Low Potassium and anxiety?

Larry, I'm supposed to get results back for the pap smear tomorrow, I go back to doc on Wednesday, I've been keeping myself busy mentally as much as possible today and it's helping.

I'm not normally cold ever, always kind of ran hot, the cold rush is only around #2 time, gosh that sounds so weird haha, and usually right before it will feel chilly?? But after sometimes it's this bone chilling cold that I can't quite explain, it would be like if you went to Antarctica with no coat at all, you can't get warm and it's the coldest feeling ever, you shiver and need blankets RIGHT NOW, but they don't really help, then after 45 mins or so it will calm down and warm up, but I have brought this up to the doc, they at first think I have an infection (flu) etc. but that's not quite the same chill, I will bring this up again though, maybe it's all connected with the potassium etc. and she will make a connection herself.

Thank you for the continued prayers, I will keep you and your wife in mine.

-Jessica

Great news!!

I am so glad that you are feeling some relief.

More thoughts on the cold/elimination connection...

I often get chilled after eating. I know that the body draws much of it blood and energy to the gut to aid digestion. I wonder if it is a similar situation with elimination?

With those who have IBS, the signal to eliminate is often triggered too fast after eating. This starts the intenstines in the process of moving...which is one reason why it used to be termed 'spastic colon' Lol!

With all of this activity...it is entirely possible that you are getting diverted blood flow from your extremities and causing your chill. (and purple fingernails!)

Again...not a doctor...just have an inquisitive brain that likes to come up with hare-brained theories.;p

Anyway, again, congrats on your good results...doing the happy dance with you!
S.C.

Jessie, you should reread this entire list of your forum, see how it was when you were down, and what we all tried to relay to you,
and then your own good news conclusion.
Keep the faith Kid.

Larry ***

I understand you fears...I have had many similar worries.

The good news is that the tests on your kidneys came back fine. A small range of numbers from the tests are not a red flag generally speaking.

The criteria for 'normal' in any given test is the average taken from a random group of people. I have a couple of numbers that are consistenly not within the range of normal, and my doctor has explained that this may just by my norm.

It was further explained to me that one or two out of range results is not in and of itself cause for alarm...what they are looking for are combinations of results that would indicate a problem.

If your doctor has not said that he/she is worried about any of your results...then try your best to believe that you are just fine.

I may have told you this before...but I no longer ask for copies of my yearly tests...knowing that I will just obsess on the numbers and results. I gave the burden of worrying about it to my doctor, and will let him alert me if there is anything that I need to know.;)

I hope that this gives you some comfort. Breathe deep and be glad that all of your other results were good...none of the worries that you had regarding the spotting turned out to be a reality...and this current worry will most likely be the same.

S.C.

SC, good idea, I don't usually ask for copies, but I'm guilty of asking for the numbers of each and every thing that was low and those that weren't I ask what they were, if that makes sense, so basically I get a copy in my head and thats enough to brew a storm. I do hope this one comes out fine as well or they at least find the cause of it and it's a simple fix (the potassium/back pain).

Why the hell do I even get this way, I wonder so much about it, I wish I could just relax and laugh about everything like I used to.

My mother swears I'm going through perimenopause, since her mother and her grandmother all hit it around my age or just a bit older, my mother had a radical hysterectomy at around my age so we don't know when she would of went through hers. I just read about it and it definitely could be related, the bladder problems, the night sweats I have been getting etc. but I never thought much into it since I'm only 34.

-Jessica