Junior had his follow up with the Endocrine doctor today. After ruling out several things he is fairly certain that he is correct in diagnosing Junior with SIADH(Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Hypersecretion). Thats a mouthful. What it means is that his body is holding onto fluids and releasing too much sodium. Increasing sodium in his diet won't help because he will just release more. Of course that is the super simple explanation, if you are curious I found this article which goes into depth about it. There are lots of things that can cause this disorder, one of them being chronic lung disease which is what Junior has.
The treatment is fluid restrictions and we will start by reducing Junior's free water by 20%.
It is hard to add another diagnosis but good to have answers and a plan to deal with things.
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I don't know about everyone else, but I love getting a diagnosis. That means we know what the problem is and, usually, can treat it. So glad y'all have a plan. Hoping it helps
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