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It's Not a Tumor
I find out I do not have a tumor and my symptoms disappear probably due to lisinopril.
Date: 1/19/2010 8:43:46 AM ( 15 y ) ... viewed 847 times
(This is a continuing saga and I’m not good at writing recaps. Start here at your peril.)
Got the urine analysis results back from the doctor. Normal.
Normal? I have to admit, that was a bit of a shock. I sent him a quick email, “Does that mean I don’t have an adrenal tumor?” Long hours later, “You do not have a tumor.” My next doctor’s appointment is in two weeks. In the meantime…
Does that really mean my BP spikes are psychosomatic?
I have to admit that even though I said I thought they were psychosomatic and that I believed that because that is the only way to get rid of a psychosomatic illness, I never really did believe it. It doesn’t feel psychosomatic. And I never seriously identified a cause for such an illness. For now, I am ruling out psychosomatic just on general principles. Does that make me crazy?
I am still on 10 mg of lisinopril once per day and, as you can see from the chart, my symptoms have vanished. My BP is back to my normal values without a trace of hypertension. No spikes. It strikes me that this is what made me go off the lisinopril in the first place. The coreg didn’t work. The diovan was worthless. But this lisinopril stuff is like magic.
What is the next step? I’m not sure there is one. Seems to me that my problem is resolved. Sure, I am developing that stupid lisinopril cough again but next week I plan on stepping down to 5mg per day to see if that helps. As long as my symptoms are taken care of, do I need to pursue this any farther? My opinion is no. I think I could keep going forever and eventually they might find something. But they might find something and be wrong about it. Or it might be something that really doesn’t matter. I’m not sure it is worth it to just keep poking around.
Of course, the doctor may have something else to say. He may have another idea. He may know why the lisinopril works so well on me and the other drugs do nothing. He may say he thinks it really was psychosomatic.
For the next two weeks, I’m not going to worry about it. As long as my BP stays low, I am going to assume I am cured.
What a relief.
(I will post again after the next doctor's visit or if anything exciting develops. Dang this cough though, I hate it already.)
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