Marilynsretired Member

Am keeping up on reading all the messages - praying for all of you especially with so many health issues - we need to remember to lean in on God, letting Him be in control, but then applying what he tells us to do with regard to our health - he does give us instruction and we must obey if we truly love him. Diaylsis is…

Well it has been 1 month / 15 treatments on the kidney dialysis and am learning to make changes to my life due to all the time at the hospital Each time I am connected (for 4 hours) the machine continues to set off the alarm saying something is wrong. They have advised me that I need another surgery to correct the port…

Well l have had 12 treatments on the dialysis machine and today starts month 2 There is a problem with my pick line so looks like I will be back in surgery to get it fixed as the way it is now the machine keeps alarming for the 1st hour or our and therefore not giving the best dialysis. Side effects are getting better -…

Today is the start of week 4 of diaylsis - session 10. I have been having iron transfusions and should have another 5 I believe but they are really doing a number on me so will talk with them today. I don't like that it has brought on problems with bowels leaving me with some hemmroid problems. This weekend was difficult…

Have been reading all the messages here though not posting often. Working on improving my strength. Tomorrow (Friday) will be the end of week 3 on dialysis which means when tomorrow is over I have had 9 connections to the machine that is keeping me alive. The feeling sick has pretty much gone as the headaches. Though the…

Update on me. I have now had 6 diaylsis treatments - working on getting to understand that this is my life now- connected to a machine 3 days a week for a total of 12 hours - dont do this and my life would be over. It has been rough - lots of feeling sick and terrible headaches let alone the pain in the back from having be…

Update on how I am doing. I have now had 6 dialysis treatments - done over 2 weeks.My schedule is 3x a week, 4 hours each time and I at the hospital Mondays, Wednesdays,Fridays. Yesterdays treatment was the best as they got me on the chair and no pain in my back - but the diaylsis makes you feel like you have gone through…

Well I have had 3 dialysis treatments- now the weekend is free from being connected to the machine and then we start Monday Wednesday and Friday from 6 pm to 10 pm. So far so good though each time I felt sick after - yesterday after the treatment went and had a hamburger - not good as 2 hours later brought some of it up.…

Thanks for all the prayers - means a lot tome Well I have started dialysis. Had my 1st one yesterday. Started with having the port put in, then 3 hours on the dialysis machine.Wasn't as bad as I thought it wouldbe- slept off and for treatment. Today I return for a 2nd treatment and I also get one done tomorrow. THen it…

Guess I should update how I am doing - have been reading all the messages but not up to posting. Have been down for the count so to speak for about 2 weeks. Vey tired. Last Wednesday I got a call from the kidney doctors. Told to come the hospital yesterday for the implant to be put in and then straight dialysis.This was a…

All is well at our home - have had some trouble with my legs and my right foot but with God being the great physician things are starting to heal. Last weekend we celebrated the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. On Easter Sunday we had 20 people baptised- so great to witness this- and June there will be…

Update on my sister - she is at home and recovering nicely. She really gave us a scare, and though she is really ill and is ready to pass on she has been granted a little longer. As for me things have be 'messy'. Dealing with kidney problems is not nice - 3 weeks ago the kidney doctor said blood work was looking like I…

What a week it was - it is improving but still tired from all the stress. Last week (Tuesday) in the evening I got a call from my sister that lives out of town that our older sister was in critical condition and looks like end of life. Joanne will be 87 in May. Long story short, she is going through grief with her husband…

Am doing a little better but things are not good. Was to see the kidney doctor last Thursday and he said to be prepared to having diaylsis in the next 2 months as blood workwas going the wrong way. I now have to have blood work every 2 weeks - had it done today so will get some information tomorrow My older sister (she…

Have been to the kidney clinic for my 3 month checkup -told the doctor he was talking nasty as he started talking about me going on diaylsis. My kidney number this month is 9 (should be 60) but he said that the overall blood work shows that the meds are starting not to work as good as they had hoped. So rather than seeing…

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Last 2 days have been rather busy - glad that most of the running around is finish as I am tired. Norm had looked at new cars over the last week (we had a 2019 Rio made by KIA) Well they have a big sale going on and were looking for good used cars. Our only had 60,000 miles on it so they had called us to see if we would be…

Have been struggling somewhat with food - eating to much bread (flour) and drinking soda pop. So today that has changed - am back to water only and no carbs. By no carbs I mean I am eliminating anything with flour which means no bread (which is so addictive) pasta, rice or potatoes. On saying that I know there will be…

Today's weight 233 = that means 10 pounds gained over 6 weeks - now to reverse it

Sorry to hear that both of you seem to be dealing with health problems - but the Lord is great and will give us the strength to hold up to all that we are goiong through. We are dealing with a few issues that can be frustrating. Our furnace in February needed to have a repair person out - total cost is $1,500 and…

Had my earing tested Tuesday. Could not find out why I have rining in left ear. But I do have hearing loss and it was suggested to think about hearing aids but to come back in one year to be checked again. So now need to see my doctor to get to see an ear, throat and nose specialist to see if he can find out what the…

Last day of February - time flies as they say. I was to the doctor again this week due to the noise in one ear and the stuffyness in the other - the dizziness is still there from vertigo. He asked me to go to the hearing clinic and get a hearing test done so we can get an accurate account of what is happening. Pluse he…

January 7 2025 = 225.1 January 21 2025 = 225.5 February 18 2024 = 225.8

Today marks 1 week of making positive changes - and I am seeing results and feeling so much better. February 11 I weighed in at 230 Today February 18 I weighed in at 225.8 which is a loss of 4.2 pounds. Makes me feel good that I stuck with the changes and am seeing progress. What are the changes? Biggest change is not…

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I started my new eating plan on -official start date was Feb 11 with a weigh in of 230. This morning Feb 15 I weighed in at 226.8 so the healthy way of eating is helping. Working on 5 pound goals - so just about there for the first goal. Plan consisted of low carb watching to work on geting the grams to 20 or below. Means…

Sounds like our lives are busy - doesn't get slower even though we are older. Got some good information from my sister re food. There is a program called Proper Human Diet by a Doctor that she sent me on. Makes so much sense. It talks about how we used to eat 50 years ago and lays out a plan on how to do that now. It is…

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We are having a cold front going through our city. It is -12C which is 10 F so it is cold but last week it was even colder. No snow though - all around our city there is snow on the ground but not us which is nice.. Could mean we have a drought for the summer though. Still under a lot of stress due to Trump - he is…