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Posted by CNY/VAstitcher on September 20, 2005, 2:04 pm
Doc called yesterday regarding DH. SHe was hesitant to talk to me at
first, but I told her that I already knew about the cysts on his kidneys
and we needed to know what the next step was to be. Once i told her
that, she spoke more freely with me regarding options and such. Made an
appotinment for today at 230. let DH know when he got home. Last night,
he was unable to sleep due to pain, so called and rescheduled for
earlier today.
OKay..DS is in school, DH, DD and I head over to docs office. She kept
going back to polycystic kidney disease, but also kept stating that it
was almost always genetic, and that if nobody in his family has had it,
she is unsure if that would be an accurate diagnosis. However, taking
into account the high blood pressue and the cysts, she goes back to that
diagnosis. SHe is supposed to be getting him an appointment with a
nephrologist, has him scheduled already for a followup with her in a
month, and is trying (supposedly) to get his most recent lab results
that were done on the same day as his ultrasound.
In the meantime, he is supposed to go on a high-blood pressure diet -
lower sodium, higher veggies and fruits, quit smoking, decrease
caffeiene, and exercise more. OKay, not a problem....as he said,
"Congratulations on your new job, honey....dietician." Whatever, I can
do this....my response was, "Just call me June (as in Cleaver)."
We are supposed to be getting our garage floor poured next week, and
once it is cured, the garage will be a combination exercise area
(treadmill from MOther - never opened, karate target for DS - as soon as
his school has another one to sell, probably a mini trampoline as well)
and food storage area. DH wants me to start making my own spaghetti
sauce because we have yet to find one in the stores that the entire
family likes (either too salty or too sweet), and we are going to start
buying meats in bulk so we will also have a chest freezer out there.
Looks like I really have gotten back to my roots...lol....mother and I
used to can our own vegetables, make our own jelly, and always had a
half cow in the freezer, courtesy of our neighbors across the street.
Sadly, I think red meat will be a once or twice a month thing, so I have
to start coming up with vegetarian whole meals (have a GREAT vegetarian
cookbook) or meals that have very little meat in them.
Now, add all of this on top of the diet that we have to go on for DS:
high protein, moderate fat, low carbs, dark green leafy veggies, no
artificial colorings or flavorings, and life gets interesting. We are
also eliminating cows milk as DS had an allergy as a child and all of
his doctors think this could actually be at the root of the "ADHD" behavior.
Okay, so that is where we are today. I suppose I will let everyone know
when we have more information. On an unrelated topic, DH picked out a
costume for me to make for myself....lol...he chose one that I was going
to make, but thought that he would issues with....Simplicity 4902, the
red/black outfit...now to figure out what to do about shoes....probably
my Black converse high-tops...lol
Larisa, really tired of all this happening at once
P.S. Dad has pictures of the house that we supposedly trashed....all
they showed was the sump pump (which we acknowledge) and said that there
was foam coming out from under the kitchen sink.....we have no idea what
they are talking about and told Dad that we never had a problem with
foam under the sink. Only thing we could think of was that they are
talking about the silicone sealer we used and are too incompetent to
figure out that it is sealer.
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Posted by Phyllis Nilsson on September 20, 2005, 4:01 pm
My husband's kidney problems sure changed our life style in a hurry.
Only 4 ounces of dairy product a day; no ice cream or yogurt either. No
caffeine including chocolate, cola (only clear soda pop), coffee, or
tea. Less potassium in canned fruits and vegetables, so very limited
amounts of fresh (salad for lunch and dinner, a canned vegatable twice a
week, four servings of canned fruits a day. No beans (except green),
whole grain cereals, but pasta and rice are fine. Only 40 ounces of
fluid a day when he had been drinking 4 to 6 liters a day before going
on dialysis. No tomatoes, only dialyzed potatoes. No prepared heat and
eat foods (including spaghetti sauce, but he can't have anything with
tomatoes anyway) because of the sodium.
Welcome to the land of "make truly home-cooked meals three times a day."
Soup has to be homemade because the purchased kind has too much
sodium. No hot dogs, lunchmeats, sausage or bacon; too much sodium.
Only yeast breads because quick breads have baking soda (too much
sodium),no wheat or whole grains. Never in a million years did I think
I'd ever have to go back to "scratch" cooking and never did I think so
many foods could be so bad for one's kidneys. I hope your husband never
has to go on dialysis because it is life-altering for the whole family.
I keep telling him its a good thing he's worth it!
CNY/VAstitcher wrote:
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> Doc called yesterday regarding DH. SHe was hesitant to talk to me at
> first, but I told her that I already knew about the cysts on his kidneys
> and we needed to know what the next step was to be. Once i told her
> that, she spoke more freely with me regarding options and such. Made an
> appotinment for today at 230. let DH know when he got home. Last night,
> he was unable to sleep due to pain, so called and rescheduled for
> earlier today.
>
> OKay..DS is in school, DH, DD and I head over to docs office. She kept
> going back to polycystic kidney disease, but also kept stating that it
> was almost always genetic, and that if nobody in his family has had it,
> she is unsure if that would be an accurate diagnosis. However, taking
> into account the high blood pressue and the cysts, she goes back to that
> diagnosis. SHe is supposed to be getting him an appointment with a
> nephrologist, has him scheduled already for a followup with her in a
> month, and is trying (supposedly) to get his most recent lab results
> that were done on the same day as his ultrasound.
>
> In the meantime, he is supposed to go on a high-blood pressure diet -
> lower sodium, higher veggies and fruits, quit smoking, decrease
> caffeiene, and exercise more. OKay, not a problem....as he said,
> "Congratulations on your new job, honey....dietician." Whatever, I can
> do this....my response was, "Just call me June (as in Cleaver)."
>
> We are supposed to be getting our garage floor poured next week, and
> once it is cured, the garage will be a combination exercise area
> (treadmill from MOther - never opened, karate target for DS - as soon as
> his school has another one to sell, probably a mini trampoline as well)
> and food storage area. DH wants me to start making my own spaghetti
> sauce because we have yet to find one in the stores that the entire
> family likes (either too salty or too sweet), and we are going to start
> buying meats in bulk so we will also have a chest freezer out there.
> Looks like I really have gotten back to my roots...lol....mother and I
> used to can our own vegetables, make our own jelly, and always had a
> half cow in the freezer, courtesy of our neighbors across the street.
> Sadly, I think red meat will be a once or twice a month thing, so I have
> to start coming up with vegetarian whole meals (have a GREAT vegetarian
> cookbook) or meals that have very little meat in them.
>
> Now, add all of this on top of the diet that we have to go on for DS:
> high protein, moderate fat, low carbs, dark green leafy veggies, no
> artificial colorings or flavorings, and life gets interesting. We are
> also eliminating cows milk as DS had an allergy as a child and all of
> his doctors think this could actually be at the root of the "ADHD"
> behavior.
>
> Okay, so that is where we are today. I suppose I will let everyone know
> when we have more information. On an unrelated topic, DH picked out a
> costume for me to make for myself....lol...he chose one that I was going
> to make, but thought that he would issues with....Simplicity 4902, the
> red/black outfit...now to figure out what to do about shoes....probably
> my Black converse high-tops...lol
>
> Larisa, really tired of all this happening at once
>
> P.S. Dad has pictures of the house that we supposedly trashed....all
> they showed was the sump pump (which we acknowledge) and said that there
> was foam coming out from under the kitchen sink.....we have no idea what
> they are talking about and told Dad that we never had a problem with
> foam under the sink. Only thing we could think of was that they are
> talking about the silicone sealer we used and are too incompetent to
> figure out that it is sealer.
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Posted by Dannielle on September 20, 2005, 8:19 pm
We have been going back to our "roots" with cooking simply to get weight off
and get DH's blood pressure down. I think that going back to the old
fashioned cooking every meal from scratch is the only way to go, as
everything else seems to be ruining our systems and causing many health
issues.
I am looking forward to learning how to can foods and getting my
mini-freezer set up to accept all kinds of good chicken breasts, turkey and
such....
Down about 20 pounds so far, so something must be going right!
Dannielle
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> Doc called yesterday regarding DH. SHe was hesitant to talk to me at
> first, but I told her that I already knew about the cysts on his kidneys
> and we needed to know what the next step was to be. Once i told her
> that, she spoke more freely with me regarding options and such. Made an
> appotinment for today at 230. let DH know when he got home. Last night,
> he was unable to sleep due to pain, so called and rescheduled for
> earlier today.
> OKay..DS is in school, DH, DD and I head over to docs office. She kept
> going back to polycystic kidney disease, but also kept stating that it
> was almost always genetic, and that if nobody in his family has had it,
> she is unsure if that would be an accurate diagnosis. However, taking
> into account the high blood pressue and the cysts, she goes back to that
> diagnosis. SHe is supposed to be getting him an appointment with a
> nephrologist, has him scheduled already for a followup with her in a
> month, and is trying (supposedly) to get his most recent lab results
> that were done on the same day as his ultrasound.
> In the meantime, he is supposed to go on a high-blood pressure diet -
> lower sodium, higher veggies and fruits, quit smoking, decrease
> caffeiene, and exercise more. OKay, not a problem....as he said,
> "Congratulations on your new job, honey....dietician." Whatever, I can
> do this....my response was, "Just call me June (as in Cleaver)."
> We are supposed to be getting our garage floor poured next week, and
> once it is cured, the garage will be a combination exercise area
> (treadmill from MOther - never opened, karate target for DS - as soon as
> his school has another one to sell, probably a mini trampoline as well)
> and food storage area. DH wants me to start making my own spaghetti
> sauce because we have yet to find one in the stores that the entire
> family likes (either too salty or too sweet), and we are going to start
> buying meats in bulk so we will also have a chest freezer out there.
> Looks like I really have gotten back to my roots...lol....mother and I
> used to can our own vegetables, make our own jelly, and always had a
> half cow in the freezer, courtesy of our neighbors across the street.
> Sadly, I think red meat will be a once or twice a month thing, so I have
> to start coming up with vegetarian whole meals (have a GREAT vegetarian
> cookbook) or meals that have very little meat in them.
> Now, add all of this on top of the diet that we have to go on for DS:
> high protein, moderate fat, low carbs, dark green leafy veggies, no
> artificial colorings or flavorings, and life gets interesting. We are
> also eliminating cows milk as DS had an allergy as a child and all of
> his doctors think this could actually be at the root of the "ADHD"
behavior.
show/hide quoted text
> Okay, so that is where we are today. I suppose I will let everyone know
> when we have more information. On an unrelated topic, DH picked out a
> costume for me to make for myself....lol...he chose one that I was going
> to make, but thought that he would issues with....Simplicity 4902, the
> red/black outfit...now to figure out what to do about shoes....probably
> my Black converse high-tops...lol
> Larisa, really tired of all this happening at once
> P.S. Dad has pictures of the house that we supposedly trashed....all
> they showed was the sump pump (which we acknowledge) and said that there
> was foam coming out from under the kitchen sink.....we have no idea what
> they are talking about and told Dad that we never had a problem with
> foam under the sink. Only thing we could think of was that they are
> talking about the silicone sealer we used and are too incompetent to
> figure out that it is sealer.
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Posted by Roberta Zollner on September 21, 2005, 9:22 am
Congratulations on the weight loss! IMO you are absolutely right, cooking
from scratch is much healthier. I personally think that all the additives in
prepared foods are not good for us, regardless of what the tests and FDA
reports say.
Roberta in D
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> We have been going back to our "roots" with cooking simply to get weight
> off
> and get DH's blood pressure down. I think that going back to the old
> fashioned cooking every meal from scratch is the only way to go, as
> everything else seems to be ruining our systems and causing many health
> issues.
> I am looking forward to learning how to can foods and getting my
> mini-freezer set up to accept all kinds of good chicken breasts, turkey
> and
> such....
> Down about 20 pounds so far, so something must be going right!
> Dannielle
>> Doc called yesterday regarding DH. SHe was hesitant to talk to me at
>> first, but I told her that I already knew about the cysts on his kidneys
>> and we needed to know what the next step was to be. Once i told her
>> that, she spoke more freely with me regarding options and such. Made an
>> appotinment for today at 230. let DH know when he got home. Last night,
>> he was unable to sleep due to pain, so called and rescheduled for
>> earlier today.
>> OKay..DS is in school, DH, DD and I head over to docs office. She kept
>> going back to polycystic kidney disease, but also kept stating that it
>> was almost always genetic, and that if nobody in his family has had it,
>> she is unsure if that would be an accurate diagnosis. However, taking
>> into account the high blood pressue and the cysts, she goes back to that
>> diagnosis. SHe is supposed to be getting him an appointment with a
>> nephrologist, has him scheduled already for a followup with her in a
>> month, and is trying (supposedly) to get his most recent lab results
>> that were done on the same day as his ultrasound.
>> In the meantime, he is supposed to go on a high-blood pressure diet -
>> lower sodium, higher veggies and fruits, quit smoking, decrease
>> caffeiene, and exercise more. OKay, not a problem....as he said,
>> "Congratulations on your new job, honey....dietician." Whatever, I can
>> do this....my response was, "Just call me June (as in Cleaver)."
>> We are supposed to be getting our garage floor poured next week, and
>> once it is cured, the garage will be a combination exercise area
>> (treadmill from MOther - never opened, karate target for DS - as soon as
>> his school has another one to sell, probably a mini trampoline as well)
>> and food storage area. DH wants me to start making my own spaghetti
>> sauce because we have yet to find one in the stores that the entire
>> family likes (either too salty or too sweet), and we are going to start
>> buying meats in bulk so we will also have a chest freezer out there.
>> Looks like I really have gotten back to my roots...lol....mother and I
>> used to can our own vegetables, make our own jelly, and always had a
>> half cow in the freezer, courtesy of our neighbors across the street.
>> Sadly, I think red meat will be a once or twice a month thing, so I have
>> to start coming up with vegetarian whole meals (have a GREAT vegetarian
>> cookbook) or meals that have very little meat in them.
>> Now, add all of this on top of the diet that we have to go on for DS:
>> high protein, moderate fat, low carbs, dark green leafy veggies, no
>> artificial colorings or flavorings, and life gets interesting. We are
>> also eliminating cows milk as DS had an allergy as a child and all of
>> his doctors think this could actually be at the root of the "ADHD"
> behavior.
>> Okay, so that is where we are today. I suppose I will let everyone know
>> when we have more information. On an unrelated topic, DH picked out a
>> costume for me to make for myself....lol...he chose one that I was going
>> to make, but thought that he would issues with....Simplicity 4902, the
>> red/black outfit...now to figure out what to do about shoes....probably
>> my Black converse high-tops...lol
>> Larisa, really tired of all this happening at once
>> P.S. Dad has pictures of the house that we supposedly trashed....all
>> they showed was the sump pump (which we acknowledge) and said that there
>> was foam coming out from under the kitchen sink.....we have no idea what
>> they are talking about and told Dad that we never had a problem with
>> foam under the sink. Only thing we could think of was that they are
>> talking about the silicone sealer we used and are too incompetent to
>> figure out that it is sealer.
>
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Posted by Sandy Foster on September 21, 2005, 2:36 pm
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> We have been going back to our "roots" with cooking simply to get weight off
> and get DH's blood pressure down. I think that going back to the old
> fashioned cooking every meal from scratch is the only way to go, as
> everything else seems to be ruining our systems and causing many health
> issues.
>
> I am looking forward to learning how to can foods and getting my
> mini-freezer set up to accept all kinds of good chicken breasts, turkey and
> such....
>
> Down about 20 pounds so far, so something must be going right!
>
> Dannielle
Congratulations, Dannielle! Good for you! :)
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1
AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
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> first, but I told her that I already knew about the cysts on his kidneys
> and we needed to know what the next step was to be. Once i told her
> that, she spoke more freely with me regarding options and such. Made an
> appotinment for today at 230. let DH know when he got home. Last night,
> he was unable to sleep due to pain, so called and rescheduled for
> earlier today.
>
> OKay..DS is in school, DH, DD and I head over to docs office. She kept
> going back to polycystic kidney disease, but also kept stating that it
> was almost always genetic, and that if nobody in his family has had it,
> she is unsure if that would be an accurate diagnosis. However, taking
> into account the high blood pressue and the cysts, she goes back to that
> diagnosis. SHe is supposed to be getting him an appointment with a
> nephrologist, has him scheduled already for a followup with her in a
> month, and is trying (supposedly) to get his most recent lab results
> that were done on the same day as his ultrasound.
>
> In the meantime, he is supposed to go on a high-blood pressure diet -
> lower sodium, higher veggies and fruits, quit smoking, decrease
> caffeiene, and exercise more. OKay, not a problem....as he said,
> "Congratulations on your new job, honey....dietician." Whatever, I can
> do this....my response was, "Just call me June (as in Cleaver)."
>
> We are supposed to be getting our garage floor poured next week, and
> once it is cured, the garage will be a combination exercise area
> (treadmill from MOther - never opened, karate target for DS - as soon as
> his school has another one to sell, probably a mini trampoline as well)
> and food storage area. DH wants me to start making my own spaghetti
> sauce because we have yet to find one in the stores that the entire
> family likes (either too salty or too sweet), and we are going to start
> buying meats in bulk so we will also have a chest freezer out there.
> Looks like I really have gotten back to my roots...lol....mother and I
> used to can our own vegetables, make our own jelly, and always had a
> half cow in the freezer, courtesy of our neighbors across the street.
> Sadly, I think red meat will be a once or twice a month thing, so I have
> to start coming up with vegetarian whole meals (have a GREAT vegetarian
> cookbook) or meals that have very little meat in them.
>
> Now, add all of this on top of the diet that we have to go on for DS:
> high protein, moderate fat, low carbs, dark green leafy veggies, no
> artificial colorings or flavorings, and life gets interesting. We are
> also eliminating cows milk as DS had an allergy as a child and all of
> his doctors think this could actually be at the root of the "ADHD"
> behavior.
>
> Okay, so that is where we are today. I suppose I will let everyone know
> when we have more information. On an unrelated topic, DH picked out a
> costume for me to make for myself....lol...he chose one that I was going
> to make, but thought that he would issues with....Simplicity 4902, the
> red/black outfit...now to figure out what to do about shoes....probably
> my Black converse high-tops...lol
>
> Larisa, really tired of all this happening at once
>
> P.S. Dad has pictures of the house that we supposedly trashed....all
> they showed was the sump pump (which we acknowledge) and said that there
> was foam coming out from under the kitchen sink.....we have no idea what
> they are talking about and told Dad that we never had a problem with
> foam under the sink. Only thing we could think of was that they are
> talking about the silicone sealer we used and are too incompetent to
> figure out that it is sealer.