Dr Grim comments: Side effects from AVS procedure

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In a message dated 1/5/08 10:40:43 PM, farahbar@... writes:

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> Hi Steve:

> All these side effects you are explaining could be from taking

> Spironolactone. Did you start Spiro shortly after doing the AVS?

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> Farah

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> On Jan 5, 2008 5:01 PM, smacarth <smacarth@...> wrote:

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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?

What has the BP been dong?

Any paid over kidneys after AVS?

> > 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?

Was a bump seen on any imaging procedures?

> > 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.

> 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.

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

generally do not recommend surgery.

Do we have a detailed Steves 08 story?

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