Daily Chats and Encouragements
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Sounds like there needs to be less fiber in the diet!
Hoowee, stood outside talking to my neighbor for a little bit - hot, hot, hot. I got my daily dose of vitamin D!
Back down to 234, so happy! Drinking more today. I've been getting up in the middle of the night to use the restroom, feel the urgency but there is hardly anything there. I had a cup of cranberry juice and added my powdered cranberry, a bit more than I normally drink and am hoping that will help. I'll do some more in my smoothie for lunch. Just keep praying nothing is wrong. Hoping the extra fluids don't just soak into my lymph system but actually help to flush me out!
I forgot to take my morning meds yesterday. Was brushing my teeth in the evening and felt out of breath, checked my pulse and it was 130 - yep, I do still need my metoprolol! My high today was 119 and I was doing a bit of walking around the house, so it's where it's supposed to be right now.
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Just a short update. I am starting to improve - have been told it could be 4 - 6 weeks before I am back to 'normal' but my body is healing and have been able to get things 'moving' after having had so much codeine for the pain
Monday night (about 8 pm) I was readmitted to emergency and they (the kidney stone doctor) said they thought it best if I had surgery immediately as one of the stones was to big. Well that has been an experience in itself - learned a lot and hopefully the nurses (they are so unappreciated but sometimes they can be a bit bitchy just like the patient) - time for the hospital officials to understand that one bed does not work well for everyone - they have to look at purchasing ones for people that have arthritis in their back and have acid reflex - I can't lay flat on my back because of both so when I woke in recovery I was not a happy camper and loudly let them know that I had to sit up - much to their disgust they let me and then said 'oh you do seem better sitting up' At any rate things are starting to work so that is good. Just waiting to hear from the kidney stone doctor for a follow up visit to make sure all stones are out and more importantly that the GFR number has started to go up - if it is still down then we have a whole different set of issues to handle which really scares me.
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So sorry to hear of this latest trial Marilyn. Hoping your next report shows some improvement.
Kim, there are some nights that I am up every hour and that makes for an exhausting night for sure. I'm so thankful for the reprieves I get with only 4 times to get up. Hope your cranberry stuff kicks in for you.
I got my Wal-Mart order yesterday and a sweet neighbor, walking her dog offered to put her dog up and help me. That was a blessing...I was getting it done but told her I so appreciated her offer. My cart is very helpful getting things in but the 15-20 minutes of labor really had my back screaming. I had to take a break to relax it, in order to finish. It was a bad day, back wise. That was my only chore I managed to do.
Today...I will play in the kitchen, vacuum and declutter my table. My fridge looks like this again...
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If that is your refrigerator, Bren, I don't think bologna is on your diet! LOL! But those piles of veggies are probably real and you are such a good girl!
I bought some stuff to make my broccoli salad, so I will do that for my dinner tonight and have a hamburger patty that Wade did on the grill yesterday. I did a yogurt and fruit salad yesterday and had some leftover French Fries and my hamburger patty with cole slaw and chili. Yummers!
Marilyn, I'm glad that they finally have taken care of the problem. Mom's nurses were amazing when she was at the hospital. We have a hospital about 25 minutes away from us, but the one that is an hour and 20 minutes away from us is far better and we kept taking her there. We did have trouble in the ER on one day, a super long wait, but then they had a long line of people coming in with the symptoms of that new form of Covid, so they were overwhelmed. We always tried to shine the light of Christ when we interacted with them, glorifying our Father. Oh yeah, I'm like you, have to sleep at an angle. I tried pillows and wedges and stuffing something under the mattress, but finally got an adjustable bed so I can raise and lower the head and the feet whenever I need to. The only problem is when the power goes off and my bed suddenly goes flat. I can stop that by unplugging the bed after I get it where I want it, for some reason that doesn't lower it! Strange!
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Guilty as charged Kim. Bologna follows me home fairly often. Your HB patty plus sounds good. I do one in the AF on occasion. I've had Tostadas with beans and cheese on baked shells the past two days. They were yummy.0
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It's been awhile since I've had anything "Mexican" or "Texan" other than a taco salad made at home!
Here's an article about Monkey Pox, hope it helps lessen the fear mongering that the news is trying to flood us with: https://suzycohen.com/articles/monkeypox-explained-10-fascinating-facts/
I didn't read all of it, but enough to know that I'm not likely to ever get it! LOL!
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Just checking in...all is well. I am trying to re-acclimate to the different diets that the guys need to follow. I realized that a kidney diet I found online works well for both guys and the 4 diets I need to follow. Now I am trying to work through it.
Maryilyn, my BIL just found out that his kidney functions went down to 34 and my husband is at 33, so I know what you are going through. We are working on them and both are to be further tested soon.
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I am so glad that my kidney function was normal this time! I just need to watch my carbs and my sodium to help with my swelling and with my cholesterol. I was told years ago by a nutritionist that watching my cholesterol numbers didn't really help lower cholesterol, the saturated fat numbers were what would lower it. As it turns out, because my high numbers are genetic there isn't a lot of change diet and exercise makes for me.
Hopefully going to go out tonight to celebrate hubby's retiring! Will be careful!0 -
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I agree with that! Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn't promised, so live today with all that you've got - and make it be for Jesus!
Went out to dinner last night. Had sea food, flounder, shrimp and clams - fried. I ate about half of it and brought the rest home for dinner tonight. I did have a slice of lemon pie, Ritz cracker crust and a whipped cream topping - yummers! I was full up to my ears! So beautiful too, right on the sound.0 -
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Tremendous responsibility raising kids. God called Wade and I to a different path and we rejoice in where He leads us! Wish we could have had a great influence on our nieces and nephews. We took our opportunities, but when they are far and few in between it's hard.
Did some walking outside today. Still a wee bit too hot, around 85 degrees out there, but felt nice getting that in! My weight right now is 237, so have to get those off now! Will do some house walking this afternoon. Praise the Lord my swelling is better, not gone, but not as bad as it had been. God is good!
Hope you are recovering well, Marilyn; and you are doing well, Bren. I tried to open those pictures you sent me, but it wouldn't download!
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Huh? Pictures? Was it by e-mail? If so, it was a hack! I get messages from David Bradshaw still...and he's been gone 3.5 years. I don't open them...ever!
Oh my! The retirement dinner sounds wonderful! I haven't had proper seafood in a very long time but I do enjoy my Tilapia and it makes a regular appearance at my spot. I cook it in the toaster oven with a side of veggies and coleslaw and did fish tacos recently with some.
I'm doing OK here at my spot. Enjoying each day I get and am so very thankful for the comforts of my "home" and the blessings that fill it. God is so good to me! Got things spiffed up a bit on Thursday before the bug man came. I leave the door open for him and he comes in waving his arms for my attention as he knows I don't hear him.
I am doing a new thing....back to Restriction. Starting with a list of 5 "trigger" foods to avoid and yes, I did have to go back and edit my pick up order to delete them! I started with 5 foods and 2 habits for the rest of the month. I did up a simple meal plan, listing choices for 4 breakfast/lunch and dinners....
I have a kitchen full of lovely, healthy things to eat that I can prepare in the 7-10 minutes that I can stand. Hoping to improve my pain and mobility levels as I wean myself off the things that have caused so much damage. I DID leave potatoes on my list. I buy 4 at a time....and use them 1 at a time. Yesterday for dinner I had a nice pork patty in the AF with my lovely salad.
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I wouldn't doubt that music is a good trigger for memories, I know I have some very good memories where music is concerned! Although, I suppose it would depend on the type of music, there is some very brain deadening music out there nowadays! LOL!
Bren, the e-mail said that it was from Brenda Bradshaw. Well, I have very good security and it doesn't appear that anyone has stolen anything from me, so I just deleted it! Nothing downloaded anyway, but I hope trying to download didn't put anything bad on my computer! I have AVG Pro and it should have caught it anyway! Sigh - I thought you sent me something and was so excited!
We'll have to come up with a secret subject line just in case you ever run across something you want to send me or I run into something I want to send you! heeheehee.
Not much happening in my world. I am working on getting all of the Blog Posts from my pastor edited. I have them all downloaded to my computer and am going through and editing them to be easily read and used for study or encouragement. I have pages of stuff I want to look more deeply at when I get done with doing this. I am hoping to have it done by Christmas and have a memory stick for each family with the blogs on it. It's been an awesome way to do my Bible Studying.
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I too, hope you didn't get anything on your computer. I get messages on FB from friends hacked pages...one just the other day supposedly from my brother but using words he wouldn't use, and I didn't think of that until I'd sent the requested phone numbers he'd supposedly lost! Evil running rampant. Great idea using a catch phrase so we'd know it's a legit message!
I did a walk in store run today for the first time in at least 6 months. Was sadly disappointed...no advertised cantaloupe, salads higher than advertised price...2 sad little avocados for 1.00 each...oh well. It qualified as a couple of wee walks. Nothing to see here folks...move along. I'll stick with my HEB and Wal-Mart.
That is so neat! Doing a memory stick for each family! This girl still doesn't know how to back up her computer!
I thought this was cute and snagged it...LOL
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Phew, that's how we look in NC too! Although the temps have been coming down a wee bit. It's overcast today so shouldn't be as hot! I never used to sweat - I guess that's another perk of getting older!
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Marilyn - not sure about the "brain repair", but music is sure good for my soul! My piano is used everyday.1
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Kim, we had a record in July. ll but 4 days were over 100...up to 107, 109....the 4 days under were 99, 97, and 2 at 95. Just getting my order at HEB at 10 AM was too much for me. I normally pick up at 8:30.
Music....used to be such a joy to me. I've lost much more than just my hearing with the Meneire's. Most music is loud, jangly racket to me anymore. So glad you have yours!
Yesterday was a hard battle day...awake until 5 AM (from 11:30 pm on)...a nap...restless one and extreme pain when I got up. My sleep patterns have been wrecked for some time now. Oh well....add to my project list! I will create some soothing moments....
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Get back on that diet your doctor told you about, that should help with the inflammation and pain! I hate that you suffer so much with that.
Last night I couldn't bend my left thumb without a lot of pain. I found my compression glove for that hand and put that on. I woke with a headache and couldn't get into my med packet without using that left thumb. After I used my nail to open the packet, the pain went away for awhile. It's back right now, but I'm praising the Lord for that reprieve. So strange. I can feel the joint popping and moving when I bend it, so the arthritis must have moved from the ball of my thumb and that bottom joint up to the joint in the middle of my thumb. Both thumbs hurt in that place now, but the left one is worse. I need to remember to use my pain cream on it. It's all natural without any aspirin or anti-inflammatory stuff, but it works fairly well. I take so much Tylenol for my headaches I don't want to take any for my joint pain.
John 16:33 "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." KJV says, "be of good cheer," I pray that peace and courage and good cheer would be yours today as you walk in Christ.
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How cute!
Woke with a headache the last two mornings. I don't think the Emgality works on anything but migraines, and I get at least three different kinds of headaches. I may have to just go ahead and do the application for help to get the Aimovig, because that one worked much better!
Wade moved my office to the room that had been Mom's bedroom. It's sunnier in there, and not so warm as the other bedroom I had been in - the sun shines all morning on that room and makes it rather warm. Wade is going to use that one for his music room and office. My room is my office, the spare bedroom and a "reading" room - we moved the book case in here! LOL! I don't mind, I'm on one wall near the window and everything else is to my back! LOL! We talked about moving our bedroom, but both of the other bedrooms are on the street side and are much brighter than the room we are in. It has carpeting, not a plus, but it is quieter and darker, so I'd rather stay in there! We are talking about painting the rooms, lots of yellowy paint throughout the house, and neither of us like that shade. We would like to do blue-green colors. That is more "beachy" too. There are lots of cracks in the ceilings and walls as well that will need to be patched up, but the house is sound! It better be after we put in lots of money to have the underside of the house fixed when we moved in. When Florence came through many houses in the area flooded, this one did suffer some water damage, but didn't flood out, so we need to go through and re-fix the patchwork that the owner did to get it ready for sale. Some of those patches aren't holding! LOL! Do we care - not a wit. God opened this door and He knew everything beforehand, so we are blessed to be in our home, wrinkles and all! God is so incredibly good!0 -
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