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Board: Kidney Disorders 04-27-2013, 08:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 344
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Renal acidosis muscle disorder rhabdomyolosis

Sorry for your daughter. These symptoms seem very uncanny to mine. I, too, have had the "heart" issues and the fatigue, anxiety, etc. I have had an ACTH stimulation test, and will see if my problems...
Board: Kidney Disorders 04-17-2013, 04:17 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 267
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Do leg cramps indicate worsening disease?

My last CBC detected a small decrease in serum albumin, an increased creatiinine and BUN, however, I have had muscle aches, cramping and flank aches for the longest time. At my kidney function level...
Board: Kidney Disorders 04-14-2013, 02:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 255
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Ongoing issues, values worsening?

I strongly suspect dehydration as responsible for the elevated value on GFR and BUN, as I have polyuria from diabetes insipidis. I am thinking that with my symptoms, including cloudy urine on my...
Board: Kidney Disorders 04-10-2013, 12:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 255
Posted By Deanne1962
Ongoing issues, values worsening?

I am currently treating for mercury and lead toxicity issues, which I have been doing for the past fourteen months.
Over the past couple of years, I have been having blood tests, usually every...
Board: Kidney Disorders 02-17-2013, 03:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 520
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Tests to Determine Exact Performance of Kidneys.

I would google this. There are many tests that can be run to estimate kidney function, some more accurate than others. I have had creatinine, BUN, a 24hr creatinine and ultrasound test, just to name...
Board: Kidney Disorders 01-28-2013, 10:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 246
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Ongoing symptoms with additional issues

My last CBC and CMP were well within normal for RBC and Hemoglobin, with the latter being in the upper half of the range. I am still chelating out mercury and lead from my body, now almost a year.
Board: Kidney Disorders 01-25-2013, 12:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 246
Posted By Deanne1962
Ongoing symptoms with additional issues

Up until last November, my kidney results have been somewhat normal. I do not have any drop in serum albumin, globulin, and my creatinine and BUN have been well within normal, albeit slightly...
Board: Addison's Disease 11-29-2012, 04:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 440
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Test Results **I'm confused**

When was your blood draw done? Do you not have a baseline cortisol level?
Board: Addison's Disease 11-29-2012, 02:19 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 325
Posted By Deanne1962
burning aching back, fatigue, etc.

I have been on Synthroid for about three months, but in the meantime, I have been having almost daily flanch aches and a frequent, mild burning sensation between my shoulderblades. Moreover, I have...
Board: Menopause 11-27-2012, 01:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 830
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: How Many symptoms do u have, lets compare

You might very well be suffering thyroid disease. Classic symptoms of hypothyroid.
Board: Kidney Disorders 11-22-2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 561
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Kidney twitching

You have billed your insurance of hundreds of thousands?!
Board: Kidney Disorders 11-21-2012, 10:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 483
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: can anyone help me out on Kidney Dehydrated?

I would venture to say that you were suffering a bout of hypovolemia, where the kidneys are not getting their normal blood perfusion. In other words, you did not have enough water in your plasma, and...
Board: Kidney Disorders 11-21-2012, 02:51 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 317
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: confused and scared

You have all the symptoms similar to acute kidney failure, but that is not something that is necessarily dour. You do not mention any blood test results. Your discomfort will pass, as this is surely...
Board: Addison's Disease 11-16-2012, 10:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 246
Posted By Deanne1962
ACTH stim test versus saliva test

My doctor wants to run an ACTH stim test on me. I am already on Synthroid, and although my numbers on thyroid function have improved dramatically, I still feel very terrible fatigue, emotional...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 11-16-2012, 01:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 314
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: trouble breathing on synthroid

Why are you on so many supplements? All your symptoms certainly sound like hypothyroidism, and that is probably what you are suffering-textbook case. Why on earth would you have upped your Synthroid,...
Board: Kidney Disorders 11-14-2012, 04:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 511
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Possible Kidney Failure? Chronic Kidney Disease?

I strongly doubt kidney disease. You need to dig deeper. I suspect the fibro and your fatigue are definitely connected. The vomiting is a puzzle, but as I said, there is no reason to believe that it...
Board: Kidney Disorders 11-14-2012, 03:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 511
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Possible Kidney Failure? Chronic Kidney Disease?

You do not share any recent tests with their results. How is your hypothyroid being looked after? What are you on for it? What makes you suspect that you have kidney issues, rather than liver and...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 11-14-2012, 02:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 287
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: New results and symptoms

You got the tabulation but no advice.
Board: Thyroid Disorders 11-13-2012, 09:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 287
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: New results and symptoms

New 6wks ago Range
TSH: 1.35 5.11 .32-5.0
FT3: 2.78 3.19 2.5-3.9
FT4: 1.12 .96 .71-1.85

Sorry, but this is the best that I can do, even when using a...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 11-13-2012, 02:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 287
Posted By Deanne1962
New results and symptoms

I got my new 6 wks ago Lab range
TSH: 1.35 5.11 .32-5.0
FT3: 2.78 3.19 2.5-3.9
FT4: 1.12 .96 .71-1.85

I do feel much less fatigued throughout...
Board: Kidney Disorders 11-13-2012, 01:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 426
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: worried about creatinine increase

Creatine levels lower eGFR in a non-linear manner. That is to say, that as creatinine levels increase in a blood serum sample, there is a drop in percentage of kidney function, however, this drop of...
Board: Asthma 11-05-2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 383
Posted By Deanne1962
symptoms confirmed by flow meter changes

The past week or so I have been overtaken by SOB, even while at rest, as if I need to constantly take deep breaths. I have become somewhat exercise intolerant, although my saturation never goes much...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 11-05-2012, 06:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 205
Posted By Deanne1962
breathlessness and all aquiver, etc.

I have now been on my Synthroid, at 75mcg, for about a month. Now that my fatigue seems to be less extreme, certainly upon awakening, I find that I am presenting with other symptoms, all the more...
Board: Asthma 11-03-2012, 11:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 570
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Anyone using Asmanex?

Asmanex is a corticosteroid, I believe. The twist inhaler is titrated at 200mcg, so be sure to keep this in mind, as many pressure inhalers, like QVar are at about 80mcg. Moreover, make sure you get...
Board: Asthma 11-03-2012, 10:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 473
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: How To Decrease Qvar?

Any chance of you getting in to see your doctor? Are you seeing a pulmonologist?
Board: Asthma 11-03-2012, 02:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 268
Posted By Deanne1962
Reason to freak?

I am an asthmatic. I had originally been diagnosed as COPD, with hyperinflation of the upper lobes, indicative of early onset emphysema (I did smoke marijuana regularly for a several years, but no...
Board: Kidney Disorders 10-18-2012, 12:47 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,513
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Too much protein - hurt kidneys and gout?

Animal protein is very hard on the kidneys. If the mainstay of your protein intake is by way of animal protein, I would say, that at 200 g a day of protein, you are putting a lot of strain on your...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 10-18-2012, 12:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 266
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Allergic Reactions & Thyroid Problems - Please help

I recently have been put on 75 mcg of Synthroid, with modest improvements in my state of health. I have noticed that for the past week or so, coinciding with my upped dosage, that I have been...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 10-15-2012, 10:39 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 179
Posted By Deanne1962
Happy Adrenals make for a happy thyroid: cortisol testing

I am a fifty year old male and I am presently treating for heavy metal toxicity (mercury and lead), which I have been doing for some eight months. I believe the heavy metals wreaked havoc with my...
Board: Addison's Disease 10-15-2012, 10:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 444
Posted By Deanne1962
Adrenal symptoms and seeking testing

I am a fifty year old male and I am presently treating for heavy metal toxicity (mercury and lead), which I have been doing for some eight months. I believe the heavy metals wreaked havoc with my...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 10-10-2012, 12:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 715
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Is this too high?

I have mercury and lead toxicity issues, which have left my endocrine system damaged. My TSH has been as high as 6.06, and I can tell you that I was very, very ill with this, suffering debilitating...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 10-09-2012, 09:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 715
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Is this too high?

The lab that does my blood has an upper limit of 5.0 for Thyroid, however, there is a consensus among many an endocrinologist that anything over 1.0-1.5 is clinically significant. Your symptoms will...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 10-09-2012, 07:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 425
Posted By Deanne1962
Still sick, after five weeks

I just received by Thyroid bloodtest results. I had been put on 50mcg of Synthroid, and after five weeks, my test results are as follows:
FT4- .096 (.71-1,85 ng/dl)
TSH- 5.11 (.32-5.0 mIU/ml)
FT3-...
Board: Kidney Disorders 10-07-2012, 09:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 518
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: anyone know? References to single event of low sodium (112) contributing to...

It is very doubtful that your low sodium was what caused your eventual decline in kidney function; it usually is the obverse. There might not ever be any answer for your low sodium level so long ago,...
Board: Kidney Disorders 10-01-2012, 09:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,008
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: low GFR, very high TG's for 3 years (800)

Tough break, Curtis. You seem to have a really good attitude, and that will take you very far. You might well be able to stabilize your condition over years. I, too, am having kidney issues, though...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-30-2012, 09:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,008
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: low GFR, very high TG's for 3 years (800)

Well, Ferris, genetics are not on your side! What are you referring to with TG? Triglycerides? Insulin resistance can come along with CKD, but I am not sure if that explains your high glucose (my...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 09-28-2012, 10:24 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 393
Posted By Deanne1962
Continuing symptoms troubling

Hello all;
I am going to be having my TSH follow-up blood test on monday, about a month after being raised on my Synthroid dose (from 25 to 50 mcg). My last blood test did not show any...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-28-2012, 08:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 560
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Can kidneys shrink in just 4 months ?

I had an US in Januaary, and my right kidney measured some 9.5 cm and my left at about 10.5 cm in length. My cortical thickness was deemed normal, as was the width of my kidneys. The US was deemed...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-12-2012, 12:09 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 361
Posted By Deanne1962
Swelling and "denting" as precursors?

I have noticed that my legs, both upper and lower halves, seem to "dent" rather readily, which seems to have gotten more noticeable in the past couple of months. For example, if I cross my legs, I...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-08-2012, 01:39 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 366
Posted By Deanne1962
A rise in frequency and intensity

I have been sick for some time. I am now being treated for Thyroid deficiency and asthma, and now, I believe that I am beginning to feel the effects of kindey dysfunction. Let me explain.
For the...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 09-07-2012, 11:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 413
Posted By Deanne1962
New dosage; strange symptoms

On my recent blood test, my TSH was nearly 2 points lower than it was five weeks previous (from 6.06-4.12). I was placed on double dosage, with no hesitation. I have now been on 50 mcg, for just over...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-07-2012, 08:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 484
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Obstruction?

Watch the kind of pain med you can take. Please, if you are in pain this week-end, get yourself to an ER; you will have blood tests done. Please keep us apprised.
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-06-2012, 11:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 484
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Obstruction?

Hey, ChilliP. Fellow Illinoisan, here. Obstruction of what? Post-renal, I take it, as perhaps ureter? There is a really good hospital in Peoria. You might see about trying to get in to see a...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-06-2012, 02:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 654
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Kidneys or my ears?

You should ask for a CBC-7, which will test your kidney, liver, and basic electrolyte levels. Only you know what is going on with your body; your doctor is not a mind reader. At your appointment, ask...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-05-2012, 10:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 654
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Kidneys or my ears?

"Though I still have the buzzing/hissing noise in my head.
Is that linked to friction?"
What?! How does rubbing your penis raw cause hissing in your ears?! If you think the two are related, then...
Board: Kidney Disorders 09-05-2012, 03:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 654
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Kidneys or my ears?

I am not sure if this was because of my masturbation habits which at the time I used to perform 3-4 times a day all the time..
I can see friction burns. Any chance of getting a CBC-7 blood test?
Board: Kidney Disorders 08-28-2012, 12:00 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 519
Posted By Deanne1962
New symptoms and changing numbers!

Hello to all board members;

I have many health issues going right now, including asthma, which is fairly mild, and hypothyroid, which is now being treated

My other issue, and the one that seems...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 08-25-2012, 12:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 606
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Results today...

I will take this to my next pcp visit. Many mercis, Midwest1
Board: Thyroid Disorders 08-24-2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 606
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Results today...

Thanks Midwest1! You seem to be the gold standard for thyroid advice. When you opine that my FT4 is 22% of (sp?), and my FT3 is bottom, do you mean that both need to be raised? Would this be a matter...
Board: Thyroid Disorders 08-24-2012, 02:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 606
Posted By Deanne1962
Re: Results today...

here are the ranges for T4, T3, and TSH, respectively: (.71-1.85 ng/dl); (2.5-3.9 pg/ml); (.32-5.0 ng/ml)
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