Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
My dH went to his endrocrinologist for a biopsy of a thyroid nodule.
Dh has spiking high b/p, and episodes of tachycardia (rapid pulse of 108).
The doctor actually said:
"Your thyroid has nothing to do with your blood pressure".
This phrase: "has nothing to do with" has been repeated by his other doctors.
Is this a new phrase, used by HMO's, or Medicare Advantage Plans to decrease medical expenses so that the doctors are prohibited looking further into a person's health? Or, what could it be? Has anyone's doctors used this phrase?
"It has nothing to do with?".
The fact is:
"Thyroid hormone has well-recognized effects on the cardiovascular system and blood pressure regulation. Blood pressure is altered across the entire spectrum of thyroid disease. "
I do not know your husband's age or conditions, but have you heard of intermittent claudication (a limp).
Intermittent claudication is pain affecting the calf, and less commonly the thigh and buttock, that is induced by exercise and relieved by rest. Symptom severity varies from mild to severe. Intermittent claudication occurs as a result of muscle ischaemia during exercise caused by obstruction to arterial flow.
If he injured his leg, that is different.
Hoping he is better today.
My dH tolerated the thyroid biopsy just fine. Then we had an In N Out burger.
Send: He did not go to dr. Feeling only slightly better, but weak. Thanks.
I love and will always love Arizona for not using DST. Now my biggest headache is trying not to call a loved one too early or too late for the 1st Mont after each change.
Yes, that does need to be looked at, hoping your husband is okay!
Prayers all around!
For everyone.
re DST I would rather they get rid of it and change school times or etc if considered to be the right thing to do.. My kids caught busses in the dark several months of the year anyway without any problems. Fiddling with our internal clocks is not healthy.
I am going to try really hard, standing by.
No details, but I think you are right, a fine needle biopsy, guided by ultrasound maybe. His lab re: thyroid is good.
If there is an explanation for his changes in behavior, that would help.
Thank you for your encouragement!
Eleven hours of daylight here.
I remember them saying "Now keep still and try not to swallow" Yeah, okay......gulp. Oh right, I'm not supposed to swallow. Easy to say but hard to do when someone is sticking a needle close to your jugular. But it went fine. I'm still here.
It will go fine with your hubs too.
Schools could change their schedules so that children would not need to travel in the dark.
I wake up after a nights sleep, and do not get up or go outside if it is dark.
Businesses could also change their schedules to be open at a decent time.
Stores too.
I am the driver, standing by.
That's all I know.
1/ Yeah, the days are getting shorter whether we change clocks or not, lack of sunlight by suppertime is inevitable in the winter.
2/ And if you aren't changing your clocks until you go to be you're an idiot, it's easy to gain or lose an hour in the middle of the day (I do it all the time 🤣).
That time change is coming soon Gershun.
I don't like it either, shifting time around.
Iv'e always wondered what it did all night,watch over me,go thru the cabinets.....was it my Mom?
IDK,but it was weird~