WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2024
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Been a ***** of a day. I am going to have to let my new person go. She just does not get it and we have had a couple close calls.
Also the accounting firm that does our taxes called and we have to pay in almost $2000 again. DH's employer did't take out enough, even after DH filed to have them hold more out. So I have gone in and raised what I have taken out.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE9 -
Vicki ~ So sorry you had to let your new employee go! I know you really needed an extra hand at work. Hope you find someone more suited.
Heather ~ Love the party dress for Bea! She will look like a princess.
Kim ~ Still thinking about Levi. When we had to put our POM down, I cried and cried and still mourn him.
Tina and others in California ~ Prayers you will all be safe from the storms.
Not much to say! Sun is shining and that makes the day smiley!
Carol in Ga5 -
Good afternoon ladies.
Been working on my paperwork and getting a bit frustrated with the forms to be filled in. Decided to put it aside for today and start up again tomorrow.
Heather beautiful dress.
My granddaughter (in Ontario) is turning 13 in March. Asked her if she had an ereader and she doesn't. Is an avid reader so ordered a Kobo for her birthday. Managed to find a sleep cover for it in sparkly purple from amazon so I think will be perfect. Purple is her favorite color and being sparkly, I'm sure she will like it.
She joined a skating group this past year and they are performing in a city about 3 hour drive from their location this weekend (2 day event). It's synchronized skating and is a competition through Can Skate Ontario. She's been discussing this with me over skype the last few weeks and is annoyed that her coach has told the team that getting bronze is not acceptable. Only silver or gold is acceptable. Obviously the coach is putting pressure on this group of 12/13 year old girls. Will be interesting to see how they make out. Lots of rules for the girls to remember during the performance. My granddaughter said they were even instructed on how their thumb has to be positioned close to the first finger at all times. Asked my son to video the performance and he said he will. I'm sure they will do well. She's excited and nervous all at the same time.
Joy7 -
anmlmzdiet wrote: »@dlfk202000
What kind of stuff do you take to your shows? Do you sell? Have you posted pictures? I'm interested to see.
Soup anyone? (see kevrit above)
Michelle in NV
We have 3D printed items- we have six printers that are being used with a couple in storage(one more heading there because he bought another new one)
I have posted a few things on here. I will post a few more-don't know how to put things in a spoiler-sorry.
We have only done one show so far- we have a lot of inventory built up now, will be looking into doing some craft type fairs this spring.
that was our first show, down in SF at the Moscone Center
Everything we are printed are articulated except for the percussion frogs
We have a lot more but don't have pictures of all of them yet. Planned on taking a lot of pictures at the show(that didn't happen)
Debbie
Napa Valley, CA
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Vicki: Sorry about your new start not working out.
Heather: 🥰 the dress/bolero for Bea.
Debbie: Those look class. I like the metallic finish. My grandson has a 3D printer. He prints some cool stuff with it.
Can’t remember anymore 😝
I went to craft and discovered it was the wrong week for my group 😝 I know most of the members in today’s group, so stayed for coffee and to chat. I got some of my crochet project done.
Will be out early tomorrow morning for our weekly grocery shopping. Off to bed early.
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☘️ Terri
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Stats for the day-
Short walk w/family- 50.41min, 37elev, 3.15ap, 81ahr, 96mhr, 2.69mi= 262c
Strava app = 330c
Walk to Costco and back- 1hr 49min 19sec, 42elev, 3.65ap, 93ahr, 122mhr, 6.81mi= 641c
Strava app= 834c
*total miles walked 9.5*
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 3min 35sec, 351elev, 112aw, 19.1amph, 101ahr, 134mhr, gear41, 20.20mi= 397c
Strava app= 408c
Zwift stats- 1hr 3min 44sec, 354elev, 112aw, 45arpm, 19.02amph, 20.2mi= 408c
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OregonMother wrote: »Rita. We're not doing anything about my ckd. I'm trying not to let it bother me, but I had to bring up the diet. All he says is drink more water. I am doing my best to eat the DASH diet. Everyone probably should. So we are eating a lot more veggies, and I am avoiding beef. But not eliminating it entirely. The nephrologist has released me unless my GFR goes lower. It bounces around in the low 40s, with occasional dips into the high 30s. He says that's plenty of functionality. I don't know if he says that because of my mbc and I'm probably not going to die of kidney disease. I am wondering how his treatment of me compares to the treatment of others.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
FleaMy nephrologist was upset my GP didn’t tell me or send me sooner. My GFR is 46. He wanted to put me on Farxiga b/c my sugar has been going up (even with Keto) and my BP was way up. Cardiologist has BP going down so one more thing down. I have a choice with the Farxiga. It is too expensive for me and I know my insurance pays for all the BP meds and testing stuff for the glucose. I haven’t had to take any diabetes meds so will pass on the Farxiga. Thanks so much for your response! Helps me put things in perspective. Diet is everything! No more Keto but Renal diet now. And 80 oz of water a day according to doc. (He also says coffee is ok) LOL 🤷♀️
Machka Thanks for the info! I’m in stage 3 where my GFR bounces between 42 and 52. Diet is the way to go I am seeing. I have been following the Renal diet (I’ll post a snippet later) after researching and with my “metabolic acidosis” which is the type of CKD I have, I need to avoid Phosporus mostly, so reading ALOT of labels! LOL
Michelle in NV I like the soup idea! My DH does all the cooking and is making Menudo today. I’ll see if I can remember to take a pic. Also my DH does the same as yours. He starts to sort out the pile he has in the front of the RV but ends up making a worse mess. Not sure how he manages b/c he DOES toss a couple things each time. 🤪
RVRita who panics with medical stuff for nothing really, in Roswell, NM. 🛸👽
I share your frustration. My oncologist is the one who asked me, "has anyone told you that you have chronic kidney disease?" After she mentioned it, I went back to look at my historical labs, and I was in the 60s eight years ago, with a steady decline. It would have been nice if someone would have mentioned that I should at least pay attention and stop taking ibuprofen. That was my preferred pain reliever because I needed an anti inflammatory.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR9 -
Had a pretty productive(and a bit profitable) day.
Started out as it has the past 6 1/2 weeks with nebulizer treatment after feeding and cleaning up after the cats.
Went with dh to walk mil's dog while he made sure she had her pills, pay any bills that needed to be paid etc. So, this is where it was profitable. He asked me to walk a different way than I usually do so I could look in on his truck that he leaves there in her carport and also on the neighbors house as they are out of town. Walking less than a block from there I looked down and found $100!!! I seriously thought it was one of the fake bills that the kids play with or just a fake one some one made- It was soaking wet and stuck to the sidewalk. Looked at it closer and yep- it is REAL!!!
After I finished walking Kobe, dh and I did some shopping-then had lunch- it is Taco Tuesday-
Finished our shopping then came home- then for the work- putting away all the stuff we bought. We went to Black Friday again- $1 each today. Some will go up to storage as it was Christmas decorations(6'prelit garlands-bought 2 yesterday at $2 each and got 3 more today)
It has been pretty much sunny most of the day- rain stopped last night and so far hasn't rained, that I know of yet today.
Got a call from my sister- mom's power is still out but should be back on by tonight. Hopefully she doesn't loose too much food in the fridges/freezers. I haven't heard from mom but not surprised- no power means no land line and may not be able to charge her cell phone(plus service is really bad right now- was terrible when I tried to talk to her Sunday)
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA6 -
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Vicki – so sorry about the employee and then the money issue on top of that!
All Californians – good thoughts being sent your way to be safe
Joy – good luck to your granddaughter
Had the last ceramics (they’re closed Monday) for the next 5 weeks.
Michele NC
who is off to do some of the x-stitch4 -
Kim: My heart hurts for your loss of Levi. (((hugs)))
Annie: Keep on keeping on. I'm in the same boat as you. Up 5 pounds since Christmas...gah! Have been slacking on cardio in favor of stretching which burns even fewer calories than walking Mars the Leash Loving Cat.
Vickie: So sorry you have to let the new hire go. Hopefully this is the Universe's way of making room for someone better.
Michele: Glad you are hearing from Bryan!
Tina: Thinking of you and hoping the monsoons pass quickly.
Karen in VA: How/where are you?
I'm in the market for a new mattress. The research is making me crazy. The prices of the best recommendations give me pause. However, sleep is important. I fall asleep on my side, but wake up on my back, with a cat on my chest. Will take this slow....
Stay well, friends. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills
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Well. Yesterday just passed me by. I had class in the morning and halfway through my head started hurting. I hadn’t slept well and just wasn’t feeling well. I ended up spending almost the whole day on the couch.
Not sleeping just resting. Of course, even that was enough to mess up my sleep last night so I was awake from 230-530.
I finished your book and did a review during that time Heather.
Kim - while I was having a couch day I heard someone talking about grief.
They said that grief is like a rock shows up in your pocket. For the first while that rock beats against us and bangs us up, eventually the weight of that rock becomes more bearable to carry but it still occasionally bangs against us and that rock never leaves we just don’t get as bruised by it.
I can’t remember who said it, it was much more eloquently put than that.
Lisa - I hope they get you into a specialist soon. What is the wait time like there for a knee replacement? I think it’s close to 2 years here now. That’s a long time to go in pain.
Heather - what a beautiful dress for Bea. I understand Edie wanting a visit alone. I enjoy having the kids one on one although they are getting better at having together.
Allie - I didn’t even know antennas still existed.
Michele - it’s nice that you and Bryan are making baby steps for communication.
Tina - I need to do a lot “less” too.
Vicki - I’m so sorry! You seem to have a terrible time getting good staff.
I was so sorry to see Toby Keith passed away yesterday. He was one of my favourites.
The young couple who opened their home for Lauryn’s party on Saturday sent a message this morning that her mother in law was found in her home deceased yesterday. They are waiting for an update from the RCMP to know what happened.
Debbie - what are the 3D things used for? Decorations? Toys? I saw at shows this year that there were a lot of people making 3D printed items, but they weren’t selling a lot.
Where does your Mom live?
Rori - my daughter has an Endy mattress that she swears by. It’s firm but comfortable.
I went to buy paint today and was so impressed. There was paint on sale for 20% off. I asked for a specific paint and if that was on sale. She told me no, that it was the specialty paints of that brand on sale but then instead of allowing me to purchase the paint at full price advise that if I waited until Thursday the paint I wanted is going on sale for 30% off! It’s not often you get told something is going on sale when you’re standing there ready to purchase.
I have my homework done and am about to go take a bath. I am really hoping to sleep tonight.
I’m meeting a friend for lunch tomorrow and have to stop at my other friends house to pick up a wheelbarrow that we will store for her. I think since we’re doing her a favour she should have dropped it off, but what do I know?
I may be a little miffed about it.
DH had good news today, the union has agreed to a new contract, he will be getting a raise, retro pay and benefits.
This is good news.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Debbie - what are the 3D things used for? Decorations? Toys? I saw at shows this year that there were a lot of people making 3D printed items, but they weren’t selling a lot.
Where does your Mom live?
Tracey in Edmonton
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most of what we make are toys- fidget toys really beings they are all articulated. We use food safe PLA plastic
We did pretty well at the one show we did. There was another vendor selling but her prices were so much higher than ours. The dragons she had priced at $45, we were selling for $14-16. All of our prices were lower than hers and from what we have seen at other shows. We are making some money but not crazy amounts on each items.
We are working on volumn and assortment
Mom lives an hour north of me. The storms took out a lot of trees and with them, the power.
I keep texting her each day until I hear from her.
She is used to the power going out during the winters.
Debbie5 -
OregonMother wrote: »OregonMother wrote: »Rita. We're not doing anything about my ckd. I'm trying not to let it bother me, but I had to bring up the diet. All he says is drink more water. I am doing my best to eat the DASH diet. Everyone probably should. So we are eating a lot more veggies, and I am avoiding beef. But not eliminating it entirely. The nephrologist has released me unless my GFR goes lower. It bounces around in the low 40s, with occasional dips into the high 30s. He says that's plenty of functionality. I don't know if he says that because of my mbc and I'm probably not going to die of kidney disease. I am wondering how his treatment of me compares to the treatment of others.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
FleaMy nephrologist was upset my GP didn’t tell me or send me sooner. My GFR is 46. He wanted to put me on Farxiga b/c my sugar has been going up (even with Keto) and my BP was way up. Cardiologist has BP going down so one more thing down. I have a choice with the Farxiga. It is too expensive for me and I know my insurance pays for all the BP meds and testing stuff for the glucose. I haven’t had to take any diabetes meds so will pass on the Farxiga. Thanks so much for your response! Helps me put things in perspective. Diet is everything! No more Keto but Renal diet now. And 80 oz of water a day according to doc. (He also says coffee is ok) LOL 🤷♀️
Machka Thanks for the info! I’m in stage 3 where my GFR bounces between 42 and 52. Diet is the way to go I am seeing. I have been following the Renal diet (I’ll post a snippet later) after researching and with my “metabolic acidosis” which is the type of CKD I have, I need to avoid Phosporus mostly, so reading ALOT of labels! LOL
Michelle in NV I like the soup idea! My DH does all the cooking and is making Menudo today. I’ll see if I can remember to take a pic. Also my DH does the same as yours. He starts to sort out the pile he has in the front of the RV but ends up making a worse mess. Not sure how he manages b/c he DOES toss a couple things each time. 🤪
RVRita who panics with medical stuff for nothing really, in Roswell, NM. 🛸👽
I share your frustration. My oncologist is the one who asked me, "has anyone told you that you have chronic kidney disease?" After she mentioned it, I went back to look at my historical labs, and I was in the 60s eight years ago, with a steady decline. It would have been nice if someone would have mentioned that I should at least pay attention and stop taking ibuprofen. That was my preferred pain reliever because I needed an anti inflammatory.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
My previous doctor sent me for a whole set of tests ... blood work, ultrasound etc. When the results came back, clear as day, in big bold print at the bottom of the ultrasound results was the statement that my kidneys showed damage consistent with Chronic Kidney Disease.
My doctor didn't see it. I went in for follow-up, she told me she wanted the cyst on my left kidney checked ... so she did see the ultrasound results, just not all the results. She printed the results for me and sent me on my way.
A few days later, I made an appointment to ask her about the kidney results and showed her what she had printed. First she tried to tell me they put that statement on everyone's results. Then she said that kidney damage only matters if my GFR? is lower than normal. I showed her that it is. She was surprised.
Pretty sad when the GP doesn't even read the results.
When I saw the specialist about the cyst (which is apparently OK), I asked about CKD. He looked at my results and told me that yes, I have CKD. But it hasn't advanced yet.
M in Oz4 -
My previous doctor sent me for a whole set of tests ... blood work, ultrasound etc. When the results came back, clear as day, in big bold print at the bottom of the ultrasound results was the statement that my kidneys showed damage consistent with Chronic Kidney Disease.
My doctor didn't see it. I went in for follow-up, she told me she wanted the cyst on my left kidney checked ... so she did see the ultrasound results, just not all the results. She printed the results for me and sent me on my way.
A few days later, I made an appointment to ask her about the kidney results and showed her what she had printed. First she tried to tell me they put that statement on everyone's results. Then she said that kidney damage only matters if my GFR? is lower than normal. I showed her that it is. She was surprised.
Pretty sad when the GP doesn't even read the results.
When I saw the specialist about the cyst (which is apparently OK), I asked about CKD. He looked at my results and told me that yes, I have CKD. But it hasn't advanced yet.
M in Oz
Oh my goodness, Machka.
To my nephrologist's credit, I have had so many scans over the past 2.5 years -- Two PETs in the first year, CT every six months, and I've had multiple MRIs. Fortunately, those scans do not show any damage to my kidneys. So at least there's that. He is toying with the idea that I'm just chronically dehydrated. I drink a lot of water. But because I have celiac and I'm on medicine that can cause gastro issues, I do have a lot of diarrhea. I'm also sensitive to various foods for odd reasons, so vomiting is an issue, too. We have stopped using the IV contrast with my CTs, since I'm not showing any progression and the IV contrast is hard on kidneys.
It's just all that ibuprofen I used to take. I would certainly not have taken it if I had realized what was going on.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR6 -
Just looked up my last GFR results. Mine says 60. (I am 74.) My report for all bloods was satisfactory. My sodium was at the top end, but OK. I know I ought to cut back a bit on salt, but I love it.
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OregonMother wrote: »My previous doctor sent me for a whole set of tests ... blood work, ultrasound etc. When the results came back, clear as day, in big bold print at the bottom of the ultrasound results was the statement that my kidneys showed damage consistent with Chronic Kidney Disease.
My doctor didn't see it. I went in for follow-up, she told me she wanted the cyst on my left kidney checked ... so she did see the ultrasound results, just not all the results. She printed the results for me and sent me on my way.
A few days later, I made an appointment to ask her about the kidney results and showed her what she had printed. First she tried to tell me they put that statement on everyone's results. Then she said that kidney damage only matters if my GFR? is lower than normal. I showed her that it is. She was surprised.
Pretty sad when the GP doesn't even read the results.
When I saw the specialist about the cyst (which is apparently OK), I asked about CKD. He looked at my results and told me that yes, I have CKD. But it hasn't advanced yet.
M in Oz
Oh my goodness, Machka.
To my nephrologist's credit, I have had so many scans over the past 2.5 years -- Two PETs in the first year, CT every six months, and I've had multiple MRIs. Fortunately, those scans do not show any damage to my kidneys. So at least there's that. He is toying with the idea that I'm just chronically dehydrated. I drink a lot of water. But because I have celiac and I'm on medicine that can cause gastro issues, I do have a lot of diarrhea. I'm also sensitive to various foods for odd reasons, so vomiting is an issue, too. We have stopped using the IV contrast with my CTs, since I'm not showing any progression and the IV contrast is hard on kidneys.
It's just all that ibuprofen I used to take. I would certainly not have taken it if I had realized what was going on.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR
Here's what my results say:
Cortical Thinning Of The Kidneys In Chronic Kidney Disease
https://healthmatch.io/kidney-disease/cortical-thinning-of-the-kidneys
When the kidney cortex becomes scarred and the amount of healthy, functioning tissue decreases, you may have cortical thinning. ... Chronic kidney disease can lead to these effects.
Normal eGFR levels decline with age, but here is their general meaning:- 90 or higher: normal range
- 60–89: could suggest you have early-stage kidney disease <<--- This is where I am
- 15–59: could suggest you have kidney disease
- Below 15: could suggest you have kidney failure
Lifestyle adjustments
Changing your lifestyle habits could help you manage your CKD. These include:- Eating a balanced, healthy diet
- Consuming less salt — you should aim for less than 6g (around one teaspoon) per day
- Limit your alcohol intake
- Losing weight if you are overweight or obese
- Exercising regularly
- Quitting smoking
- Avoiding over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen
Among cyclists, ibuprofen was nicknamed Vitamin I and we took it regularly and frequently. I have cut back a lot in recent years.
Machka in Oz3
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