Hello Lynda
First, Im glad that your blood pressure is better controlled and it sounds like you and your doctor have agreed that you dont need HCTZ. If your symptoms were due to HCTZ, they should have corrected themselves relatively soon after you stopped it. It sounds like they continued. Im quite concerned that your symptoms sound suspicious for urinary tract infection or other bladder associated problems. I dont feel comfortable attributing it to the HCTZ. I would promptly make an appointment to be re-evaluated by your pcp and have your urine re-analyzed.
Additionally, there are about seven anatomic causes of high blood pressure outside of the most common cause which is called essential hypertension. All of these abnormalities should be evaluated in addition to the CT that you had
Finally, you are on relatively high doses of medications and I would encourage that you consider some serious life style changes that might facilitate lowering the doses of those meds.
Get yourself evaluated before you head on your trip
Dr. Lee answered my question very well. I noticed some people have several Dr.s answer them. If its $20 a docter please take me off. He answered what I asked. If its only $20 for him leave me on. I dont understand how this works. Thanks. Lynda241