My mother is 52 years old and 5 months ago had brain surgery to remove a tumour and during the operation they damaged her pituitary gland so now she has been diagnosed with addisons disease. She is about 5 foot 9 and weighs approx. 80kg and has now been saying she has a salty taste on her lips and feesl it in the back of her throat. Why is this? Does she need more salt or has had too much salt?
Hello, Your mother needs some investigations to evaluate, including midnight salivary cortisol, TSH and ACTH to evaluate this condition. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care