Today I had a follow-up appointment at the office of my newest specialist, a nephrologist. The reason for the referral here was an inability to keep my potassium levels up despite supplemental medication and dietary changes.
A normal level for potassium in the blood is between 3.5 and 5.2, while mine consistently ran around 2.5.
Another problem in this arena is that ever since I got sick, my blood pressure has been out of normal range as well, today reading at 160/110. I do take several meds to control this but none have worked well.
SO that brings me to lab work today. I have what is suspected to be hyperaldosteronism.
I will have a follow-up CT scan to check for growths etc., and will update on this later, to an apparently growing crowd. I’ve already gotten a bunch of follower notifications. Thank you all.
In the meantime, meet my home caretaker. Her name is Lacy and she is a pro at good company. Have a great night everyone.
Meds and Ed 
It is so uplifting to have a caretaker like Lacy. A few years after my dx with DM, I got my first ever pets 2 Tonkinese cats. My Mom thought it was a mistake given all that I was dealing with. That is until she saw me interacting with them. Then she knew how much it helped me especially I was at home alone so much of the time.
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Lacy’s presence has been incredible. It means something extra to have her to wake up to and play with throughout the day. I wasn’t expecting her impact, and I’m happy that you’ve had a similar experience Chris.
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