i had a full health check up and i had a fasting blood test it came bk as increased white blood cells and increased potassium levels just would like to know what could be wrong because doc asked did i have a cold or infection?
View 2 RepliesI can find information on high white count and enlarged red blood cell separately. I can not get the information on combination of both. I see a Hematologist/Oncologist tomorrow. I need to be prepared if I am going to labeled an alcoholic. Anyone have both of these issues?
View 1 RepliesI was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in September by my family physician he put me on PTU 50mg 3xs a day in early November. I went and saw endocrinologist on Christmas eve says my white blood cells are low i was wondering could this be a result of the meds. He took me off PTU and placed me on methimazole 10mg twice a day, please help because it seems the more questions i ask my endocrinologist the more upset he becomes him and my family dr.
View 28 RepliesMy blood pressure has started to rise. I have taken hctz 25 mg. for 2 weeks and it lowered it sufficiently but now my potassium is a little low so my doctor advised me to change. I started losartan 25 mg. today but now am concerned that I will have the opposite problem with potassium if I remain on this. Anyone know anything about potassium increasing too much on Losartan? I hate to start another medicine without knowing the possibilities. I have tried several other blood pressure meds in the past with headaches and I also had a headache with hctz.
View 7 RepliesHello! My grandmother is 60 years old and she suffers from arthritis. She tried all kind of NSAIDs in order to reduce pain and inflammation. Lately, she started to have problems with high blood pressure which was not the case before. She is also a smoker. Now, she wants to take Diclofenac Potassium since her friend told her it is very good. We wanted to take her to see her doctor first, but she is very stubborn and always say – Oh, the doctors don’t know anything, they are stupid, etc... Is there anyone who is taking Diclofenac Potassium and who would like to share the experience with us?
View 2 RepliesHas anyone taken nortriptyline a period of time and decided to stop taking it due to it's side effects with success? The side effects I'm experiencing are increased heart rate, high blood pressure, hair thinning/loss and muscle twitchings/spasms.
Brief story about me: I was never a headache person or a migraineur. I only got these headaches after a lumbar puncture 7 months ago. Needless to say, it has changed my life as I am having headaches 50-100 times a day. I'm currently taking 10-20 mg nortriptyline to keep the intensity down, but the side effects is giving me a lot of problems (increased heart rate and hair thinning/loss are my biggest problems). I'd like to hear from anyone who has a similar story to mine.
My anxiety has been terrible since peri menopause started about 8 years ago.I am 46 now and the heart palpitations and increased blood pressure is getting to me. I had blood work,had a holiter monitor test for 48 hours and the results were normal.My anxiety is horrible which in turn makes everything else go up, can this really be normal?
View 4 RepliesI'm 26 years of age, im 250 lbs and 6ft 1in tall. I know that sounds really fat and im no underwear model but i have a big frame and don't look fat as much as strong. I've recently gotten a few BP readings. the low was 152/85 the higher one i just tried at walmart to help with white coat syndrome, it was 165/88 but my resting heart rate is 59. I can't seem to get a BP reading without first being ****** off by kids playing on the BP machine at walmart while i stand there or waiting 2 hours in a doctor's office. My doctor just seemed to think nothing of my high numbers, "oh it's just white coat syndrome, plus the bottom numbers the real important one". Do i need to wait until im in my 40's to be taken seriously or should i just induce a minor heart attack now? lol
View 3 Repliesi am 26 years old had my son in 2012 since then i was using nur-isterate until the 12th of may 2014 as me and my partner wanted a baby.
i recently took two pregnancy test and they came back negative. i haven't gotten my periods since then,but i got blood like discharge after that i got thick white discharge, cramps from time to time and moody all the time.
I went to bathroom and when I wiped I noticed thick clear discharge White little blood .. Maybe mucus plug?.
View 5 RepliesThis may be a daft question but I can't help wondering if anyone else has had blood test results where your white blood cell count was elevated? It seems mine are always out? It's not crazy high but high enough the doctor calls me in.
Is there any links between wbc and Fibro?
I am writing to see if anyone has any ideas for my father in law in Japan. He is in the hospital and the oncologists, and disease specialists cannot diagnose his condition. He has had a fever for over a month, diminishing strength, trouble breathing, and inflamed lymph nodes and spleen. It is my understanding that he has a low white blood cell count as well.
View 1 RepliesI had gastric bypass and was found to have a fatty liver and enlarged spleen elevated white blood cell count and pain when I take a deep breath..should I be super worried?
View 2 RepliesWill supplements such as l-tyrosine/Potassium-iodide help or hinder my hypothyroidism?
View 4 RepliesThe Dr prescribed Potassium Citrate ER 10 MEQ(1080 MG) TBCR. Has anyone used this for a preventative? Did it work?
View 1 RepliesTo stop forming Calcium Oxalate stones one needs to take Allopurinol 300 mg daily along with potassium citrate 10 meq 2 pills daily along with hydration and diet.
Allopurinol is used for gout
I am a physician and had my 4th lithotripsy over a year ago
I was miserable
I spoke with many stone sufferers along with medical research. This treatment has been around forever but you will never be prescribed it by a kidney doctor. Lithotripsy is big business
I had recent small stone that passed. My new CT scan showed that the multiple stones seen on my CT scan a year prior were gone.
Marijuana is used for medical purposes to fight against the symptoms accompanying cancer (pains, nausea, and appetite loss). However, the Israeli scientists consider that cannabis can be used much more widely in fight against cancer. Israel's oldest daily newspaper "Haaretz" reports that staff members of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology began an investigation of the influence of marijuana on the development and growth of cancer cells.
View 3 RepliesHas anyone had any good results with stem cells or PRP injections for ankle issues?
I had a OCD lesion repaired with with microfracture and arthroscopy in Dec 2012. I am able to do everything I want to do: running, basketball, crossfit, I just live in constant pain and swelling after activity. My podiatrist recommend a arthrex internal brace surgery to help repair my ATFL that never healed. My ortho in 2012 believed the anterior talofibular ligament would heal on it's own-but mri 2 weeks ago show it still didn't.
Hi all... so I have two 5 millimeter kidney stones in my left kidney started last month,,, been on potassium citrate, FloMax and drinking lots of water, still they wont pass.... I have also added lemonade (not from concentrate) to my list of fluids..
Urologist said I shouldn't have a lot of pain, well I am in discomfort in my back where the kidney is, so he sent me for a CT scan today to see how large they are. Tomorrow morning I go back to see him. Was wondering will these ever pass or are they gonna have to be crushed?
If you have your biopsy come back with suspicious or pre-cancerous cells, should I have a mastectomy?
View 1 RepliesI got my results back from the needle biopsy and primary Doctor didn't know what it meant and said I had to go to a Endocrinology specialist so I wanted to see if anyone knows what it means the results were:
FNA-Lt Upper Pole Thyroid Nodule, 1 Thinprep slide, 1 Cell Block:
-Non-Diagnostic
-Thin Prep and cell block are hypocellular and consists of occasional tiny groups of follicular cells, colloid and mixed inflammatory cells.