think might be an episode that

sounds like thyroid storm or something leading up to thyroid storm.

sorry if this post is confusing. i'm pretty shaken up.

I can't remember if I posted this info or not, but I told

someone...can't remember who. Anyway I've been having this feeling

for awhile that I need to get back home. Kemal and I made our

vacation plans to go see my folks this June.

I just haven't been able to shake the feeling that something bad is

going to happen...and that it's related to my parents.

my mom has been up & down lately, and, of course, this is not

unusual when you're dealing with thyroid problems like my mom is.

anyway, she's been weak, low energy, lots of other hypoT symptoms.

her doc just increased her Synthroid but she only took one or two of

those pills because after she started she felt some changes with her

heart...like her heart was racing a bit.

she used to be hyperthyroid and had a partial thyroidectomy back

when I was between 12-15 years old. she was also diagnosed with

adrenal exhaustion. anyway, since her partial TT, she's never been

treated for hypoT. Her doc wouldn't treat her with a TSH of 3.5 and

every hypoT symptom in the book. she switched doctors and he started

treating her I believe in Dec...

anyway, last night when I was reading her e-mails she was feeling

much better.

Then, I got a call from her about 1 p.m. She said about 12:45 a.m.

she woke my dad up to call 911. she was experiencing racing heart,

high blood pressure, high pulse rate, and shortness of breath.

Her BP at 1:45 was 206/ 94 with a pulse of 137.

Her BP from then until 7 a.m. were:

134/45, 127/75, 116/60, 137/73, 170/80, 168/87, and 120/?

She said she's had 7 bowel movements since 12:45 a.m. until the time

she called me 1 p.m. Mom has had chronic constipation for years. the

synthroid has helped some, but she doesn't have more than 1 BM a day.

her doc is on a cruise.

she saw another doc. she told my mom that she might have another

attack like this, and if she does, she is supposed to take a

Micardis pill (to lower BP) and then call the office. I'm concerned

because I think mom should be monitored in the hospital.

i told mom i would feel better if she went to the ER immediately if

this happens again...after she takes that pill.

ya'all think this is thyroid storm? I don't know if she had a

fever...forgot to ask. anyway, i'm worried sick.

also, my dad has heart problems...some kind of genetic

thing...problem with his valve (not mitrovalve prolapse). he takes

meds for it.

anyway, mom said that dad's BP went way up last night when she was

going through all this. I asked dad if his BP was back to normal and

he said he didn't know.

that doc my mom saw believes all this is related to her thyroid

and/or thyroid meds. she wants her to see an endo ASAP. she said if

she sent her to a cardiolgoist, they would just tell her to go see

an endo.

mom said her BP and pulse, which always run low like mine, were back

in the normal range by the time she finally saw a doctor at 7 a.m.

i'm not a doc, and this is my mom we're talking about, so obviously

I can't really be objective. do ya'all think my mom should be in a

hospital being monitored? I do, but maybe it's because she's my mom

and I'm scared out of my mind.

you all may recall she was diagnosed with both cervical & ovarian

cancer 2 years ago and had surgery. she's been cancer free since.

I just can't shake this really bad intuitive thing going on inside

me that's telling me to go see my mom.

kemal would HAVE to go with me. I would never drive that far by

myself. we might be able to get off for 3 days at work. or maybe we

could wait and go next Tues, Wed., Thurs (we're normally off

Wed/Thurs).

maybe by then mom's doc would be back and I could talk to him to.

The docs she sees go to her church. maybe i should wait and see if

she gets in with an endo next week and go with her to make sure she

gets the right tests done and that he doesn't treat her the way many

thyroid patients are treated.

i'm really confused and scared...maybe I'm worrying too much? I

really want your feedback. Thanks in advance for being here for me

and for all your support. love, sheila

P.S. I just talked to mom again...her doc is trying to get her in

with an endo in Lexington, Ky...about 2 hours from where they

live...about 1 hour from me. Mom thinks they might be able to see

her tomorrow, but her doc issn't sure. i'll keep you posted.

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follow your gut!

I would meet her tomorrow and go from there, but pack your bag as if you'll

be gone for a few days. just my opinion. Good luck hun!

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From: " Kemal And Sheila Kalajdzic " <kemalandsheila@...>

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Subject: my mom possibly going thru thyroid storm

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:13:43 -0000

I just got permission from my mom to ask ya'all for some advice on

her behalf. she went through what I think might be an episode that

sounds like thyroid storm or something leading up to thyroid storm.

sorry if this post is confusing. i'm pretty shaken up.

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Sheila. You are not over reacting about worriying about your omom, anyone would

do the same thing.. If that was my mom i would be worried too.. and yes I would

go up to be with her right now if I was in this situation just because you are

really not sure what is going on and why she really had it- know what i mean..

how old is your mom?? anything dealing with the heart is a serious thing..

hopefully she gets tooken to lexingtion and you can go to see her there-- i

really hope things go good for your mom and dad-- i am sure your work would

allow you to take 5 days off to go see your mother who is sick-- and if not then

your work has issues-- jimmy had to take off from his job at last minute when

his dad had a heartattack, his work didnt like it to well but my gosh that is

your father and they need to understand that.. know what i mean.. jimmy told

them well i am sorry but my dad needs me right now and he did-- jimmy needed to

spend as much time with him because only god knew what the

outcome was going to be- know what i mean.. i am not sure on the thyroid storn

thing you asked about. i dont even know what that is- but honey i will forsure

pray foryou parents and ihope your momma gets better- and yes i do think she

should be monitored because her heart rate went up and pressure did to and they

dont know why- her heart rate went up fast- dang-- well i gotta run. best of

luck honey - you know ifyou need to talk to me email me sweetie-i am here for

ya--keisha

Kemal And Sheila Kalajdzic <kemalandsheila@...> wrote:I just got

permission from my mom to ask ya'all for some advice on

her behalf. she went through what I think might be an episode that

sounds like thyroid storm or something leading up to thyroid storm.

sorry if this post is confusing. i'm pretty shaken up.

I can't remember if I posted this info or not, but I told

someone...can't remember who. Anyway I've been having this feeling

for awhile that I need to get back home. Kemal and I made our

vacation plans to go see my folks this June.

I just haven't been able to shake the feeling that something bad is

going to happen...and that it's related to my parents.

my mom has been up & down lately, and, of course, this is not

unusual when you're dealing with thyroid problems like my mom is.

anyway, she's been weak, low energy, lots of other hypoT symptoms.

her doc just increased her Synthroid but she only took one or two of

those pills because after she started she felt some changes with her

heart...like her heart was racing a bit.

she used to be hyperthyroid and had a partial thyroidectomy back

when I was between 12-15 years old. she was also diagnosed with

adrenal exhaustion. anyway, since her partial TT, she's never been

treated for hypoT. Her doc wouldn't treat her with a TSH of 3.5 and

every hypoT symptom in the book. she switched doctors and he started

treating her I believe in Dec...

anyway, last night when I was reading her e-mails she was feeling

much better.

Then, I got a call from her about 1 p.m. She said about 12:45 a.m.

she woke my dad up to call 911. she was experiencing racing heart,

high blood pressure, high pulse rate, and shortness of breath.

Her BP at 1:45 was 206/ 94 with a pulse of 137.

Her BP from then until 7 a.m. were:

134/45, 127/75, 116/60, 137/73, 170/80, 168/87, and 120/?

She said she's had 7 bowel movements since 12:45 a.m. until the time

she called me 1 p.m. Mom has had chronic constipation for years. the

synthroid has helped some, but she doesn't have more than 1 BM a day.

her doc is on a cruise.

she saw another doc. she told my mom that she might have another

attack like this, and if she does, she is supposed to take a

Micardis pill (to lower BP) and then call the office. I'm concerned

because I think mom should be monitored in the hospital.

i told mom i would feel better if she went to the ER immediately if

this happens again...after she takes that pill.

ya'all think this is thyroid storm? I don't know if she had a

fever...forgot to ask. anyway, i'm worried sick.

also, my dad has heart problems...some kind of genetic

thing...problem with his valve (not mitrovalve prolapse). he takes

meds for it.

anyway, mom said that dad's BP went way up last night when she was

going through all this. I asked dad if his BP was back to normal and

he said he didn't know.

that doc my mom saw believes all this is related to her thyroid

and/or thyroid meds. she wants her to see an endo ASAP. she said if

she sent her to a cardiolgoist, they would just tell her to go see

an endo.

mom said her BP and pulse, which always run low like mine, were back

in the normal range by the time she finally saw a doctor at 7 a.m.

i'm not a doc, and this is my mom we're talking about, so obviously

I can't really be objective. do ya'all think my mom should be in a

hospital being monitored? I do, but maybe it's because she's my mom

and I'm scared out of my mind.

you all may recall she was diagnosed with both cervical & ovarian

cancer 2 years ago and had surgery. she's been cancer free since.

I just can't shake this really bad intuitive thing going on inside

me that's telling me to go see my mom.

kemal would HAVE to go with me. I would never drive that far by

myself. we might be able to get off for 3 days at work. or maybe we

could wait and go next Tues, Wed., Thurs (we're normally off

Wed/Thurs).

maybe by then mom's doc would be back and I could talk to him to.

The docs she sees go to her church. maybe i should wait and see if

she gets in with an endo next week and go with her to make sure she

gets the right tests done and that he doesn't treat her the way many

thyroid patients are treated.

i'm really confused and scared...maybe I'm worrying too much? I

really want your feedback. Thanks in advance for being here for me

and for all your support. love, sheila

P.S. I just talked to mom again...her doc is trying to get her in

with an endo in Lexington, Ky...about 2 hours from where they

live...about 1 hour from me. Mom thinks they might be able to see

her tomorrow, but her doc issn't sure. i'll keep you posted.

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> HI. I just thought I would tell you what my Dr. described to me at

my last visit. (In Dec) A friend of hers went into a thyroid storm

when she was in labor with her child. This was last summer I think.

And what she was saying about that was that her storm was that she

went psycotic. They had to sedate her and it took like 3-4 days befor

she was well enough to even be trusted with her new baby. I guess

that I just took from that that a thyroid storm is more like massive

brain fog with some psycotic thrown in to boot. But I guess it may

depend on the person. Keep us updated and let us know what the Dr.s

think is going on.

Good luck...

[Guest guest]

thanks, !!!

I asked my general manager if Kemal and I can have a few days off and he said

yes. Right now I'm playing things by ear. mom is doing better now. BP has

stabilized. I'm going to wait and find out when her doc appt. is.

well, karen, i have to go. ny eyes wno't stay open. thanks for the advice!!!

I'll keep you posted! {{{hugs}}} sheila

K a r e n P <karlynn17@...> wrote:

follow your gut!

I would meet her tomorrow and go from there, but pack your bag as if you'll

be gone for a few days. just my opinion. Good luck hun!

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From: " Kemal And Sheila Kalajdzic " <kemalandsheila@...>

Reply-hypothyroidism

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Subject: my mom possibly going thru thyroid storm

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:13:43 -0000

I just got permission from my mom to ask ya'all for some advice on

her behalf. she went through what I think might be an episode that

sounds like thyroid storm or something leading up to thyroid storm.

sorry if this post is confusing. i'm pretty shaken up.

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