Re: Advice please

In article <jason-1203061248330001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason) wrote:

In article <441408a6$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ron" <ronjs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you all for your input. Several things I omitted. Prior to these
attacks I also get frequency of urination and the other consistent blood
abnormality detected is lower than normal limit bicarbonate.

Meds taken:
1 baby aspirin in the morning
1 losec daily
500mg metformin twice daily
1 fish oil capsule
1 CoQ10 capsule daily
20mg lipitor
50mg metoprolol twice daily

My frustration is that no doctor here in Oz has attempted to explain any of
this to me. It has been suggested to me by a colleague (Consulting
Psychiatrist, I am a registered psychiatric nurse) that PTSD (from war
service in South Vietnam) is sometimes associated with coronary
artery/vessel spasms.

May The Lord Jesus bless you all.

Cheers

Ron from Australia.

"Ron" <ronjs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:44136421$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have had numerous admissions to Accident and Emergency with severe chest
pain/shortness of breath and when this occurs my B.P. increases
substantially, right sided systolic exceeds left sided systolic by up to
20..Prior to these episodes I develope severe headaches and sometimes
numbness in my lower left leg. ECG's show no gross abnormalities. Cardiac
catheterization in the Cardiologist's description was perfect. I am 53
years of age with diabetes treated with metformin 500mg twice daily. I
suffer from PTSD and depression from service in South Vietnam with the
Australian Army but still work. I am not overweight. Walk regularly.
Sometimes I have arrythmias. Of interest in my blood tests, when these
chest pain attacks occur the following abnormalities are consistently
shown:

lower than normal range potassium
higher than normal anion gap.

I have also been diagnosed with minor gout (untreated)

This is all very frustrating. No doctors or specialists can
determine what
is causing this all to happen.

Appreciate any opinions/advice

Many thanks.

Ron


Ron,
One of your problems appears to be related to having your electolytes out
of balance. The best book that I have found related to this subject is:
"The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health" by Christopher Vasey (N.D.)

The author explains how you can determine (or test) your acid levels and
instucts how to interpret the test results. It even provides advice on how
to elimimate problems related to having excessive amounts of acid. I am
not a doctor.
Jason

Ron,
This is a follow-up to the above post. I checked for "gout" in the index
of several of my medical books. I found out that "gout" is "much more
frequent
in patients with chronic renal (kidney) failure than in the general population."
I suggest that you ask your doctor to conduct a blood test called a
"kidney function test" and also a urine dip test. I also suggest that you
read this book which is where I found the about quote:
"Coping With Kidney Disease" by Mackenzie Walser M.D. (kidney specialist)
I should note that I am not a doctor. You may or not have kidney
problems--the above tests should help your doctor determine whether you do
or do not have kidney problems. The author of the above book explains
kidney problems in a way that anyone could understand.
Jason

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