Tag: kidney
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How hot is it… ?
Last September: So you may be aware that the USA has been in the throes of what may be global warming. In any case, with record highs, it has been near or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the past few days…
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Cramps
I used to get up in the night with cramps in my thighs. I had to walk them out, and would sometimes eat bananas or pickle juice to combat the symptoms, but with CKD, I get cramps in my feet, and those are worse.
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Unmentionable symptoms
Sometimes I venture into the grotesque; it is not by design, but it occurred to me the other day that I can look to bloodwork results or doctor’s remarks to indicate the state of my kidneys, but I can also use some weird symptoms as well. Please avoid the next two paragraphs if you are…
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Acquire temperance
Prince Hamlet advised the players in Shakespeare’s play to, “acquire and beget a certain temperance that would give their (drama)… smoothness”, but with my CKD, my body no longer regulates temperature correctly at all times.
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Recalibration
So I always have to remember my diet. My eating habits are really important to my GFR and kidney health. No, the kidney’s don’t regenerate, but if I want to maintain my GFR for longer, diet might help.
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Limitations?
I went to a men’s retreat lately, and was in clover with worship, fellowship, good teaching and fine food, but felt the need to rest a lot…
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My CKD nurse is kind
Another chapter from my book on chronic kidney disease
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On second thought…
An excerpt from my book on kidney disease… When I told my friend I had few symptoms, I began to realize I was not entirely correct. I had the following symptoms that might be related and some that might not: I then concluded my health was in some respects like that of an octogenarian. I…
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