Once again, your prayers are needed...

[ZooMom]

Thanks, Joe. You are a sweetheart.

 

[Caedmon]

:o

Hehe...

 

[onesheep]

Sandy,

I am soo sorry I just saw this.  A friend of mine just went through this last month so I have a little understanding of what you're going through.  My prayers, though late, are heartfelt.

God Bless You.

 

[VOW]

That's right, it's Tuesday. I'm leaving for Church in a few, and I'll remember ZooMom in my prayers.

Lord, bless and keep Sandy safely in the palm of Your hand.



Peace,
~VOW

 

[ZooMom]

Hi, everyone. Peggy!! Where ya been?!!

Surgery went as planned yesterday, and I am back at home. Everything went well so I should be back to normal soon. Thank you all so much for thinking of me and keeping me in your prayers. It means more than you know.

My love and Christ's Peace to all of you.

 

[Caedmon]

Originally posted by ZooMom
Hi, everyone. Peggy!! Where ya been?!!

Surgery went as planned yesterday, and I am back at home. Everything went well so I should be back to normal soon. Thank you all so much for thinking of me and keeping me in your prayers. It means more than you know.

My love and Christ's Peace to all of you.

Welcome back Sandy! Love you lots...

I pray that God speeds your recovery.

 

[AngelAmidala]

Yaaaay!!!! Glad to hear the surgery went well and that you're back home to recover.

 

[Avila]

Thanks for the good news!!! Still praying!

 

[ZooMom]

Thank you all!

 

[Kotton]

Good news.
Glad to see you back.

Kotton

 

[ZooMom]

Thanks, Kotton.

 

[onesheep]

Sandy,

I am so happy to hear things went well and you're doing better.  Surgery is never fun and I hear this one can be pretty painful.  And recovery is really fun having to chase around little kids. 

I'll be praying that this doesn't happen again.  Did they suggest any changes to your diet?  I know someone that eats something only at Christmas and always gets stones from it.  Apparently it's worth it.

 

[Avila]

Onesheep - my dad was like that too. Once he cut back on his iced tea and lunch meat sandwiches and started drinking more water, they went away! It was wierd how it helped. Now he mainly only drinks water or juice, with the occasional glass of tea when he's up here. He also takes leftovers in his lunch & has cut out the lunch meats.

 

[LilyLamb]

glad to hear all went well and you are on the mend

 

[ZooMom]

Thanks you guys!

Yes, I'm doing very well. I had the stent (sp?) removed today and I already feel much better.

I'm going to be doing some tests in the next week that should tell them if something I'm eating or drinking is contributing to the problem. But the main problem is that I have a 'sponge' (?) kidney. It doesn't work actively, it just kinda sits there and the only thing making it work is gravity. The doctor said that this will be a problem for the rest of my life and the only thing to help it is to drink at least 3 liters of fluid a day. Ack! Otherwise, stuff will just continue to build up in there.

to Onesheep, Avila, and LilyLamb.

 

[Avila]

Ack!! Glad you are feeling better. Hope it isn't anything food-related, because that can suck, and I hope you can manage to get that 3 liters of fluid a day in ya!

 

[Caedmon]

Originally posted by ZooMom
Thanks you guys!

Yes, I'm doing very well. I had the stent (sp?) removed today and I already feel much better.

I'm going to be doing some tests in the next week that should tell them if something I'm eating or drinking is contributing to the problem. But the main problem is that I have a 'sponge' (?) kidney. It doesn't work actively, it just kinda sits there and the only thing making it work is gravity. The doctor said that this will be a problem for the rest of my life and the only thing to help it is to drink at least 3 liters of fluid a day. Ack! Otherwise, stuff will just continue to build up in there.

Oh Zoomom...

I love you sweet lady... I'll pray for you!

 

[onesheep]

Now that sounds like fun alright. They say drinking lots of water helps your kidneys work better but all it does is make me throw the water back up.  I've tried taking sips every 15 minutes, drinking a small glass every 30 minutes, yadda yadda.  I still end up getting sick.  Fluids are not my friends.

Amy, that iced tea thing sounds familiar to me.  I think I've heard that before.  Amazing how one thing like that can cause your body such problems.

Sandy, let us know how the tests go and what they discover. 

 

[VOW]

To Sheepie:

I've stumbled on a solution for the folks who can't or won't drink plain ole water.

Eat ice.

Mind you, dentists will be screaming in the background, but if the kidneys don't work right, teeth are rather superfluous.

Get a tall glass of crushed ice and chomp away. Sipping the water that accumulates at the bottom is no big deal, either.

Give it a whirl!



Peace,
~VOW

 

[Caedmon]

Originally posted by onesheep
Now that sounds like fun alright. They say drinking lots of water helps your kidneys work better but all it does is make me throw the water back up.  I've tried taking sips every 15 minutes, drinking a small glass every 30 minutes, yadda yadda.  I still end up getting sick.  Fluids are not my friends.

Amy, that iced tea thing sounds familiar to me.  I think I've heard that before.  Amazing how one thing like that can cause your body such problems.

Sandy, let us know how the tests go and what they discover. 

Actually, I can drink more than a liter of water at one time. Thank goodness I don't do chug-a-lug drinking games, because I'd be breakin' some pride.

But yeah, drinking water can be tough.

Also, on that iced tea thing... Down here in the south, iced tea is KING. We drink it all the time, and it's served at all the non-fastfood restaurants, year-round. I think the same effect occurs with soft-drinks, and to a higher degree. Iced tea is not so much a problem with me, but sodas are killer. If I start drinking too many colas, my kidnies start to hurt. So I can understand what y'all are going through.

Disclaimer: humblejoe does not advocate drinking games in any form.