I'm So Sorry!

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I bought some salt tablets and some pottassium tablets and am aproximating the balance of Gatorade minerals with these. The salt tabs even says it is an electrolyte, which is what the Dr. is recommending the Gatorade for. So I take these tablets and only drink a little bit of Gatorade each day. So far so good. I had to order these from anazon.com, so it took some time for them to get here. I just started taking them a couple of days ago and it has taken me this long just to get them adjusted correctly so that I don't feel dizzy. The Dr. said that dizziness and feeling tired are signs of the low blood sodium, also low blood pressure. So I check that each day now with my blood pressure meter and hope for the best. So far, things are working out quite well, though I did have a problem the first morning I tried the tablets. I almost did pass out that morning again, so I am being really careful, because if I mess this up and no one finds me passed out on the floor, I could die! (Not trying to be dramatic here, but letting you all know the severity of this situation)! However, I do have a neighbor who checks on me and has the key to my apartment too. She says she listens for noise from my apartment every day, like me sitting in my recliner chair which makes a noise she can hear from her bedroom next door to mine. Also, she listens for my music by my door. If for any reason she does not hear these, she will use her key and come in and check on me. So I am in her hands and God's hands, so I should be OK. I am trying to be really careful. Oh, and I am drinking buttermilk and V-8 juice too, both of which have salt in them. I also add salt to them as well. Dr. said these were OK, thank God. None the less, I have a bunch of bottles of Gatorade I still have to finish off, but once I do, I hope I won't need to buy any more Gatorade, since we are lowering the medicine that is causing this problem.

As to the pain, folks have said that exercise is the best remedy for that, so I am trying to do more walking. Hopefully I will be back into my usual life soon!

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! I love all of you and miss you so much.

 

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A friend recommended a special strap that you wrap around your leg below your knee for the sciatic nerve pain, so I ordered one today. Amazon says it could take up to almost a month for it to arrive! I wonder why.... I sure hope it arrives much sooner than that.

 

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If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
Romans 10:9-10 NLT

 

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OOps, those last two posts were supposed to be in the CHRISTIANS UNITE! thread. I am not all here, when I am here, I guess.

Anyway, I had a too high blood pressure last night, it was: 143 / 85. So today I am not going to be drinking any Gatorade. It appears that the lowering of the medicine that has been causing the problem has worked, and the Gatorade or salt tabs would be counter productive.

I will be calling my Dr.'s office to inform them of this today. I am also keeping close tabs on my B/P and will take a bottle of Gatorade with me, as well as my B/P meter with me, to be on the safe side, in case things should change.

Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated, as always!

 

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My Blood pressure has remained normal all day today, without my drinking any of that awful Gatorade. YIPPEE!!! It looks like things are evening out. I'm continuing to keep close tabs on the B/P though, taking it every hour. I hope I don't wear out the batteries in my B/P meter!