18th June 2004
How well I know just how you felt. So glad you're better now, and thanks for taking the time and trouble to tell us about it. Technically I take Levothroid now instead of Synthyroid, something about a better deal at the pharmacy, almost like Levothroid's a generic version, but I don't think that was it.
Never tried Amaryl but your story reminds me, after taking Dyazide for high b.p. twice a day from about 1962 until two or three years ago, my b.p. suddenly started going "too low", probably from taking a lot of garlic pills instead of antibiotics for my allergy ear infections. I too went for adrenal testing, high end of normal, and visited the Addisons forum here quite a lot where nearly everyone complained about doctors just blow you off. We're lucky though not to have to take any form of cortisone. It causes swellings that change your appearance. My dad's neck and lower face were affected, almost like Jerry Lewis. I forget what he has.
Ya know, I've just gotta share that I'm feeling so much better today after a few days of Keflex, and this morning I found my OrthoWedge shoe w/out having to order one and wait three weeks, even got a 10% discount. The front end is a couple inches off the ground, anyone who wants to see just type in the word OrthoWedge for a search. The Darco brand womens' size 6-8 feels like you're walking on the tip of a wedge right under your arch, but it does take the pressure off your front of the foot ulcer and that feels so good! It was a great day.
I think I told you my diabetes orals combination now is Prandin, six doses a day if you eat that many times a day, and Avandia and the sulphonylurea Glucatrol 10 which I've always been on since 1987. I just started this morning keeping a log for my next appointment, had elevated sugar because of the ulcer infection and didn't want to write down those figures, and things are so far looking good.
Hope all of you can say the same. It's sad about a 3rd American getting kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia, of course. We at least didn't kill the abused prisoners of war. Talk to you later.
Never tried Amaryl but your story reminds me, after taking Dyazide for high b.p. twice a day from about 1962 until two or three years ago, my b.p. suddenly started going "too low", probably from taking a lot of garlic pills instead of antibiotics for my allergy ear infections. I too went for adrenal testing, high end of normal, and visited the Addisons forum here quite a lot where nearly everyone complained about doctors just blow you off. We're lucky though not to have to take any form of cortisone. It causes swellings that change your appearance. My dad's neck and lower face were affected, almost like Jerry Lewis. I forget what he has.
Ya know, I've just gotta share that I'm feeling so much better today after a few days of Keflex, and this morning I found my OrthoWedge shoe w/out having to order one and wait three weeks, even got a 10% discount. The front end is a couple inches off the ground, anyone who wants to see just type in the word OrthoWedge for a search. The Darco brand womens' size 6-8 feels like you're walking on the tip of a wedge right under your arch, but it does take the pressure off your front of the foot ulcer and that feels so good! It was a great day.
I think I told you my diabetes orals combination now is Prandin, six doses a day if you eat that many times a day, and Avandia and the sulphonylurea Glucatrol 10 which I've always been on since 1987. I just started this morning keeping a log for my next appointment, had elevated sugar because of the ulcer infection and didn't want to write down those figures, and things are so far looking good.
Hope all of you can say the same. It's sad about a 3rd American getting kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia, of course. We at least didn't kill the abused prisoners of war. Talk to you later.