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. 

[Starrynight22]

On 11/21/2024 at 10:12 AM, Mikiesboy said:

I hope you're all okay. I am, but I am not.  

Oh no.  I'm so sorry tim, that's never what any of us want to hear.   I'll send my good thoughts/vibes to you that you'll be able to adjust well to needed changes and can keep it controlled to the best you can. 

Love and light to you and your men

 

[Mikiesboy]

Thanks, everyone, for your kind thoughts and words. I'm still not feeling the greatest. They don't really know why my kidneys are like they are. It can be a bad diet, medications, bad luck, or many other reasons. If you eat a lot of processed foods and soda and stuff like that, do yourself and your kidneys a favour and stop.  Ask your doctor for a blood test to check your kidney function. You can be kinder to your body by watching your diet, exercising, and keeping your weight and BP normal.

[Kitt]

@Mikiesboy I am not going to repeat what everyone else has said. I KNOW you will do what needs doing.

What I will say is let your men be strong for you, and lean on us when you need that little bit more support. We all love you.

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, Kitt said:

@Mikiesboy I am not going to repeat what everyone else has said. I KNOW you will do what needs doing.

What I will say is let your men be strong for you, and lean on us when you need that little bit more support. We all love you.

Thank you, Kitt. ❤️

[chris191070]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends, have a great day and eat plenty.

[chris191070]

Hope everyone is well.

[Brayon]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[Mikiesboy]

Happy Thanksgiving, friends.

 

 

[Kitt]

May you all be together with family and loved on this Thanksgiving morning. 🦃 

[kbois]

Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today! 

[CassieQ]

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  I help my parents host lunch for Thanksgiving, I think we had 25  family members over.  Busy but fun!  

[chris191070]

Hope everyone is well. All good here.

Apart from an issue at work, that I'm not sure what to do about.

One of the girls has become a backstabbing b**tch, anything she thinks is wrong and she goes running to the school business manager.

We don't work for the school directly, the other girls have noticed what's she doing. But we're not sure what to do? Do we report her to our Manager or do we wait for the school to go to our Manager.

Any advise would be welcome 🙏 

 

[spyke]

15 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Hope everyone is well. All good here.

Apart from an issue at work, that I'm not sure what to do about.

One of the girls has become a backstabbing b**tch, anything she thinks is wrong and she goes running to the school business manager.

We don't work for the school directly, the other girls have noticed what's she doing. But we're not sure what to do? Do we report her to our Manager or do we wait for the school to go to our Manager.

Any advise would be welcome 🙏 

 

You all need to band together and tell your manager what's going on. That way your manager won't get blindsided should they get a call from the school business manager or your manager's boss. 

This girl is looking for a promotion, and she's going to try any way she can to get it. That's just what backstabbers do. Ask yourselves what you would do if somehow she got a promotion and was above you all. Stranger things have happened in the workplace. 

 

 

[chris191070]

2 minutes ago, spyke said:

You all need to band together and tell your manager what's going on. That way your manager won't get blindsided should they get a call from the school business manager or your manager's boss. 

This girl is looking for a promotion, and she's going to try any way she can to get it. That's just what backstabbers do. Ask yourselves what you would do if somehow she got a promotion and was above you all. Stranger things have happened in the workplace. 

 

 

Thanks, that's what the four of us were thinking of doing.

[kbois]

57 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Hope everyone is well. All good here.

Apart from an issue at work, that I'm not sure what to do about.

One of the girls has become a backstabbing b**tch, anything she thinks is wrong and she goes running to the school business manager.

We don't work for the school directly, the other girls have noticed what's she doing. But we're not sure what to do? Do we report her to our Manager or do we wait for the school to go to our Manager.

Any advise would be welcome 🙏 

 

Document. Document. Document. 

Write down specifics anytime she pulls that s#!+. That way you will have ammunition when you and your other co-workers go to your manager. It won't be a he said/she said situation if you have details. 

Good luck!

[chris191070]

3 minutes ago, kbois said:

Document. Document. Document. 

Write down specifics anytime she pulls that s#!+. That way you will have ammunition when you and your other co-workers go to your manager. It won't be a he said/she said situation if you have details. 

Good luck!

Thanks 😊