Posted by Larry Hoover on November 4, 2004, at 11:52:20
In reply to Re: intramuscular calcium injections » Larry Hoover, posted by greenwillow on November 2, 2004, at 20:53:29
> > I don't understand why the intervention being considered by your doctor is not directed at the parathyroid gland, or the kidneys. You may simply be having a bad reaction to birth control pills or hormone replacement.
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> > I'm no doctor, but I can't make sense of your situation from what you've told me so far.
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> > Lar
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> The intervention by my doctor is that he has prescribed hydrochlorothiazide for me, which helps improve the calcium absorption in the kidneys. In the past, I have taken 25 mg. daily and had good results with the muscle pain getting under control. I discontinued the HCTZ for several months however, when I developed severe stomach problems, and was afraid that the potassium that I need to take with the HCTZ would aggrevate the stomach worse.Would not taking the potassium with food solve that problem?
> The muscle pain and weakness got really bad about 6 weeks after I stopped. Currently I am on only 12.5 mg. HCTZ and no K. It will probably take forever to get enough benefit at this rate. The endo is not exactly sure where the problem with the calcium absorption is occurring; whether it is in the intestines or kidneys, but I have been recently dxd w/ fat-malabsorption so we know there are definately some problems going on somewhere.
Steatorrhea?
> The calcium injections were my idea, based on how it helped me a number of years ago. I haven't actually talked to the endo about it yet. I wasn't planning on it actually solving the problem, but just giving me a boost. I suppose my situation back when I got the shots was entirely different since I was having babies and nursing. Thanks for the link - I will check it out. GW
You know what? If this doctor is not making you well, maybe it's time to get a second opinion.
You could have some very serious underlying conditions that are manifesting themselves as a calcium balance problem. The problem might lie entirely in your kidneys, for example, making all the other effects secondary to kidney disease. It could be a pancreas problem. It could be an inflammatory bowel disease. It could be a combination.
I don't think this is something to be addressed by calcium injections, which would at best simply delay more appropriate treatment.
Lar
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