Kathy,
A doctor of nutrition I knew said we ought drink half our weight in ounces
of water per day. I'll forgo the question of just how much water ought you
be drinking? hahaha.
Brad
At 09:08 AM 11/30/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Brad,
>I'll just tell you the same thing that I tell Greg. "If you're going
>to eat the cheese, you'd better drink the water too!" I'm trying to
>get him to drink at least 64 ounces a day, but it is a battle. 64
>ounces is only 8 glasses, in case someone thinks that I'm nuts or something.
>Kathy
>
>
>At 02:35 PM 11/29/2005, you wrote:
> >Kathy,
> >
> >I agree on all points. But getting checked out after one has good coverage
> >is best *smile*. Cheese is my weakness too. Pizza pizza pizza. Come to
> >think of it I haven't had any in a while now. It is prudent when one gets
> >up to, ahem, our age... didn't think I was going to sit here alone on that
> >one did you? lol. But it is prudent to log stuff like blood pressure,
> >cholesterol, and all that. That end of medicine is great and can be used to
> >identify issues that could be a problem in the future. Now with that being
> >said... I'll split a bag of cheese curds with Greg if he wants lol.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >
> >At 12:52 PM 11/29/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Hey Brad,
> > > Even if you end up not getting checked out for this
> > >particular ache, it is stil a good idea to get some basic statistics
> > >on yourself, like normal blood pressure, HDL, LDL, heart rate, weight
> > >and so forth so that if something does eventually happen, the medical
> > >community has something to base whatever your complaint is against
> > >what your normal is. It's just kind of a good idea.
> > > Also, I think that if your complaint is in the abdominal
> > >area, they may resort to an MRI or CAT SCAN rather than an x ray, but
> > >I"m not sure. I'll defer to Sandy on that one. You know, it could
> > >just be something like gall stones. Greg has had both gall and
> > >kidney stones and a lot of that can be controlled with diet and more
> > >liquids. We are in the midst of the holiday season where it is hard
> > >to eat a normal diet, so that could be a possibility. I still have
> > >a hard time keeping Greg away from the cheese, but that's a whole
> > >different problem. GRIN! Cheese is Greg's weakness and it is also
> > >his major problem, but we're working on it. GRIN!
> > >Kathy
> > >
> > >
> > >At 11:48 AM 11/29/2005, you wrote:
> > > >A physical? What's that? Hmmm. A complete one? Probably 1, 2, 3, 4,
> 5, 6,
> > > >counting on fingers here, 7, 8, 9, 10. Woops! Off goes the shoes for the
> > > >counting of toes. 11, 12, 13, 14. I'm thinking 14 years ago? Actually we
> > > >are checking into the prudence and possibility of an HSA. A Health
> Savings
> > > >Account, which is a medical insurance of sorts for
> > self-employed people. I
> > > >still have Medicare Part A only. If I wind up with an HSA I'll need a
> > > >physical anyway. As of today I'm feeling somewhat better. Ever
> > get an inner
> > > >feeling of you know you ought do something to bring improvement to your
> > > >situation? An inner tugging? Perhaps likened to Naaman dipping in the
> > > >Jordan 7 times and wa-la! Well? Minus my own personal Elishah,
> > acting as my
> > > >self-prophet I'm to take me a walk, geesh I hope not down to the
> Kinikinic
> > > >River Lord it's almost December, in Wisconsin no less, I'll settle for
> > > >wheeling it around the block seven times Lord please lol. Anyway, so
> for a
> > > >walk I shall go it a bit here. Appreciate all your concerns and I'm not
> > > >ignoring them, and although money is of some concern even with some
> > > >coverage, it is more the general practitioners here that are use to
> > > >diagnosing sniffs and sneezes and tend to disbelieve any real
> issues if
> > > >they occur, so unless it is bad, it is pointless. I'm not just being
> > > >anti-doctor, it is a pretty well known fact here. But as I say, if today
> > > >proves to be worsened, scouts honor, I'll make an appointment. I
> > appreciate
> > > >all yawls caring and prayers.
> > > >
> > > >Brad
> >
> >Brad
> >
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