Re: HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

It sounds like you had a wonderful trip :-)

Congratulations to you on making it to Curves 15 times this month. I am SO

proud of you!

I had very high cholesterol before I started on zocor, but have never had a

spike like you have had so I can't comment on that.

Great news on the arthritis tests coming back negative!

In a message dated 12/28/2004 11:08:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

purrfect@... writes:

>

> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up with

> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

> while on vacation in AZ.

>

> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

> find the answers you are looking for.

>

> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a reason

> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

> prednisone. ;oP

> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed. They

> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>

> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days. I

> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

> Very Happy New Year!

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy! I am glad that you had a great vacation and a wonderful

time. I am even impressed that you went to Curves while on

vacation! I'm afraid I was very bad during the holidays in Fort

McMurray...I didn't do any exercise! : (

Anyways, I'm happy to hear that your lab results are normal...i'm

inclined as always to blame the pred. ; )

Sophia

>

> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make

my

> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a

good

> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up

with

> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts

in

> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

> while on vacation in AZ.

>

> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to

be

> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

> find the answers you are looking for.

>

> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a

reason

> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

> prednisone. ;oP

> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this

set

> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in

such

> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly

elevated

> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other

out).

> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed.

They

> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my

24hr

> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see

where

> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>

> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days.

I

> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

> Very Happy New Year!

>

> Amy G.

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

Great to have you back!

Assuming that your proteinuria has remained constant (increased proteinuria

corresponds to increased cholesterol), I'd look at what you've been eating.

Has your diet changed over the holidays? I've donated blood every 10 weeks

or so for the past couple of years. The donation center always mails back

cholesterol levels. I'm very low year round -- except for the post-Passover

spike (Passover being even more high fat than Chanukah!).

Glad to hear about the arthritis results!

Cy

HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

>

> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up with

> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

> while on vacation in AZ.

>

> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

> find the answers you are looking for.

>

> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a reason

> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

> prednisone. ;oP

> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed. They

> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>

> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days. I

> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

> Very Happy New Year!

>

> Amy G.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Cy:

Have you ever noticed that Jewish holidays are centered around the meal? This

year for Hanukkah, we (Pam really) planned out the meal, gave everyone

assignments, and then for the 18 people we invited (family and friends) made 2

8-pound turkey breasts (each) and a 6-pound brisket. She also made side dishes,

and desserts. When everyone got here, they had their assgned dishes, plus a

little something extra. We ended up with over 20 desserts for 18 people. Oy! We

actually had 10 people over the next day (martyrs that we are) and we still had

leftovers. I keep joking she's fattening me up for the plane crash (you know,

the Andes plane crash menu). Sick, sick, sick.

Cy Webb wrote:

Hi Amy,

Great to have you back!

Assuming that your proteinuria has remained constant (increased proteinuria

corresponds to increased cholesterol), I'd look at what you've been eating.

Has your diet changed over the holidays? I've donated blood every 10 weeks

or so for the past couple of years. The donation center always mails back

cholesterol levels. I'm very low year round -- except for the post-Passover

spike (Passover being even more high fat than Chanukah!).

Glad to hear about the arthritis results!

Cy

HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

>

> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up with

> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

> while on vacation in AZ.

>

> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

> find the answers you are looking for.

>

> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a reason

> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

> prednisone. ;oP

> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed. They

> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>

> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days. I

> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

> Very Happy New Year!

>

> Amy G.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Sounds like a wonderful holiday dinner . Certainly much better than my

Christmas dinner which was...nothing :-)

I am sure I will make up for it next year though.

In a message dated 12/29/2004 8:43:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, Cohen

writes:

>

>Cy:

>

>Have you ever noticed that Jewish holidays are centered around the meal? This

year for Hanukkah, we (Pam really) planned out the meal, gave everyone

assignments, and then for the 18 people we invited (family and friends) made 2

8-pound turkey breasts (each) and a 6-pound brisket. She also made side dishes,

and desserts. When everyone got here, they had their assgned dishes, plus a

little something extra. We ended up with over 20 desserts for 18 people. Oy! We

actually had 10 people over the next day (martyrs that we are) and we still had

leftovers. I keep joking she's fattening me up for the plane crash (you know,

the Andes plane crash menu). Sick, sick, sick.

>

>

>

>Cy Webb wrote:

>Hi Amy,

>

>Great to have you back!

>

>Assuming that your proteinuria has remained constant (increased proteinuria

>corresponds to increased cholesterol), I'd look at what you've been eating.

>Has your diet changed over the holidays?  I've donated blood every 10 weeks

>or so for the past couple of years.  The donation center always mails back

>cholesterol levels.  I'm very low year round -- except for the post-Passover

>spike (Passover being even more high fat than Chanukah!).

>

>Glad to hear about the arthritis results!

>Cy

>

>

> HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

>

>>

>>

>> I'm back from vacation!  What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

>> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

>> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

>> wireless keyboard and mouse set).  I've been trying to catch up with

>> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

>> night.  I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

>> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

>> a month which makes me a Member of the Month!  )  I went twice

>> while on vacation in AZ.

>>

>> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

>> with us but very happy you found us.  This is a wonderful place to

>> find the answers you are looking for.

>>

>> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

>> NORMAL ranges, *whew*.  They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

>> confirm the normal readings.  Now it would be nice to find a reason

>> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

>> prednisone. ;oP

>>    The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

>> cholesterol.  A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

>> of labs it's up to 250.  Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

>> a short period of time?  My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

>> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

>> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

>> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed.  They

>> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

>> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

>> we go from here.  Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>>

>> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days.  I

>> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

>> Very Happy New Year!

>>

>> Amy G.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group

>> home page:

>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/

>>

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>> iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe

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>by donations. If you would like to help, go to:

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>>

[Guest guest]

Thanks , it was great. Sorry to talk about food.

By next Christmas, I hope you'll be enjoying the post-tx diet (actually, I'm

hoping for that by Easter for you and Pierre).

W4JC@... wrote:

Sounds like a wonderful holiday dinner . Certainly much better than my

Christmas dinner which was...nothing :-)

I am sure I will make up for it next year though.

In a message dated 12/29/2004 8:43:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, Cohen

writes:

>

>Cy:

>

>Have you ever noticed that Jewish holidays are centered around the meal? This

year for Hanukkah, we (Pam really) planned out the meal, gave everyone

assignments, and then for the 18 people we invited (family and friends) made 2

8-pound turkey breasts (each) and a 6-pound brisket. She also made side dishes,

and desserts. When everyone got here, they had their assgned dishes, plus a

little something extra. We ended up with over 20 desserts for 18 people. Oy! We

actually had 10 people over the next day (martyrs that we are) and we still had

leftovers. I keep joking she's fattening me up for the plane crash (you know,

the Andes plane crash menu). Sick, sick, sick.

>

>

>

>Cy Webb wrote:

>Hi Amy,

>

>Great to have you back!

>

>Assuming that your proteinuria has remained constant (increased proteinuria

>corresponds to increased cholesterol), I'd look at what you've been eating.

>Has your diet changed over the holidays? I've donated blood every 10 weeks

>or so for the past couple of years. The donation center always mails back

>cholesterol levels. I'm very low year round -- except for the post-Passover

>spike (Passover being even more high fat than Chanukah!).

>

>Glad to hear about the arthritis results!

>Cy

>

>

> HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

>

>>

>>

>> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

>> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

>> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

>> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up with

>> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

>> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

>> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

>> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

>> while on vacation in AZ.

>>

>> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

>> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

>> find the answers you are looking for.

>>

>> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

>> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

>> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a reason

>> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

>> prednisone. ;oP

>> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

>> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

>> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

>> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

>> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

>> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

>> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed. They

>> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

>> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

>> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>>

>> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days. I

>> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

>> Very Happy New Year!

>>

>> Amy G.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group

>> home page:

>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/

>>

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>> iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe

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[Guest guest]

Don't worry, I had plenty of good food on Christmas day: turkey, meat pie,

mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, turkey stuffing, wine, and on

Boxing day, lots of little round sandwiches with cherries, olives or pickles

in the middle (egg, pâté, cream cheese), more meat pie, more wine, meat

balls. And the turkey supper will be repeated on New Year's day.

I just limited my portions a bit for some things compared to what I would

have done years ago (like the potatoes), and I didn't add any salt, and I

avoided the cheese plate (eating too much phosphorus just causes more

itching and red eye than it's worth). I also avoided things with a lot of

potassium in them (like I used to smother my meat pie in ketchup, but I

don't do that now, for obvious reasons). I had a bit of gravy too, but not

as much as I would have in the past. The food wasn't prepared with me in

mind, but, when I got to dialysis the following day (on Boxing Day, the day

after Christmas), my BP was still pretty good and I was only 2.9 kilos over

my dry weight, which isn't a problem at all. I even had a beer on Christmas

day.

I'm convinced that many of us with pre-dialysis or esrd kidney failure limit

our foods more than we need to for fear of over-eating something. On special

occasions, the only thing we really must not overdo is the potassium - if

that's a problem, and too much sodium can make us feel uncomfortable if we

retain more fluid because of it.

Your mileage may vary. I know by now what I can handle, and I knew my blood

was going to be cleaned the next evening at dialysis. The last treatment

before X-mas, my nurse said to eat well, and they would clean me out good

next time : )

Pierre

Re: HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

> Thanks , it was great. Sorry to talk about food.

>

> By next Christmas, I hope you'll be enjoying the post-tx diet (actually,

I'm hoping for that by Easter for you and Pierre).

>

>

>

> W4JC@... wrote:

> Sounds like a wonderful holiday dinner . Certainly much better than

my Christmas dinner which was...nothing :-)

>

> I am sure I will make up for it next year though.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cy,

All of you and 's wonderful Jewish meals sound so good! Talk about

feasting :-)

I think I turned a corner yesterday finally. I ate my first mini-meal in a

week last night at dinner time and did pretty well after that. Today I am up

out of bed so I am definitely on the right path now. I was worried this time

too! This bout had me scared.

I really missed my oldest daughter and grandson because I was sick and at the

hospital three of the four days they were here, but I have for

another week so I will get to enjoy her.

Hopefully by tomorrow I can venture out of the house even.

I hope you and are enjoying his time off school.

In a message dated 12/30/2004 1:53:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,

cyashleywebb@... writes:

> And speaking of Christmas sinner, how are you doing, ? You mentioned

> going back to the hospital - am I correct in assuming you are out now? Was

> this a bug or was it more renally related? You had me worried! Hope you

> and the girls are having a good time.

>

> Cy

[Guest guest]

That sounds like a good plan to me !

In a message dated 12/30/2004 11:03:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, Cohen

writes:

>

>Thanks , it was great. Sorry to talk about food.

>

>By next Christmas, I hope you'll be enjoying the post-tx diet (actually, I'm

hoping for that by Easter for you and Pierre).

>

>

>

>W4JC@... wrote:

>Sounds like a wonderful holiday dinner .  Certainly much better than my

Christmas dinner which was...nothing :-)  

>

>I am sure I will make up for it next year though.

>

>

>

>In a message dated 12/29/2004 8:43:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, Cohen

writes:

>

>>

>>Cy:

>>

>>Have you ever noticed that Jewish holidays are centered around the meal? This

year for Hanukkah, we (Pam really) planned out the meal, gave everyone

assignments, and then for the 18 people we invited (family and friends) made 2

8-pound turkey breasts (each) and a 6-pound brisket. She also made side dishes,

and desserts. When everyone got here, they had their assgned dishes, plus a

little something extra. We ended up with over 20 desserts for 18 people. Oy! We

actually had 10 people over the next day (martyrs that we are) and we still had

leftovers. I keep joking she's fattening me up for the plane crash (you know,

the Andes plane crash menu). Sick, sick, sick.

>>

>>

>>

>>Cy Webb wrote:

>>Hi Amy,

>>

>>Great to have you back!

>>

>>Assuming that your proteinuria has remained constant (increased proteinuria

>>corresponds to increased cholesterol), I'd look at what you've been eating.

>>Has your diet changed over the holidays?  I've donated blood every 10 weeks

>>or so for the past couple of years.  The donation center always mails back

>>cholesterol levels.  I'm very low year round -- except for the post-Passover

>>spike (Passover being even more high fat than Chanukah!).

>>

>>Glad to hear about the arthritis results!

>>Cy

>>

>>

>> HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>>

>>

>>>

>>>

>>> I'm back from vacation!  What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

>>> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

>>> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

>>> wireless keyboard and mouse set).  I've been trying to catch up with

>>> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

>>> night.  I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

>>> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

>>> a month which makes me a Member of the Month!  )  I went twice

>>> while on vacation in AZ.

>>>

>>> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

>>> with us but very happy you found us.  This is a wonderful place to

>>> find the answers you are looking for.

>>>

>>> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

>>> NORMAL ranges, *whew*.  They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

>>> confirm the normal readings.  Now it would be nice to find a reason

>>> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

>>> prednisone. ;oP

>>>    The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

>>> cholesterol.  A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

>>> of labs it's up to 250.  Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

>>> a short period of time?  My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

>>> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

>>> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

>>> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed.  They

>>> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

>>> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

>>> we go from here.  Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

>>>

>>> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days.  I

>>> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

>>> Very Happy New Year!

>>>

>>> Amy G.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group

>>> home page:

>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/

>>>

>>> To unsubcribe via email,

>>> iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe

>>> Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported

>>by donations. If you would like to help, go to:

>>> http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm

>>>

>>> Thank you

>>>

[Guest guest]

And speaking of Christmas sinner, how are you doing, ? You mentioned

going back to the hospital - am I correct in assuming you are out now? Was

this a bug or was it more renally related? You had me worried! Hope you

and the girls are having a good time.

Cy

HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

> >

> >

> >>

> >>

> >> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

> >> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

> >> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

> >> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up with

> >> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

> >> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

> >> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

> >> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

> >> while on vacation in AZ.

> >>

> >> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

> >> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

> >> find the answers you are looking for.

> >>

> >> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

> >> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

> >> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a reason

> >> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

> >> prednisone. ;oP

> >> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

> >> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

> >> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

> >> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

> >> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

> >> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

> >> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed. They

> >> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

> >> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

> >> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

> >>

> >> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days. I

> >> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

> >> Very Happy New Year!

> >>

> >> Amy G.

> >>

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[Guest guest]

And speaking of Christmas sinner, how are you doing, ? You mentioned

going back to the hospital - am I correct in assuming you are out now? Was

this a bug or was it more renally related? You had me worried! Hope you

and the girls are having a good time.

Cy

HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

> >

> >

> >>

> >>

> >> I'm back from vacation! What a awesome trip...anytime we can make my

> >> father in law smile like a Cheshire Cat for 3 days straight is a good

> >> vacation... (we surprised him with a 19 " flat screen monitor and

> >> wireless keyboard and mouse set). I've been trying to catch up with

> >> posts and made it thru a few hundred but have to give up for the

> >> night. I have to wake up early to get in my 14th workout at

> >> Curves..one more Friday and I'll have made my goal of 15 workouts in

> >> a month which makes me a Member of the Month! ) I went twice

> >> while on vacation in AZ.

> >>

> >> Welcome to all the new members, I'm sorry you all have reason to be

> >> with us but very happy you found us. This is a wonderful place to

> >> find the answers you are looking for.

> >>

> >> I got my labs back for my arthritis testing...everything was in

> >> NORMAL ranges, *whew*. They'll recheck the labs in a year just to

> >> confirm the normal readings. Now it would be nice to find a reason

> >> why my feet and ankles hurt so darn much...ya I know...it's the

> >> prednisone. ;oP

> >> The only thing that showed up nasty on my labs was my

> >> cholesterol. A few months back total cholesterol was 188, this set

> >> of labs it's up to 250. Has anyone else had a jump like this in such

> >> a short period of time? My triglycerides were only slightly elevated

> >> and both my HDL and LDL were high (so they balance each other out).

> >> My GP didn't check my creatinine level (or the lab screwed up the

> >> tests they were running) so I don't know if that has changed. They

> >> aren't going to do anything about my cholesterol until I have my 24hr

> >> urine and another cholesterol test done next month so we'll see where

> >> we go from here. Any ideas about the rapid rise in the numbers?

> >>

> >> I'll catch up with the rest of the posts over the next few days. I

> >> hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and wishing you all a

> >> Very Happy New Year!

> >>

> >> Amy G.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

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[Guest guest]

I think you had it right the first time ;-) None of us is perfect after all.

In a message dated 12/30/2004 8:16:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,

cyashleywebb@... writes:

> Did I really say " Christmas sinner " in that last post? My fingers are

> flying too fast... Apologies for the typo.

>

> Here's hoping you make it out of the house tomorrow.

>

> Cy

>

[Guest guest]

Pierre I'm feeling the effects of eating too much salt at my in-laws this past

week. My mother in law just didn't get the " no salt cooking " thing and well you

can't not eat when she has been preparing things all week long. By the time we

left on Monday my ankles were pitting they were so swollen....thankfully after a

few days home and eating normal again I lost 10 lbs in water weight and my b/p

settled back down into normal range again. My mother in law even has a photo of

me laying on the floor with my feet straight up in the air resting on the back

of one of the dinning room chairs....I could have shot her for that candid shot.

)

With the exception of this past week I have been sticking to my diet...which

doesn't help explain the spike in my cholesterol. Hopefully it's just a werid

reading and when we retest in 3 weeks it will have settled back down.

Amy G.

Re: HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

> Thanks , it was great. Sorry to talk about food.

>

> By next Christmas, I hope you'll be enjoying the post-tx diet (actually,

I'm hoping for that by Easter for you and Pierre).

>

>

>

> W4JC@... wrote:

> Sounds like a wonderful holiday dinner . Certainly much better than

my Christmas dinner which was...nothing :-)

>

> I am sure I will make up for it next year though.

>

>

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Did I really say " Christmas sinner " in that last post? My fingers are

flying too fast... Apologies for the typo.

Here's hoping you make it out of the house tomorrow.

Cy

Re: HI everybody...and a cholesterol question

>

> Hi Cy,

>

> All of you and 's wonderful Jewish meals sound so good! Talk about

> feasting :-)

>

> I think I turned a corner yesterday finally. I ate my first mini-meal in

a

> week last night at dinner time and did pretty well after that. Today I am

up

> out of bed so I am definitely on the right path now. I was worried this

time

> too! This bout had me scared.

>

> I really missed my oldest daughter and grandson because I was sick and at

the

> hospital three of the four days they were here, but I have for

> another week so I will get to enjoy her.

>

> Hopefully by tomorrow I can venture out of the house even.

>

> I hope you and are enjoying his time off school.

>

>

>

> In a message dated 12/30/2004 1:53:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> cyashleywebb@... writes:

>

> > And speaking of Christmas sinner, how are you doing, ? You

mentioned

> > going back to the hospital - am I correct in assuming you are out now?

Was

> > this a bug or was it more renally related? You had me worried! Hope

you

> > and the girls are having a good time.

> >

> > Cy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

Same here - too much salt at my mother-in-law's (up in Northern

Alberta - Fort McMurray) this past Christmas. For a week, we had

her cooking too.

I gained about 5 lbs in water weight...it nearly made me cry, it

took so long to lose it, and then I gain it all back (and I thought

it was from all that eating). Yesterday I finally made it back

close to my weight before Christmas.

Sophia

> > Sounds like a wonderful holiday dinner . Certainly much

better than

> my Christmas dinner which was...nothing :-)

> >

> > I am sure I will make up for it next year though.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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