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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 17/10/2007 01:34:01 »

Hi Karen,
Of late I have been finding out more and more on Addison's. It is a very insidious disease. It seems to hide behind lots of other illnesses. A lot of the time the treatment seems to be for viral ailments, which does nothing to suppress the effects of the Addison's.
The Add part of Addison's is right, as this is an illness that is continuously adding more problems to the sufferers health, both physical and mental. Ask your Dr for a ACTH stimulation test, which measures your cortisoid levels. Best Wishes

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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 17/10/2007 00:30:41 »

Hi Violet,
I think that the meds are the same but are most likely to be generic names. I always carry my fluro-cortef solution and injection kit with me at all times and have also had times when i have not had time to prep my injection as  a crisis has come on so quickly, also on occasions as my B.p drops I have gotten pins and needles and cramps/spasms in my hands and have been unable to hold the injection. Do you carry a Addisons Emergency letter with you in-case of sudden illness or accident. This informs Medics etc...of your medications and the treatment required.
I have a young grandson and I am dreading the day he contracts Measles or Chichenpox, as contact with these two childhood illnesses can have very serious consequences to an Addisons sufferer and needs urgent medical attention, plus the worst part is that I won't be able to see him while he is ill.  All the best Su.

ps. I am recovering from pneumonia (again) and at the moment I am on Hydrocortisone 60mg am and 30mg pm. normal dose 1s 30/15. also on other meds for other associated illnesses

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Just Chat! / Who do you feel the most handsome men in the world are?

« on: 07/10/2007 20:27:29 »

and Neilep in a wedding dress. luv it dahling.
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Just Chat! / Who do you feel the most handsome men in the world are?

« on: 07/10/2007 19:53:49 »

ok DoctorBeaver too

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Just Chat! / Who do you feel the most handsome men in the world are?

« on: 07/10/2007 18:59:49 »

Spike off Buffy (too busy drooling over him to remember his real name} Pfwoooorrrrr
Patrick Stewart
Tommy-Lee Jones
Marc Bolan (R.I.P)
Buzz Lightyear and Woody

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Just Chat! / The mystery of belly button fluff and is colour

« on: 07/10/2007 18:41:53 »

why do men get belly button fluff and why is it nearly always blue fluff.

Do you get it and what colour is yours?

My Ex hubby always had blue belly button fluff, which was odd as our bedding was white.
Do you think there was something he should of told me? lol

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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 07/10/2007 17:56:45 »

dkv
In response to your Questions.....
Yes..
No-one..
Yes..
Reading and Eating..
5 yrs approx...
My children and Grandson...
No...
Yes...
To brighten the lives of others and to finish my degree..

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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 07/10/2007 17:23:47 »

Hi Violet,
Thank You for the information, It is most helpfull.
I was on fludrocortisone and prendestelone for a long time, they did very little to improve my condition. I have had Primary Addison's for 5 years now and I am still learning about the pest of an illness. In this time I have had over 40 hospitalised crisis events, including 2 resuscitation's during surgeries. Lucky for me I live in the U.K and heat is no problem as we only occasionally have a summer lol.It's controlling my temperature thats a nightmare.  Just before a crisis I am starting to recognise the symptoms, though they can vary. I have muscle and stomach cramps, vomiting, very low B.P. high temp, brain fog etc.. thats when I know to inject the solu-cortef.Some have come on so quick there has been no warning and no time to inject
Like you also, I have found that my Specialists and Endo have very few answers to my questions, It is so frustrating. All they seem to do is write notes and check my bloods and weight.
May I ask but,
Do you ever isolate yourself from others in-case they are carriers of viruses (measles, chickenpox etc), or never travel far from home because of a  crisis coming on so suddenly. I have asked my endo if this is normal behaviour, but as I am the only addisonian on his regester, he has no other patient to compare with.

Thank You again and Best Wishes

 

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Just Chat! / Love

« on: 28/09/2007 09:45:30 »

Love is a chemical imbalance, that in many cases leads to insanity.
I've had two bouts of this insanity, luckily this was cured by divorce.
There are reports every day in the press about persons causing mayhem,suicide, harm and even murder. When they have had to answer for their crime, It has often been blamed on a chemical imbalance or temporary insanity because they were/are In Love.
I do admire those who find true love and companionship and can endure a long term relationship as my grandparents did and still be IN Love after 60yrs until the day they died.

Can Obsession, Infatuation and emotional self delusion be termed as Love?

Being IN Love and Loving someone are two separate emotions that are sometimes easily confused.

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Just Chat! / 1034mph and going nowhere fast

« on: 28/09/2007 08:46:14 »

Hypothetical Q...
If  I could run at 1034mph (approx speed of Earths spin)and I was at the Equator and running in the same direction as Earths spin... Would I be running on the spot   [] [] []

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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 28/09/2007 05:56:58 »

Hi Andrew,
Answer to your Questions
Symptoms vary, but mine include......
Tiredness.... general feeling of constant exhaustion....feeling nauseous..frequent various infections of chest, kidney etc
palpitations....confusion (brain fog)...insomnia (it is 5.30am as I write this).... discolouration of skin (healthy looking tan)constant aches and pains... rheumatoid arthritis....swelling of arms and legs (fluid retention) these are but a few symptoms.
In answer to your other questions
The feeling of being unwell is a constant, there is no specific time of day when it feels worse, but if I did have to put a time on it, it would have to be, shortly before my first lot of medication is due in the morning. yes the weather does have an impact. cold weather plays havoc with joint and mobility, also more prone to colds which nearly always end up with hospitalisation as they progress to pneumonia. Hot weather effects hydration, I dehydrate very quickly, and have had to be put on a saline drip on frequent occasions. Maintaining body temp is weird, I can be hot when everyone else is cold and vica versa, sweating is bad even when body temp is low, (again dehydration) my hands and feet are always hot to touch. B.P is also strange. I have a constant low B.P norm around 85/60 sitting which drops on standing. dizzy spells are a way of life now and you learn never to stand up quickly or you end up in a heap on the floor. lol.
I could write a book on the symptoms, I just wish there was more research and info available on the causes of this disease.
                                             Su

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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 28/09/2007 05:21:01 »

 Hi R.D. Thank you for the reply,
 The Oncologist said that the Addisons played a factor in my contracting the Cancer.(I had Addison's before the cancer appeared) Pre Addison's I was super fit, apart from Pregnancy, I never needed to see a Dr. I had never had any illness, apart from general childhood illnesses,  including Scarlet fever.
I have read up on Thos Addison and possible causes of the disease, but none of them seem to fit my profile. The Endo I have seems to have very little time to answer my questions or he just may not know the answers, and seems to fob me off with non commital answers. I know that he is a very busy man and has a very large surgery and his dept is small and very over stretched.
2 of the links that you have mentioned I have never seen before. Thank you.I am going to check these out.

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Just Chat! / What's a Goldfish

« on: 21/09/2007 22:40:43 »

[coIf a Goldfish is called a Goldfish because of it's colour, then why are red one's and spotty ones and other coloured Goldfish still called Goldfish and not spotty, black or whatever coloured fish [] [] [] []

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Physiology & Medicine / Destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. Primary Addison's Disease

« on: 21/09/2007 22:25:38 »

After many visits to my G.P. for many minor ailments and infections (he said I was a hypochondriac)(One which he said was a little chest infection which turned out to be Cancer)I collapsed and was rushed into hospital, One of the Dr's on duty was a Endo specialist and he recognised my symptoms (my 1st Crisis), then proceeded to pump me full of Cortisone's. I was diagnosed with Primary Addison's Disease. Now through asking a few questions and net searching, I know it is caused through the destruction of the Adrenal Cortex. There is no cure, but I am wondering what might trigger the destruction of the Cortex. I can not get any information on the causes. Any facts or theories out there  [?] []

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / multiple universes

« on: 10/09/2007 13:55:01 »

THANK YOU

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New Theories / Life and afterlife

« on: 08/09/2007 14:42:46 »

Life after Death, Fantasy or Fact
Our body is controlled by our brain, which is a a lump of mush that is continuously firing neurons and electrons (electrical impulses),OK the presence or lack off these is how Medics decide if you are alive or dead. Brain Death is classed as true death.
Question. Electricity is hard to dissipate, so where does our electrical impulses go to? Are some people more attuned to pick up these impulses that may be floating around in the ether and see them as Ghosts?
Is this the Life after Death Phenomenon?

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / multiple universes

« on: 08/09/2007 14:10:58 »

PS. I say I am no scientist "YET" but hopefully will be one day as I am now in my 2nd year at the OU, studying Earth sciences, Natural Sciences and Geology. I passed various early courses in Planetary Studies, History of Earth and Fossils. So one day I might be able to post more educated views and reviews

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / multiple universes

« on: 08/09/2007 13:58:31 »

I am no scientist, but science fascinates me. Reading some of the comments on Multi-verses has prompted me to make a response. The best and a very fascinating theory (and it is very logical and well explained) was in a set of horror novels, "The Necroscope" which is a series of books by a writer named Brian Lumley. He has done his research well and his writings are full of scientific data, both factual and theoretical. A modern day Asimov with a few vampires thrown in for good measure.