Carol Sue I take 1 Lasix 20 mg once a day most of the time. I can take 1 twice a day if I need to. However, when I started having this problem of protein in the urine, I went back to 1 Lasix a day doing the 1 twice a day only when I feel I really need it. I too am not sure about taking 2 a day without talking to my PCP and I don't see him until April 1st. I just don't understand what I can and cannot or should or should not do when I'm having protein in the urine. That can lead to damaged kidneys or a kidney disease and I don't know who to talk to. I will see my team NP Friday and I will see what she can tell me. Then I will talk to my Grandson and see if I can talk to his partner (they never married that I know of) but she worked in ER for years as a RN and then she teaches nursing now. Maybe she can advise me as to what is going on. My PCP might refer me to a urologist when I see him. Like you, I hate when I don't feel I'm getting the info I feel like I need.

I am not sure you have kidney problem or not. The 24 hrs I had to do the test I thought I wasn't going to have enough urine for the test. I was drinking the water but not peeing enough and then when I went to bed all of a sudden I was peeing all night long and although I didn't pee as much as the last time I did it, I ended with a good amount. So just see how you do tonight. I pray you will feel better tomorrow.

I have to say I would hesitate calling someone I don't know who called. You will have to be careful because there are so many scammers out there.

Goodnight.

Thish, I want to call the number they left just to see who they say they are when they answer. I checked my two main credit cards and there were no unknown charges on them but I didn't check the new one because I'm not finished setting it up online. Also,my bank debit card was the first one that was hacked and there's nothing on my bank acciunt. When the debit card was hacked it was used in Paris France!! Yikes!! If I don't call maybe whoever it was will call back. I just want to know who it is.

The scale was down to 175 today.

I feel ok today,I urinated thru the night but not a lot,but it was clear. When I had the kidney problem in the hospital it was very dark. I've been still drinking multiple bottles of water, 2 or 3, even thought I'm to limit my fluid intake. I believe water is essential and as far as I know I haven't had any problems from it. Neither my hands or ankles are puffy today.

I took my first lasix when I got home from TX Roadhouse around 5:30. We will see how it goes. Im wondering if I could cut it in half and take 20mg twice a day. I had a grilled pork chop and a baked sweet potato and broccoli.the pork was out of this world. I ordered 2and brought one home for Rusry. He loves it too. DH says it is seasoning but I asked for no seasoning. I wish I could make pork chops that good. I was stuffed after eating my meal.

Trish,I hope you are not near the fires. I saw them on tv and they look devastating!

Carol Sue I'm glad you are still here. I did check to see earlier but didn't say anything at that time. Did you ever hear from cardio? I saw you were okay and then got busy. I never did get to do my nails so I guess I will do that for next time I go out.

I finally got the results from my 24 hr test. I talked to another nurse at oncology. I asked her what is the amount they allow and I still get my infusion treatment since it was up 24 mg since last month. It is caused by the medicine they are giving me and they can decide to lower the dose if they need to. I want to talk to my NP to find out if there is anything I can do maybe with a diet to stop this as I don't want to damage my kidneys. BTW did you get your Lasix and what strength are they giving you? Once I saw the test results, I called the nurse to find out that I am seeing my team NP at 9:20 and then will have my infusion when I'm finished talking to her.

I had to check to see how much I owe Amazon. I pay the bill in full as soon as it comes out and I also have an amount I allow myself to spend. DH recliner quit working and everything he has tried to do to fix it hasn't worked so he has decided to take my chair and get me a new one because his gets stuck and won't close for him to get up and it scratching up his legs. He wants me to get one that helps me get up if and when I ever need it. So I found one I really like so we ordered it. It will be here in a little over a week. Also my battery in my kindle isn't holding a charge very long so he found one and ordered it for me. I'll be able to pay it off when the bill comes.

It looks like my week that started out crazy is going to end up good. Weight was up 2 lbs, but not surprised. BP and FBG was all good today. Still don't know if 2 Lasix is bad for me or not since it seems that the problems I am having are caused by the cancer medicine I'm on. Hope I can get some answers tomorrow on that. I wish my PCP appointment wasn't so far away. For now, I will just take the 1 a day.

Got to go figure out what I'm going to wear tomorrow. Have a good evening.

Scale is up 2 lb to 177 even though I feel thin today. I ate a big dinner but enjoyed it. Also, we are up early because DH has to drive step daughter to work. So maybe I will remember to weigh again at 10:00 am.

Trish, our recliners are the ones that help you get up. We needed new ones, and when I saw these go on sale for a reduced price we went and got them. I wanted them in case we need them. DHs broke already. Sometimes it doesn't work and he can't get out of it. At least when he can't get out of his chair I know where he is! Ha ha! Someday I want him to get a bigger one because he is tall. I told him these chairs were made in China and the Chinese are short. They are not the best chairs we ever had but the price was right.

It says online that my other diuretic, Bumex is stronger than Lasix and I can tell the difference. The Lasix almost feels like I took nothing. But I did pee and so far I only have to take it once a day.

After DH takes step daughter to work he is going to get McDonalds breakfast sandwiches. The "no meat on Friday" is a man made rule so he says it doesn't matter and I agree. We follow it because we like fish and other non meat foods,like Mac and Cheese and tuna. But we don't feel cursed if we do eat meat. If that's my only sin then I'm doing good!

I used to have a credit card on Amazon so my bill was paid immediately but I took it off when my card was hacked. I never found out how it got hacked. If I buy something I will use a temporary card. I have a few things saved that I want to order.

I hope all goes well with your infusion and you get the answers you need from the NP. Do you know how long you will continue your treatments?

I have to go on the PC and pay one more bill then I'm finished for this month. I will have extra money left this month but our taxes are due soon.

Carol: I think you need more Lasix or the scale would not be up 2 pounds in a day.
I was 178 today, so that is down about 5 pounds from my high a couple of weeks ago. I have not managed to really fast yet but am eating low carb pretty consistently.
Surgery is less than 4 weeks away now, so I am trying very hard.
I got to the pool only once this week because of this cold. I am on the mend, but that one time really took it out of me so I was not able to go the next day. They don't do the water walking on Friday or the weekends. Planning for next week.
Made French Onion Soup today. We both bought a bag of onions recently, so wanted to use some up. It was good, but I did have some GF toast in mine, you need something to hold the cheese up. DH loved it.
Trish, sounds like it's taking a while for your body to keep up with rebuilding your blood, so keep going.
My hand is bothering me more than my knee these days, but I fortunately have a doc appointment a few days before my surgery so will ask for X-rays etc.

Take care everyone

Mad, I'm glad you,are going to have your surgery soon on your knee. I hope you get to the weight you want.

I've only had onion soup once, very recently, and it was too oniony for me and made me sick. I really wanted to try it after hearing people rave about it but it wasn't what I expected. I'm glad yours turned out well and you liked it.

I don't think my weight gain was from fluid. I had no swelling but I did eat a very big dinner the night before. I ate a lot today, too, so I don't really plan on getting on the scale tomorrow. My eating is really out of control these days. And carbs are way up. My ankle is a little puffy right now and I feel bloated. But I'm not going to take more Lasix. Maybe tomorrow I will take the Bumex because I still have some left.
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A quick one for now. Y'all are probably in bed now any way, but I also know you worry about me Carol Sue if I don't write, just I do when you don't.

Fatmad I'm sorry the cold is still hanging on. I hope it will clear up very soon.

I agree my body is slowly bouncing back and my is as thrilled with how I'm doing as I am. The medicine I am on is what is causing some of the problems. I got a lot of good info from the NP as to how this will go and how much I can take of this without damaging my kidneys. They can either change my medication or give me lower doses of what I'm own.

Carol Sue I know how you feel about the Lasix. I talked to NP about the Lasix with the protein spilling into my urine. She suggested me try taking Lasix every other day instead of everyday and see how I do with the swelling. However, my purpose is different from yours.

I did learn more about what to eat and what not to eat etc and will write tomorrow and share about what it was.

Goodnight.

Today I had to get dressed right away because SIL is,coming. So the scale says 178 but I have to deduct for clothes. Step daughter meant to text me "Sean is bringing your hoagie". But she texted " Sean is bringing your huggie!" They make and sell them at the firehall for a fundraiser. Other people have to go to the firewall to get one but we get delivery. We are special!

I don't think I need more Lasix. Last night I went in to go to bed and I wet my pants! Couldn't make it to the bathroom in time. No swelling this morning. I saw something online about taking the diuretic every other day but that would make your weight fluctuate.

I really need to get my eating under control. I'm eating like there's no tomorrow! This happens every once in a while. Everything looks and tastes good to me. And its a lot of high carb foods instead of the veggies I should be eating. I noticed yesterday that I have 2 heads of lettuce in the refrigerator but I'm not making salads. I rarely eat salads at home but I bought the lettuce with good intentions. I also have cucumbers and bell peppers,but thats not what I'm eating. I like other things in salad but DH does not so I don't buy it,like Spinach, romaine, . It goes bad and I throw it out. I would buy bagged salad but DH won't eat them either and they often get recalled for salmonella, so I'm afraid. Otherwise I have a lot of frozen vegetables.

I don't know what DH is going to want for dinner. So far today I'm not craving anything.

Carol Sue I'm sorry you had the accident. I've worn store brand pull-ups every since I started chemo. I still use them because I am afraid I might have an accident. It doesn't happen too often any more, but just the chance that it could, I like to stay safe just in case. I haven't decided to do the Lasix every other day or not but I don't want to take 2 a day especially while I'm trying to prevent kidney damage.

The diet to follow for healthy kidneys is the Mediterranean diet. I was surprised to find that you need to limit potassium. Stay hydrated, watch sodium intake and keep it less than 2300 mg and 1500 mg is best to eat which I think you said they told you Carol Sue in instructions you got from the hospital. I read years ago a woman doctor who said that women do not need high protein. However, this paper work says that plant based protein needs to be taken along with animal protein. Of course, the fat they recommend is Olive Oil. They also say to eat very little processed foods.

Today I had oatmeal and yogurt for breakfast. We had our usual salad, protein (pork tenderloin steak), Italian green beans and our fruit dessert and 2% milk. For supper, I had a small bowl of mixed lentils and quinoa together. That is my plant protein for today. I'm hoping I'm going to be able to balance the animal/plant protein. 70% of the protein is supposed to be animal and the rest of the protein from plant. Mediterranean diet says you don't have to count calories because they say you won't be hungry on it so you won't eat that much because you are getting your fiber.

Well it has been a good day although I felt I ate too much. I ended up eating just under 1600 calories but I ate only 3 meals because I didn't get hungry.

Scale was 177 today, down 1 lb. I felt thin today and expected a lower number. I was so tired and went to bed early but didn't sleep well. I didn't use my cpap. It needed water in the humidifier and I was too lazy to get up and fill it. I should fill it in the morning because by bedtime I'm too tired to do it. I sleep better when I use it. For whatever reason I don't nap in the afternoon anymore and that effects my energy. When I'm tired with no energy I eat more. Its not because of hunger. So that's why my weight is up. Thats my opinion. I wish I could nap again. I remember years ago, I had to feel a little bit hungry all the time to lose weight but I never feel hungry anymore except sometimes during the night. Thats the only time I go a long time without eating. I want to get back to my old schedule.

Trish, you might not be eating too much but it feels like it because of the fiber that makes you feel full.. I've been eating 1400-1500 calories lately but I don't lose on that. Of course my fiber is lower. I lose on 1000-1100 calories and have been in that range for the past few years but have gone up a few hundred calories recently. My sodium is usually 1500 or less but you can't be sure on MFP. Its an estimate.

Yesterday I had higher sodium because I ate that deli meat hoagie from the firehall. I don't eat much deli meat anymore. It didn't even taste as good as it used to for me.
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I just took a nap! After saying I don't nap anymore. I laid across the bed just to rest but I fell asleep and even had a dream. I feel better now.

Fatmad I hope you are feeling better today.

Carol Sue My weight is down 1 lb after today after eating so much yesterday. However the 1 lb loss is recycled. I noticed that I seem to sleep like a log when I eat the carbs.

I agree you should put the water in your CPAP earlier in the day especially if you sleep better with it. You need that quality sleep and just may be why you feel so tired. I don't save anything till bedtime that I can get done earlier in the day. When I get sleepy and ready for bed, I don't need to be having to do anything but brush my teeth and put on my gown and go to bed. Ihave also noticed that I only have to get up once or twice during the night to go potty so I sleep better. I've been sleeping a lot this weekend but that isn't unusual after I have infusion.

I think my body has changed because I seem to lose weight better when I eat the fiber however my FBG isn't quite as low as it was when lowcarbing, but that might change once I get this balanced. I think I'm eating too much but I think if I remember right, that happened when I tried eating a high fiber diet and the eating did slow down once my body got used to eat. I never actually tried the Mediterranean way of eating. Perhaps I can use the info NP gave me along with the Mediterranean info I found I will be able to balance the # of fiber and carbs that I need along with the balancing of animal/plant protein as well. I have a book I got in the mail when I first moved to SC that was excellent for diabetics. I didn't pay a lot of attention to it back then because I was eating more Atkins type of lowcarbing. However, it suggested eating fiber to lower FBG. I've been wanting to read it again and this will be a good time to do that.

Breakfast was a piece of toast topped with the avocado salad and a scrambled egg. My DIL tops a slice of toast with diced avocado and 1 fried egg and it looked so good. We are having hot dogs for Dinner and I'll have lentil and quinoa for supper.

Have a great day.

We went to the casino again. As soon as we got there I won $600 on the same machine as last week when I won the $2100. I went to read after than until DH was ready to come home. We came home earlier than usual.

I operate again today. Too much carby food. I can't get back to business. DH always gets a hot dog and fries for the ride home. They changed their fries for a while but they are back to the original now. Very good! But not something I should be eating. I feel very fat and bloated. I need to pray.

I was up to 157.8 lbs and almost panicked until I remembered what we had yesterday which was more sodium. Franks are always too much sodium. It should be down again tomorrow. I seem to be holding my own between 155 and 157 and I've got to learn how to start losing.

I looked on 3FC section about eating whole foods and I didn't they still had all that information on how to eat a whole diet. I think I can probably make my own food plan from the info on there. Can't remember that lady's name who did that list but bless her heart it is going to be very helpful to me. My FBG dropped back down below 110 which is where I want it to stay.

Carol Sue That is nice you won at the casino and on the same machine is amazing. Glad you won. Hope you are feeling good today.

This is fish day for us. DH has BBQ beans out to go with it besides our salad. Somehow fish and BBQ beans together seems off for me but we will see how it works. LOL

Have a good day!!!

Trish, i'm not sure what you are asking about the lady who posted about whole foods but maybe you meant that post Magic Foods. Its a sticky under the Dieting with Obstacles section. It is from the book, Magic Foods for Better Blood Sugar. Very informative.

I forgot to weigh this morning,but I bought a scale at Goodwill and got on it when I got home and weight 183. Yikes! DH liked it because he weighed lower.

I feel fat and bloated today. Terrible, like my fluid pulls aren't working. I had pork chops out for dinner but didn't feel like cooking so we went to Bob Evans. I got a Cobb Salad. It was good.