idunno

Hi,
I have had plenty of health issues in the last twelve years starting with stage three c colon cancer. I have been diagnosed with all sorts of problems from diabetes a couple of sorts of kidney diseases ,high blood pressure ,ect ect. Now my kidney doc thinks that most of my problems are auto -immune. My bp has been as high as 180/150. and at one stage myproteinurea was dumping around 3.2 gramms of protein thru my urine a day. At that stage via a kidney biopsy they decided that I had minimal change disease then fsgs. I was put on a program of three bp meds and a diuretic. It eased my protein loss and lowered my bp to around 140/90. About a year ago after a horror stint on high dose prednisone I was dx with auto immune poly arthritis and neuropathy and declared insulin resistent. I was started on methotrexate. I was not a happy camper due to the effects of pred and lyrica my weight had blown out to 300 lb.
I put myself on a diet, I restrict my intake to 1000 calories a day and eat only low GI. They put me on metformiin to try to control my insulin levels. My doc decided on the auto-immune dx after my last 24hr urine test. My protein loss was down to .26 gramm in 24 hrs. He thinks the methotrexate has made the difference,it being an immuno-suppressant. I take my bp every day. I have lost 55 lb on my diet and most mornings my bp is around 95/60.
I asked my kidney doc if that is too low as I am always tired. He just said that while I am stable he will not interfere with my meds. He likened it to walking a tightrope, iam bound to fall off occassionally but we will deal with it when it happens.
It seems docs just worry about keeping you upright and breathing and have little concern about living ,working and all the little things that constitute life,Ron.