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ProfessorGAC

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30. Somewhat Similar Story

Fri Jan 7, 2022, 08:45 PM

Jan 2022

My wife, not me.
For a week or so, she's feeling rotten. Weak, constant fatigue, upset stomach, and so on.
Finally gets so bad we go to the hospital.
Blood test shows 105ppm sodium. 130-140 is normal. 90 is dead.
She's admitted and they start pumping IV saline.
Next morning, urine sodium is sky high. Blood sodium is 100.
GP & pysch both there trying to figure out what to do.
I run home & get on my laptop and start going through my wife's psych med list.
A new one she's on is LISTED ON THE FREAKING INTERNET of having the potential to trigger hyponatremia!
I run back to hospital and tell both doctors to take her off that med NOW! If she needs to go back on the prior med, ok but this med needs to go.
By 10pm that night (one dose missed) sodium is up to 108 and urine sodium is down.
By the next morning she was at 120 & feeling better.
By the next morning she was at 135 and was discharged.
I had to be the one to figure it out.
The kicker: the psych says to me "Gee, it's a good thing she married a scientist.". WTF!
Obviously, we found a new psych doctor.

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so glad she is still alive!! Celerity Jan 2022 #11

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The Most Thoughtless RobinA Jan 2022 #38

I finally found a good one. liberalmuse Jan 2022 #40

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thank you so much for sharing thus vital story, I hope all read it! Celerity Jan 2022 #19

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and the WAR ON WOMEN continues apace. Would you consider cross-posting this in niyad Jan 2022 #29

done Celerity Jan 2022 #31

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