The Drop in Centre

[Cane23]

59 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

I hope you're all okay. I am, but I am not.  I was quite ill and ended up having to have blood tests which came back to tell me some news I didn't want about a disease I didn't want to have. It was a silent one and not related to the illness. I know no one wants that news.

So, I have Chronic Kidney Disease on top of my other things. More diet changes are needed, and i think a trip to a dietician is in order since i in no way need to lose the 4 lbs I've lost since last Friday.  The diet is a delicate balance of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and stuff. The first few days were difficult, but I will figure it out.

I'm not sure what's going to happen. I feel rather weird and not myself at all, so that's where I am.

So sorry about this news. The curse of human body - healing one thing, we hurt the other! I know that well... But you are a fighter, this is just another battle to win!

The friend I was visiting in hospital few weeks ago has been diagnosed with microcellular lung cancer, stage IIIc. He's receiving chemotherapy now. Prognoses are...well, nobody can really tell...or doesn't want to.

He's living with his parents now and we speak by the phone every day. The sad thing is that I cannot be by his bed and hold his hand because...well, the things are 'complicated'!

Aren't they always...

[Reader1810]

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I'm not sure what's going to happen. I feel rather weird and not myself at all, so that's where I am.

I’m really sorry to hear you have yet another issue you have to deal with, tim.

Going to a dietician sounds like a really smart move on your part, and I have my fingers crossed, he/she will be able to help you figure out good dietary options for you. 

Take care. 
xoxo

[Thirdly]

You keep fighting, @Mikiesboy!!! Not your diet, that you'll have to eat even if you don't want to. What I do (other than drown things in the spices I'm allowed to use) is I listen to music and dance while I eat so I distract myself from the fact that it's probably not what I'd prefer to eat. I was a notoriously terrible eater as a child (no amount of airplanes or threats did anything)...and I'm still suffering the consequences of that in older age. These days, I can eat unseasoned things and even black coffee without sugar if I have to, but that's because I decided to play defensively. "If I don't gently stretch after a long walk, I will pull a muscle or tear a tendon, and it took me 8 months to recover from that, so stretch, I must!" "If I don't eat more fiber-heavy food, I will tear something up, and I had to get a whole operation in which the recovery felt like pooping out a whole child, and hell if I'm going to suffer that pain again." Those are the kinds of things I'm constantly reminding myself about, only because I know what the worst-case scenario feels like already. So, in my head, it's all "prevent, prevent, prevent...and you're not feeling like you were hit by a truck."

[CassieQ]

@Thirdly has good advice about distraction.   I will portion out my food and watch something on TV or YouTube so I'm not concentrating on the act of eating.

[Gary L]

5 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I'm not sure what's going to happen. I feel rather weird and not myself at all, so that's where I am.

Hi, sorry you’re in a rough patch, and I hope you get back to a healthy place soon.  This is the only blog I follow daily because it enables me to share in a very special group of caring people.  Be strong, we need your stories and input xxxxx

[MichaelS36]

8 hours ago, kbois said:

I'm sorry you got bad news about your kidneys. 

You'll figure the food stuff out out. A consult with a dietician is a step in the right direction. 

Giant hug coming your way. (@MichaelS36 please deliver the hug for me, thanks!)

I will. Thanks. 

[Wayne Gray]

9 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I'm not sure what's going to happen. I feel rather weird and not myself at all, so that's where I am.

you will do what you must. While that's true, you are not required to have all the answers right this minute. you have people who love and look after you. Let them. you are going to see a professional who can help. Let them. you will adapt, and that will take time. Take that time. you're worth the effort.

💚

[Brayon]

12 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I hope you're all okay. I am, but I am not.  I was quite ill and ended up having to have blood tests which came back to tell me some news I didn't want about a disease I didn't want to have. It was a silent one and not related to the illness. I know no one wants that news.

So, I have Chronic Kidney Disease on top of my other things. More diet changes are needed, and i think a trip to a dietician is in order since i in no way need to lose the 4 lbs I've lost since last Friday.  The diet is a delicate balance of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and stuff. The first few days were difficult, but I will figure it out.

I'm not sure what's going to happen. I feel rather weird and not myself at all, so that's where I am.

Prayers for you tim. You're a strong man, and I have faith in you. I know you're going to work this out.

[wildone]

Sorry to hear about the news  

It appears though there is a huge positive. You have the attitude it sounds to learn what you can, learn what you can do, and tackle this head on. I’m so happy to hear you say that.  
 

i do not know what you are going through though. To say I do wouldn’t help. Just know that I want you to do what you can do and I’ll be thinking about you. 

May sound weird, but if you ever need someone to listen, besides Michael, let me know.