Hi Jodi, I read the links you sent. Thanks for going to the time and trouble. I just had my Thyroid checked last week. The nurse said it was normal. She is sending me a copy but I haven't received it yet. She only mentioned that my sodium was I point too low to be considered normal. It has been like that for years. My cholesterol was 234. I won't take the drugs to lower it. Those are the only readings she mentioned. I'll see when I get the test in the mail. There may be other odd things in it.
In the article it talked about muscle weakness. I am not aware of any muscle weakness. It talked about creatine level and I do not have a high level for that. I am not quite sure why the sodium level is low. It might be linked to the adrenal glands or the pituitary gland, or the pineal glands. I have been reading up on the linkage. I wonder if there is a test for the whole endocrine system? It is all very interesting. Thanks again, Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: Jodi W Menard To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 8:07 PM Subject: Re: CS>low sodium on blood test Ruth - Please forgive me for harping on this, but constipation and digestive disturbances are symptoms of hypothyroidism, and the report below warns that low thyroid is especially prevelant in older folks with colonic conditions. About low sodium (for Paula too): Snipped from: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic57.htm "Hyponatremia often is seen in patients with hypothyroidism." (Hyponatremia is the medical term for low sodium in the blood.) "Hypothyroidism causes a constellation of changes in the body. The lack of thyroid hormone results in slowed or reduced metabolic function, such as decreased protein turnover and impaired carbohydrate metabolism. These metabolic changes occur in many organ systems, including muscle. Pain with muscle exertion is characteristic of defective carbohydrate metabolism." ___________ Here's the report: From http://www.springerlink.com/content/j552v5737392253w/ Acute colonic surgery and unrecognized hypothyroidism: A Warning - Report of Six Cases Diseases of the Colon & Rectum Publisher Springer New York - ISSN 0012-3706 (Print) 1530-0358 (Online) Subject Medicine - Issue Volume 40, Number 7 / July, 1997 - Category Case Reports - DOI 10.1007/BF02055446 - Pages 859-861 SpringerLink Date Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Eric Bergeron1, Andrew Mitchell1, Françoise Heyen1 and Serge Dubé1 (1) Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Abstract PURPOSE: This study was designed to highlight the significant morbidity related to undetected hypothyroidism in the elderly who are undergoing emergency surgery. METHOD: Case reports of six patients who presented with acute colonic surgical conditions are reviewed. RESULTS: Six cases of undetected hypothyroidism in a group of elderly patients was unmasked at the time of surgery for acute colonic conditions or in the perioperative period. These patients experienced increased morbidity, but once detected and treated, all but one had an uneventful recovery. CONCLUSION: Unrecognized hypothyroidism may lead to unnecessary surgery or even a potentially fatal outcome. A heightened awareness of this not so uncommon entity is mandatory. ____________________ I hope this helps. Jodi ruth strackbein wrote on 4/4/2007, 4:12 PM: > Thanks, Paula, I suspect that I may have had excessive stools the day > they put me in the hospital and tested my sodium level. I do not > usually actually have "runs", but rather many formed stools in one day > and then diminishing amounts one or two succeeding days. Then nothing. > After a day or two, I do something about it because my ascending colon > feels tight and full and I begin to pass tiny little narrow cylinders > which require huge effort and sometimes, manual intervention. Sorry if > this is gross. My problems are usually gross. Ruth -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/746 - Release Date: 4/4/07 1:09 PM
