Greetings and Salutations!
Part the Second of the mission debrief is put on hold for tonight as I have to go to the E.R. It was pointed out to me by a fren who saw my picture(s) and told me I got some serious Edema going on and since my last Liver Panel (4 weeks ago) was completely normal… something isn’t right…
In fact the Docs at the VA said it was the best one I had done in like a year or three… like EVERYTHING either perfect or even low. So I don’t -think- it’s the booze… Also I don’t have ANY symptoms that are associated with that outside of MASSIVE edema/water retention…
Another point is my weight went from 320 to about 360 over the past 2-2.5 weeks. In fact I went from 357 last night to 360 overnight and yes, I did recalibrate the scale BOTH times as I had trouble with ALL the readouts.
That’s….concerning…
I mean I DO love me some beer and pizza but that’s a stretch, even for my garbage gut….
And when earlier Doc Samizdat called me just to yakk it up, when I told/asked him, he told me to make sure I go tonight
So I’ll update later
Big Country
Holy shit, up ~40 lbs in 2.5 weeks? That ain’t right, son. Get thee to a physician, stat.
BCE,
Focus on YOU. See the doc. Get better. Everything else can wait, and I mean EVERYTHING.
My guess would be water retention. Might be time to cut back on your Na intake. Hope it turns out to be that simple.
if you want to live to see 60 you have to start taking charge of your health. sell the burb place and head into the woods somewhere. its good for health and soul.
Listen to Tfat Brother…
tfa-T knows what’s up. You gotta take better care, bud.
Edema is usually either kidneys or heart (ask me how I know, thanks Dr Fauci you mother ******).
Before they figured out what was wrong with me (ticker damaged by Covid), my weight ballooned and I was swollen as Hell. After they figured it out and put me on the right meds especially Lasix which is a heavy duty diuretic, I lost 60 pounds of water weight in 10 days !!
BCE, make sure a cardiologist checks you out. If your kidney panel from blood and urine draw is OK, it most likely is something is up with the ticker. The good thing is there are drugs now that can help a lot without having to have surgery.
Good luck brother !!
My word, 60 lbs of water weight? That seems almost inconceivable. Glad you got it worked out, though.
It’s difficult to even find good doctors these days .I’m glad you found a good one.
Having a good liver panel, blood test, EKG, etc. doesn’t tell the whole story. Good move going straight to the ER. Hope it’s an easy fix, like less salt.
Sorry to hear that bro. I’m having lab fun too right now, liver doctor got all freaky after a lab that my kidney doc said was great. Another lab a week later, now he’s freeking about potassium being slightly above normal. Got another lab in two days. Le sigh.
You got to watch your weight better, have fun but damn, that’s a shitload of fast gain. Good chance it’s messing with you. I’m fortunate, my weight stays stable no matter how much I do or don’t eat.
And a big thank you to our ER nurses, I finally tried a new dressing from MEDLOT. Vastly superior in every way over the Aspira garbage, including price. I’ve replaced their whole dressing kit now, new gauze pads, etc. Thanks, Semper and Jimmy.
Back to packing for the move, had to rest a few so checked up here.
Hasta lluego
Shooter
The Human body can do very weird things but that weight gain is alarming. FYI over age 40 metabolism slows. It varies among individuals, of course. I would get your heart checked out ASAP. Don’t fool around. And do cut down on the pizza/beer diet.