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Post by hengest on Nov 16, 2021 21:48:40 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer I missed your recent posts when I posted just now, now I see them. I just want to say that your practices are admirable and I hope they continue to show good results for you. I sympathize when you say it is hard to know who to believe.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 16, 2021 22:00:27 GMT -5
I endeavour to do the same being a Type 2 diabetic. I was fortunate in that I got a less common side effect of one of my meds (Metformin) which resulted in appetite suppression. Helped me to lose approximately 40 pounds. Losing weight and keeping it off is good and better the younger you can do it. A lot of people claim Type 2 is fully reversible, keep doing your research.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 16, 2021 22:02:53 GMT -5
Wow! The Perilous Dreamer you are ticking all of the good eating practices I've heard about. Have an exalt for that post! I'm going to have to stop watching British Bake Off because it's a food trigger for me! Have a healthy, Holiday season! Thank you! I always thought my weakness would be sweets, but I have found it is carbs, especially as a salty snack. I rarely miss sweets. Soft drinks turned out to be really easy to give up. Wishing everyone a healthy Holiday season!
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 16, 2021 22:03:38 GMT -5
My father has a new cancer diagnosis (although the original one seems not to have returned). I admit I am having a bit of a hard time with this and its possible, your prayers and thoughts are very valuable. Thank you all. Will pray for your father. I have a great deal of sympathy for anyone with cancer.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 16, 2021 22:04:18 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer I missed your recent posts when I posted just now, now I see them. I just want to say that your practices are admirable and I hope they continue to show good results for you. I sympathize when you say it is hard to know who to believe. Thank you, very tough these days to sort out the good info from the scams and misinformation.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 16, 2021 22:04:43 GMT -5
I go in for my surgery Weds morning (17th).
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Post by raikenclw on Nov 17, 2021 13:28:20 GMT -5
Plugging along. Still have trouble swallowing; finally getting a barium study done this coming Friday at the Mountain Home VAMC. My heel blister is *slowly* getting shallower/smaller but still has a lot of dead skin around it; I've got a podiatrist consult coming up for that. Other than those two things, my only problem is a lack of stamina; I still tire soooo easy. Just today, I found myself falling asleep while sitting and listening to my latest novel on Audible [it wasn't the novel - Laurel K Hamilton's latest, the first in a new series].
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 17, 2021 22:23:16 GMT -5
I go in for my surgery Weds morning (17th). Surgery went well and my doctor is optimistic about the biopsies, I get the results on the 30th I believe.
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Post by hengest on Nov 18, 2021 9:00:49 GMT -5
I go in for my surgery Weds morning (17th). Surgery went well and my doctor is optimistic about the biopsies, I get the results on the 30th I believe. Good news and hoping for more!!
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Post by oldskolgmr on Nov 18, 2021 13:38:23 GMT -5
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Post by raikenclw on Nov 18, 2021 18:35:57 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer I missed your recent posts when I posted just now, now I see them. I just want to say that your practices are admirable and I hope they continue to show good results for you. I sympathize when you say it is hard to know who to believe. I wish I could do as well as PD is doing. And I'm also praying for you, @hengest.
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Post by simrion on Nov 20, 2021 21:10:06 GMT -5
My father has a new cancer diagnosis (although the original one seems not to have returned). I admit I am having a bit of a hard time with this and its possible, your prayers and thoughts are very valuable. Thank you all. UGH that is awful :-(
I sympathize as my Father finally succumbed to a combination of Prostate and Pancreatic back in 2015. Prior he had Non-Hodgekins but was fortunate to have found a donor match in a cousin and got a 14 year reprieve but that demon cancer still got him in the end. Thoughts, love and prayers to you and all our fellow sufferers here on the board. I'm a firm believer in every day above ground is another day closer to a cure!
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Nov 21, 2021 8:54:54 GMT -5
hengest sorry to hear that. On the prayer list.
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Post by hengest on Nov 21, 2021 13:02:40 GMT -5
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Nov 24, 2021 14:32:13 GMT -5
My first cousin, the one I hung out with growing up, his oldest daughter just lost her husband to a heart attack, she is 38 and he could not have been more than a year or two older at most. No warning either. Please pray for the family.
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Post by oldskolgmr on Nov 24, 2021 15:32:43 GMT -5
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Nov 24, 2021 16:57:12 GMT -5
My first cousin, the one I hung out with growing up, his oldest daughter just lost her husband to a heart attack, she is 38 and he could not have been more than a year or two older at most. No warning either. Please pray for the family. My condolences on your/her loss. On the prayer list.
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Post by raikenclw on Nov 24, 2021 18:55:55 GMT -5
Please pray for the family. Praying.
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Post by hengest on Nov 25, 2021 20:02:27 GMT -5
My first cousin, the one I hung out with growing up, his oldest daughter just lost her husband to a heart attack, she is 38 and he could not have been more than a year or two older at most. No warning either. Please pray for the family. Will pray for them.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Dec 6, 2021 2:08:36 GMT -5
If I did not get it posted, my biopsies on came back negative on the 30th. I will be getting Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to see if that will help with the irritation and bleeding from the radiation (3 yrs ago) treatment side effects.
I also went to my dermatologist for my 6 month skin cancer checkup and there was a spot that caused the doctor to say, "I've never seen anything that looks like that, lets do a biopsy and make sure it is not a problem. I do that this Wednesday.
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Post by oldskolgmr on Dec 7, 2021 12:00:47 GMT -5
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Dec 7, 2021 16:52:06 GMT -5
Thank you! I appreciate you and everyone who is praying for my health and that of others. Let's not forget mao and raikenclw and everyone else I am missing. We have a lot going on right now!
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Post by raikenclw on Dec 8, 2021 2:15:11 GMT -5
Thank you! I appreciate you and everyone who is praying for my health and that of others. Let's not forget mao and raikenclw and everyone else I am missing. We have a lot going on right now! I'm doing much better these days. My blood pressure is - slowly but apparently surely - coming down. My sugar levels are still elevated, but are trending downwards as well. I still get tired quite easily, but that's something I'm working on.
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Post by simrion on Dec 11, 2021 6:27:35 GMT -5
Especially the long suffering and sorely missed MormanYoYo :-(
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Dec 11, 2021 15:16:53 GMT -5
Especially the long suffering and sorely missed MormanYoYo :-( I talk to Chet at long intervals on FB Messenger, he has his ups and down with his health and focuses on his family. He misses us, but has so much trouble with interacting with technology these days, that the little bit he can be online goes to his family and IRL friends of long standing. The good humor and slapstick/vaudeville humor that he brought to the forum is irreplaceable.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Dec 11, 2021 15:18:28 GMT -5
Thank you! I appreciate you and everyone who is praying for my health and that of others. Let's not forget mao and raikenclw and everyone else I am missing. We have a lot going on right now! I'm doing much better these days. My blood pressure is - slowly but apparently surely - coming down. My sugar levels are still elevated, but are trending downwards as well. I still get tired quite easily, but that's something I'm working on. Glad to hear you are doing better and I pray that you can find something that works to keep your blood sugar levels where they should be through diet alone.
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Post by oldskolgmr on Dec 12, 2021 11:16:35 GMT -5
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Post by raikenclw on Dec 12, 2021 11:34:24 GMT -5
I'm doing much better these days. My blood pressure is - slowly but apparently surely - coming down. My sugar levels are still elevated, but are trending downwards as well. I still get tired quite easily, but that's something I'm working on. Glad to hear you are doing better and I pray that you can find something that works to keep your blood sugar levels where they should be through diet alone. Yes! That would be the dream, for sure. I am currently taking [pauses to count] no less than eight different prescription medications: two for diabetes (metformin and empagliflozin), four for blood pressure (carvedilol, chlorthalidone, hyralizine, and losartin) and one to counter a side effect of other medications (furosemide). But I'm unlikely to ever get completely off the meds, the carvedilol in particular; my heart is already swollen and that's highly unlikely to go away completely.
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Post by hengest on Dec 12, 2021 20:30:07 GMT -5
Glad to hear you are doing better and I pray that you can find something that works to keep your blood sugar levels where they should be through diet alone. Yes! That would be the dream, for sure. I am currently taking [pauses to count] no less than eight different prescription medications: two for diabetes (metformin and empagliflozin), four for blood pressure (carvedilol, chlorthalidone, hyralizine, and losartin) and one to counter a side effect of other medications (furosemide). But I'm unlikely to ever get completely off the meds, the carvedilol in particular; my heart is already swollen and that's highly unlikely to go away completely. You have my full sympathy and prayers.
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Post by True Black Raven on Dec 27, 2021 16:28:37 GMT -5
Praying for all of those who are sick or have other health situations. Also praying for those who have been absent from the forum. I hope I am not leaving anyone out, but especially mormonyoyoman, mao and Hexenritter Verlag.
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