Guest guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Everyone, I wrote a few posts yesterday but the Dr. asked that I provide my detailed story with lab #'s so here it goes. I am a 33yo female that was incidentally diagnosed with a right adrenal tumor (~2cm) about 5 years ago that was deemed non-malignant and non-functioning. They kept an eye on it for about 2.5 years. Then my gynecologist told me that it " disappeared " after I had a scan done for my endometriosis. Turns out, he was wrong. The tumor is here and now they think it's producing aldosterone. I went to the Dr. for extreme fatigue, rapid weight gain (25-30 lbs in 6-8 months), night sweats/excess sweating and blood sugar fluctuations. The doc says it is hyperaldosteronism and we are following up with a few more tests and discussing surgical/treatment options. These are my test results: *PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY,LC/MS/MS: 2.24 RANGE: 0.25-5.82 ng/mL/h NORMAL *ALDO/PRA RATIO: 41.1 RANGE: 0.9-28.9 Ratio HIGH *ALDOSTERONE, LC/MS/MS: 92 g/dL HIGH *CORTISOL, TOTAL: 22.7 mcg/dL HIGH *POTASSIUM: 4.4 Range: 3.5-5.3 mmol/L NORMAL *HEMOGLOBIN A1c: 5.1 (NORMAL) RANGE: <5.7 % of total Hgb NORMAL *INSULIN: 5 RANGE: <17 uIU/mL NORMAL *DHEA,ACTH, Glucose tol. test = ALL NORMAL Other abnormal tests: *CHOLESTEROL: TOTAL 209 RANGE: 125-200 mg/dL HIGH *TRIGLYCERIDES: 299 RANGE: <150 mg/dL HIGH *GLUCOSE: 61 RANGE: 65-99 mg/dL LOW *CARBON DIOXIDE: 17 RANGE: 21-33 mmol/L My BP is low to normal: like 70/100 or so. Any thoughts/feedback/advice is much appreciated! Thanks! le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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