Message Number: SG3802 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Anais
Date: 2003-03-29 14:46:47 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: insulinoma surgery, no adrenals
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20030329144647.23929.qmail@web40512.mail.yahoo.com>

--- sukiec@optonline.com wrote:
> Has a culture been run to see if he might have a
> UTI?
>

No, he is on oxygen right now. he barely made it
through the night.

> Has an ultrasound been done to see if the prostate
> may be up for perhaps different reasons? (If so,
> might Proscar/Propecia be considered?)

Dr. X was inside Odo (?) so I'm not certain what more
an ultrasound would show?

>
> Have electrolyte levels been run to see if he might
> be at risk for needing meds like Florinef and Pred,
> or Percorten and Pred?

No, he had been on Prednisonne for months (.2cc or
.3cc twice daily). After the surgery, he has still
not fully woken up so no tests have been run.

I wait by the phone. thank you
>
> Chromium or Brewer Yeast tend to cause blood glucose
> levels to dip which is why they are useful for
> diabetes. With insulinoma Pred and Diazoxide make
> more sense.

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