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High recently i have been having a high blood pressure 160/100 and frequent urination - which is not everyday same some days very less and some days more especially after lunch / dinner before sleeping - night times no trouble wake up early morning to pee

I have done all my blood work - urine r/e normal,rbs - normal , renal ft - normal - no creatine , bun etc.

Further doctor advised for a abdomen scan : Impression : fatty liver ; all other organs like kidney , gall bladder,spleen etc are normal

On medication my bp is now controlled at 135-140/80-95

There was a comment that my right adrenal is normal in size 4.8X2.9 and left is relaticely larger 9.8X4.2; is it a concern i do have some back pain when i lay down also my urination frequency issues ; feels like dripping once i pass out is there for three weeks ; the urologist i conuslted says its not an issue should come down with the bp coming down

i have no id this adrenal so cold someone throw some light
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Overweight + fatty liver, high blood pressure and enlarged adrenal - are they going to test you for Cushing's syndrome?

Let us know what the endo says.
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i did all testes under normal circumstances , blood sugar normal only my cholesterol is little high

they have advised diet + exercise as i am overweight

This freuent urination is on and off and fatty liver may be beacsue i drink too much they say

they say there is no concern as all the ecg,echo,scan of abdomen so no issues with any of the organs or the glands

any way will see an edno and thanks for your valuable feedback

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With high blood pressure - were other tests done like renin, aldosterone, metaphrines, cortisol, ACTH?

An enlarged adrenal can be an issue - that one is pretty big. It would not, to my mine, impact urination since the role of an adrenal is totally separate from the kidney. Have you seen an endo?

Fatty liver shows up in people with elevated cortisol sometimes - and that raises BP - there are a lot of symptoms. Frequent peeing can also be a pituitary issue - diabetes insipidus.

I would find a good endo - get testing.
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