Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
You are right, I should be focusing on my husband's condition. I am so concerned, that it was a distraction to focus on the words of the doctor.
The thyroid tests were T-3 and T-4. A TSH was not done. But the doctor is a specialist, so maybe he knows better.
Thank you for your support!
I am glad that your DD is being well cared for. There are really good doctors!
Dh has just told me he has been drinking energy drinks-a possible reason he could be losing weight. But he hides this from me. I do think his symptoms could be anxiety, but not the "all in your head" kind. Maybe energy drinks could cause more anxiety.
If a diagnosis is found, I will let you know how things go.
So I chose to address your hub's condition and support your comment about the (in)accuracy of the doctor's comment. I am concerned for your hub's health which may or may not be a thyroid related condition. They are doing the elimination thing, I suppose. Please let us know how things go.
To be fair to the medical profession my dd, for example, is being well looked after in her cancer journey. Maybe you and I have just been unlucky.
llama - hope you and your hub are feeling better. Soup is good!
Hoping you will be fine in time for dinner.
You have a lot going on right now.
Extra care is required.
And [[[[[[hugs@]]]]].
Llama hugs too....🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️
There is generally an underlying factor with spiking blood pressure. That physician seemed a bit lack luster to say the least.
Self advocacy is a must these days as you know, Sendhelp. It's absurd that you have to tell the physician what you expect. I am an individual who will avoid confrontation so advocating for myself is difficult.😫
Instead of asking for an explanation on why a doctor would state something so blatantly erroneous about the human body, I am going to just file his statement along with a list of other "Pet Peeves" that doctors say:
"Your thyroid has nothing to do with your blood pressure:."
Another is:
"I have never seen it".
=If the doctor, (or vet). has never seen it, then it does not exist!
Or, how about this one:
"It could be cancer, so let's give you a hysterectomy".
So many tests for cancer, but without enough facts, let's remove a body part.
Or:
"It would be easier to give you hormone replacement if you have both ovaries removed."
A bit heavy on the hysterectomy sale, I think. "Easier" sounds so scientific, doesn't it?
Anyway, I don't expect people to get my point.
My dH went to his endrocrinologist for a biopsy of a thyroid nodule.
Dh has spiking high b/p, and episodes of tachycardia (rapid pulse of 108).
The doctor actually said:
"Your thyroid has nothing to do with your blood pressure".
This phrase: "has nothing to do with" has been repeated by his other doctors.
Is this a new phrase, used by HMO's, or Medicare Advantage Plans to decrease medical expenses so that the doctors are prohibited looking further into a person's health? Or, what could it be? Has anyone's doctors used this phrase?
"It has nothing to do with?".
The fact is:
"Thyroid hormone has well-recognized effects on the cardiovascular system and blood pressure regulation. Blood pressure is altered across the entire spectrum of thyroid disease. "
I do not know your husband's age or conditions, but have you heard of intermittent claudication (a limp).
Intermittent claudication is pain affecting the calf, and less commonly the thigh and buttock, that is induced by exercise and relieved by rest. Symptom severity varies from mild to severe. Intermittent claudication occurs as a result of muscle ischaemia during exercise caused by obstruction to arterial flow.
If he injured his leg, that is different.
Hoping he is better today.
My dH tolerated the thyroid biopsy just fine. Then we had an In N Out burger.
Send: He did not go to dr. Feeling only slightly better, but weak. Thanks.
I love and will always love Arizona for not using DST. Now my biggest headache is trying not to call a loved one too early or too late for the 1st Mont after each change.
Yes, that does need to be looked at, hoping your husband is okay!
Prayers all around!
For everyone.
re DST I would rather they get rid of it and change school times or etc if considered to be the right thing to do.. My kids caught busses in the dark several months of the year anyway without any problems. Fiddling with our internal clocks is not healthy.
I am going to try really hard, standing by.
No details, but I think you are right, a fine needle biopsy, guided by ultrasound maybe. His lab re: thyroid is good.
If there is an explanation for his changes in behavior, that would help.
Thank you for your encouragement!
Eleven hours of daylight here.
I remember them saying "Now keep still and try not to swallow" Yeah, okay......gulp. Oh right, I'm not supposed to swallow. Easy to say but hard to do when someone is sticking a needle close to your jugular. But it went fine. I'm still here.
It will go fine with your hubs too.
Schools could change their schedules so that children would not need to travel in the dark.
I wake up after a nights sleep, and do not get up or go outside if it is dark.
Businesses could also change their schedules to be open at a decent time.
Stores too.
I am the driver, standing by.
That's all I know.