Please some Help with my Mom- back again?
Hi-
My mom is 72 and was in great shape, very active , She is diabetic but controlled with diet and meds. She went in to the hospital in mid januaryfor an acute gout attack inboth knees, ankles and feet, which was resolved by colchicine, and the day she was relaeased she started with these symptoms, High BP- 187/91 and really nothing lower than 174/86 ( her blood pressure was always on the low range like 100/62), extreemly exhausted, weight loss, her sleep patters are off, ( insomnia), constipation, nausiouse, she is extreemly cold most of the time, no appetite, pain in her lower back ( not sure if it's by the kidney)and she has lost over 25lbs in 2 months. While in the hospital they noticed her TSH level was 13.2 I explined to them it must be lab error or transient , as her Tyroid was always normal. They insisisted she go on Synthroid 25mcg dailsy, well for 3 weeks they took her on and off it , after numberouse TSH test found her Tyrois was normal 4.11 T3 & T4 are both normal .-My Mom is basiucally bed ridden, the doctors just keep runnign the normal Blood test, ( cbc's) and keep sayign eveything is fine. I'm so scared She is also having pain int her stomach where they injected blood thinners and Both lower arms are"buring " - everyone says it's phlebitis, but that would have resolved by now as it's been over a 2 months. Her GP know's there's soemthign wrong , but it's not his feild .. he thinks "her body is out of whack" maybe due to the severity og=f the giut attach, so he refered us to an endocronologist which ran the same TSH & T3 and T4 test, which of course came back normal, We need some answers, the doctors won't look beyond her normal TSH function test, and My mom and the rest of my family can not go on like this much longer.... The sudden spike in her blood pressure is scarry..Plus her sudden on set of exhaustion, she get’s palpitations when she exerts herself…. Any help or advise would be appreciated
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1. If you are in a large town and you can see another doctor. I would get a second opinion. But please do it soon and don't let her blood pressure go2. Sounds to me like she needs a scan of her thyroid. You can have a lesion on it and still have pretty normal TSH levels. That would make her very tired, expalin the weight loss, no appetite, stomach pain. I would take her to another endocrinologist. It's time to get the ball rolling for her. Whatever the BEST hospital is near her (even if it's an hour or more away) has the best doctors. Get her there.
3. Can she stop some of her meds for 3 or 4 days?
I had problems with brochial meds, my DR told me to keep taking them, but I stopped and most of my problems went away
4. I don't know what it could be but you may want to check her into the hospital and demand they find out what is wrong before releasing her. I have seen a show that runs on discovery that allows people to tell their stories about doctors not being able to find what is wrong with them. Most of them kept pushing for different tests and some demanded that they be kept in the hospital until an answer for their problems were found. Some of the stories ended up with the person having something easily fixed while others have found out that they have a rare disease or something serious. My advice to you is to get her to a different doctor, tell him what has happened and that you and your mom need answers. If that doesn't amount to anything get her to a hospital and demand that she be kept there. Ask for them to run tests on everything that her symptoms could be coming from. Also try to educate yourself on possibilities so that the doctors can't just wave a hand and tell her to go home! I am not trying to scare you anymore then you are or be over dramatic about it but it sounds serious and sometimes you have to put your foot down and be assertive (don't go wild like cussing anyone out) to get the answers you seek. There is always the possibility that her body is giving out on her, I know that is not what you want to hear but she is 72. I still wouldn't give up on it though! Keep trying! Good luck and hope your mom gets the help she needs!
