Friday, October 10, 2003
Sweet relief and pass the salt...
Michelle has a diagnosis. Orthostatic Hypotension- in lay persons terms- her blood pressure drops when she stands up. Seriously.
So she needs to have some additional tests done to make sure they are not missing anything- this does not usually occur in healthy young women. It is usually a side of effect of things such as Parkinsons or Alcoholism. Weird. She has to ADD salt to her diet and take some meds that will help her retain salt. Again, weird. And she has to have a chest CT because there is a mass behind her heart that may or may not be her stomach. BIZARRE!
But she is relieved to have a diagnosis. And glad to have proof that there really is something wrong. I think she was beginning to feel like she was going crazy!
I am relieved to be able to put a name to what she has been experiencing. There is definintely follow up to be done- she needs to schedule tests with her primary care doc and they want her to see a neurologist. But having a name is comforting in a weird way.
Most of this post is copied from an email I just sent our friend Michael, so Hoob, if you are reading this, don't start commenting about how you have heard this all before. I don't care. Heehee.
So she needs to have some additional tests done to make sure they are not missing anything- this does not usually occur in healthy young women. It is usually a side of effect of things such as Parkinsons or Alcoholism. Weird. She has to ADD salt to her diet and take some meds that will help her retain salt. Again, weird. And she has to have a chest CT because there is a mass behind her heart that may or may not be her stomach. BIZARRE!
But she is relieved to have a diagnosis. And glad to have proof that there really is something wrong. I think she was beginning to feel like she was going crazy!
I am relieved to be able to put a name to what she has been experiencing. There is definintely follow up to be done- she needs to schedule tests with her primary care doc and they want her to see a neurologist. But having a name is comforting in a weird way.
Most of this post is copied from an email I just sent our friend Michael, so Hoob, if you are reading this, don't start commenting about how you have heard this all before. I don't care. Heehee.
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