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Saw the kidney doctor yesterday. Though the number is low have been told I am doing ok. They took me of citril (which is something to do with calcium) and though my function is low am ok for another 3 months. Said if the number goes to 6 (it was at 8) they would start looking at a day to start diaylsis. But that really…

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Today is my 41st wedding anniversary. We were going to go out but decided against that due to the high cost of eating out. So Norm is going to make homemade sauce and cook soom noodles. He will probably make garlic bread and a Caesar Salad as well. As my appetite has change somewhat I know I will love it but wont eat much.…

Week 1 of no pop completed = met goal Today I start week 2 and will complete that as I wont give in to it nw Bren you mentioned new meds for your blood pressure which cause kidney damage - PLEASE talk to your doctor and get off that one and on one that wont damage the kidney. It is not fun to have low function and…

All is well at our home. My sister put the obiturary for her husband up and it was so well written - will truly miss him. I don't remember a time when he was not in our life - a wonderful man and will be greatly missed Am doing well with the food. I eat only on a bread and butter plate so not much at one time. Mostly I…

Short update. Am doing well - still not on dialysis, appendix seems to have healed and generally feeling better. Need to get blood work done this week as next week I see the kidney doctor. Saturday I gave up pop - no more gingerale. And today (day 3 of not having) is showing the scale is starting to go down again. Though I…

Praying for both of you with all your medical problems. I know how frustrating that can be. Weighed myself this morning (225.2) which pleases me a lot. On November 11 I was 233.2 so that is 8 pounds down in less than a month. I am eating but am being very careful with what I put in my mouth. Staying away from bread. Last 2…

Well we are getting snow. I live in Canada (British Columbia is the province so we are on the west coast ) We are feeling the effect of the bomb cyclone this time around - we are about 6 hours inland and the coast is having a terrible time with this weather. They are telling us to stay at home and avoid driving even though…

Re my appendix. It seems to have settle down but as far as surgery to remove it - they wont do surgery on me due to the fact that I had major surgery re cancer 18 years ago and have a lot of scar tissue and then had 9 weeks of radiation leaving my insides all damage. What would normally be a 40 minute operation and being…

Last Saturday I was back at the emergency re the pain in area of appendix. Took blood work and cat scan and was told all looked ok So he wrote a letter to the surgeon for further help. Say the surgeon yesterday - he said all looks well, no signs of infection and that the pain which is only 5 minutes a day is from IBS as it…

Am doing ok - was at the emergency again on Saturday night - only a 3 hour stay - had blood work and a cat scan - the doctor understands the pain that is still there but the tests show things seem to be ok. So he has written the surgeon asking him to review what should be done next. I know the Lord is in control and slowly…

My body is healing and I know it is because of my Savior. But still have some pain and I hope to hear from the surgeon this coming week. But I know God is in control and I just keep reminding myself of that and as long as the appendix doesn't get worse, well I am thankful for that and grateful that the Lord is taking care…

Went to church this morning - a very good service. Was at the emergency once again last night - only 3 hours this time. Still having some pain re the appendix - took blood work and a cat scan = both looked ok though still have pain. So emergency doctor is writing to the surgeon I saw for him to look at the results and…

I am here - and this will be short but wanted to let you know I am doing as well as expected. Begining of October I was hospitized due to pain - discovered my appendix was inflamed / infected. Doctors wont do surgery on me as I am high risk and the operation would take about 3 hours due to the radition damage from my…

Guess it is time for an update - sorry for being away but have been really sick Begining of October I went to the emergency and waited 10 hours before seeing a doctor - they did a cat scan and blood work - he said it looked like my appendiz was infected - called in a surgeon - did not like her at all and after listening to…

Well my new remote control for my lazy boy chair came in - and it works. I was so overjoyed to connect it to the chair and then lay back with my feet up. Snoozed off a bit in the afternoon but had a much better sleep last night - got up and had breakfast with hubby and when he left to have coffee with a friend, I laid back…

Have been reading the messages you have posted - praying for all of you We got a new scale at TOPS - it weighs 4 pounds heavier then mine which is not nice. Am struggling with staying on plan and the weight is not coming off - as it says in Romans, I know what I need to do, but don't do it - how do we break that pattern.…

Bren: sorry to hear about the bed bugs - I understand they are hard to get rid of but I was told once it is properly treated you should be ok Cellulitus - I have it on both legs - doctor said I got it because of the diabetes. At any rate, other them the skin looking read with some scabs am ok. They get very itcy due to dry…

Have been reading all the posts but just not able to post - but thought it was time to say hi Am doing well - kidney number has gone up to 10 (60 is normal) so glad that I am double digits but it usually goes up for 2 months then drops down again. This is the end of year 2 of being sick with all the kidney problems. So far…

Thanks everyone for your continued prayers. Am feeling quite good. It is 2 years this month that my kidneys shut down. Have had 6 surgeries on my arms to get a fisqula for diaylis and all failed. Thankfully I have not had to have dialysis yet and hopefully will not need it for some time. When it comes time they will do an…

Restfinder I read where you use Dulox. Have you considered restor-a-law = you can take it daily to help keep things moving. My doctor said to do it daily otherwise I would get this better stop the med and then be bunged up again - I just drink it every night before bed and it doesn't have any bad taste - and it isnt harsh.…

Morning ladies - have been reading your posts but have not been able to respond. Anyway I am doing well. Vertigo is now a thing of the past which I am so grateful for. My last blood work done on July30 showed my kidney function at 10 (glad to be in the 2 digit number) but that changes with every blood test. Test also…

Here is my update We still have wildfires all around us - but we have had a week of cooler weather (in the 80s) but really no rain. They are telling us that this coming week till about Aug 12 we will be back in the high 90's and low 100's = so many people have been evacuated. Today I went to my TOPS meeting (miss the last…

So thought it was time again for me to update. Just had July's blood work done - tomorrow I should be able to find out what kidney function - praying it has not gone below 9 Went to my TOPS meeting today - I had missed 2 weeks but found out that I did lose 0.8 since last time I weighed in. Have been somewhat discouraged…

For those that don't know - I live in Canada - on the west coast in the province of British Columbia - not all that far from Judith We are completely surrounded by wildfires - over 400 of them now in the province One of the fires is in Jasper which is onthe border of British Columbia and Alberta. It is in a national park…

Am doing much better - but this heat is getting to me We now have wildfires all around the city and closing in on us - a lot of evacuations and more to come. Please pray for rain no lightning to help put the fires out. Always nice to have summer but this is the 3 - 4th year we have had extreme wildfires and it gets to…

Have been keeping up with reading all your posts but havent posted as this vertigo think is getting to me. Have a phone call with doctor tomorrow - the veritgo is much better but still have it - I can tell when it is going to happen due to the pressure in the head - now to see what I should do about it. I have meds that…

Re heat wave - yes where I live we are under a heat wave. The coming week we will be somewhere between 92 - 100 F = far to hot. The other day it was 104. Thankful that we have air conditioning. Other then dealing with the heat things seem to be ok. I have had a bad case of vertigo and nausea but think I might be pulling…