Re: Dr Grim comments: Side effects from AVS procedure

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> > > I recently underwent an AVS procedure(last week of Nov). Within a week

> > > after the procedure

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> What did they start you on?

Spironolactone. 100mg two weeks after the AVS procedure. I have been on

Potassium

supplements for 6 months after they measured my potassium at 2.6. I have been on

Norvasc for about 4 years. At this time I am only taking the Spironolactone.

Stopped the

Norvasc adn potassium supplements. One week after taking the Sriroolactone

measure

postassium level is 3.6

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> What has the BP been dong?

Prior to taking the potassium supplements it was averaging about 148:94. After

taking

taking the potassium supplements it averages 140:77. I take the BP readings in

the

morning in a resting lying down position. I did suffer a TIA in 2006 and the

only thing

they found was very low potassium so they put me on supplements for several

weeks.

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> Any paid over kidneys after AVS?

Not sure what you mean by paid over?

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> > > I begin to have dizziness, balance problems, cogwheeling movements, tense

> > > muscle (legs,

> > > arms, back), upper back pain, and slight headache pain. Test results came

> > > back an indicated

> > > that I have high aldosterone in left side adrenal gland. They put me on

> > > 100mg of

> > > Spironolactone and recommended to have the left adrenal gland removed.

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> do you have the aldo AND cortisol results from the AVS?

The Endocrinologist went over the numbers with me but I do not remember the

exact

figures. I will try to request a copy of them.

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> Was a bump seen on any imaging procedures?

I have had two MRI's one in 2001 and detailed adrenal gland one in 2007. Both

show a 1

cm adenoma on the left adrenal gland

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> > > Before the AVS

> > > procedure I had some occasional dizziness which I attributed to the BP

> > > medication I was

> > > taking (5mg of Norvasc) but never had all these issues I have now.

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> As you know if you have read my article in the files on the Evolution of PA

> Norvasc does not work very well in PA.

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> > It's

> > > been over a month

> > > since procedure and these side effects have me worried. I have an

> > > appointment with my

> > > primary care physician in a couple of weeks. Anyone have problems like

> > > this after the AVS

> > > procedure?

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> As Farahbar suggests; most likely lowering of BP due to spiro. Still on

> Norvasc? If so may need to stop it after talking to Dr.

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> Are you DASHing as well. BP may normalize with sprio and DASH. If so we

> generally do not recommend surgery.

I have not been good about Dashing. I have been doing it off and on over the

last several

years.

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> Do we have a detailed Steves 08 story?

I can write some thing up and post it.

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