Just Plain Scared!

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Hi All,

The past few weeks have been an absolute mess. I've been in the ER 4

times....

It started after a Christmas trip to Mexico (which was taxing, but I

felt great while I was there, minus one bout of heart " flip-flops "

that scared me). When I got back, I had a horrible sinus infection

(actually eustachian tube dysfunction, that I blame on RAI a year

ago). I had a bad reaction to 2 antibiotics and was put on a

SoluMedrol dose-pak. The sinus infection seems to be gone and I

finished the antibiotics and steroids last week.

Well, last Thursday night, I was feeling " weird, " took my bp and it

was 140/110, so I went to the ER. They ran every test imaginable and

the only thing that came up abnormal was my TSH (5.75). Friday, I the

hypertension continued and I had uncontrollable shaking and dizziness

and hot/cold flashes. I went into Dr. R's office and they gave me some

IV fluids and valium. (And thank you Sharon for letting me cry!). My

bp came down a little, but Dr. R. upped my beta-blocker (that I've

been taking for heart palps). Yesterday, I had horrible diarrhea all

day and felt so yuck. BP was still high, but not crazy-high.

This morning I woke up with diarrhea again, went back to sleep and

woke up with blurry vision in my right eye and the right side of my

face was numb and a horrible headache. So, off to the ER again. My bp

was down to 137/81, HR still around 90-100. CT Scan and lab work were

fine, so I'm at home again. Oh, and TSH there (2 days AFTER being

5.75) was 2.5.

I go for my lab work with Dr. R. in the morning. I'm just so scared.

I'm scared that increasing my Armour (which I obviously need) is only

going to make my bp rise and my palps worse. I'm maxed out on Xanax, I

feel like I'm just losing it. My poor husband has been through the

ringer this week, not knowing what to do with me.

Is it possible that the steroid dosepak really messed me up this bad?

Would a case of food poisoning cause my bp to spike?

Has anyone else been through anything like this? I do have

Hashimoto's. I'm just plain scared. I'm only 30 years old. I can't

even take care of my 5 year old right now.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Kim