Hey Millie,I know it sounds crazy but yes you have to drink more water when you take water pills. It's a question of the wet stuff being where it needs to be while trying to get rid of it where we don't want it.And yes Prednisone can certainly cause fluid retention. That's probably the biggest reason not to use it (vs. reasons to use it!)I know it's not an option for many people for a lot of reasons but sweating really made the difference for me. (Actually sweating vs. sweating the whole ordeal.) If that's sort of an option you don't have to get overheated to make it work. In fact as you know that's why we sweat - to keep cool. So just sitting in a warm enough environment to make you need a shower while using a fan to keep cool might be an idea.My thought it that there are only four ways I can think of to shed fluid. Your kidneys are doing all they can, helped along by the water pills. Only supermodels are dumb enough to loose fluid out of the wrong end on purpose. And although it seems like it might be sufficient, hopefully no one reading this sheds enough tears to dry their bodies out. So I decided to try gold old-fashioned, pre-air-conditioned perspiration. I really was opposed to the idea and very used to staying cool all the time but once I got started I was surprised how good it felt. Almost like we were meant to operate that way. My apologies to Mr. Carrier.I have another half-baked theory that our national explosion of obesity is tied to A/C. I digress.Patrick
--- On Wed, 12/19/12, C.M. Houtz <[email protected]> wrote: From: C.M. Houtz <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Depression To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 10:08 AM #yiv1489891229 BODY { FONT-STYLE:italic;MARGIN-TOP:75px;BACKGROUND-REPEAT:repeat-y;FONT-FAMILY:Comic Sans MS;BACKGROUND-POSITION:left top;COLOR:#ff0000;MARGIN-LEFT:225px;FONT-SIZE:12pt;} Hi Marty, I just read your message and am smiling as you are so right. I have had times of depression, especially lately, but manage to laugh, smile, and get on with things. Right now I'm under home care from the local hospital as something happened to my left leg and I was in such pain and unable to move my leg. My son called the ambulance, and to make a long story short, I'm homebound right now. The leg seems to be better, but they still can't tell me what caused it to happen. I tend to believe it was a pinched nerve. That's as good as any of their thoughts. I missed all of my Christmas Parties with friends, and that was depressing, but I got over it. I saw my Onc. yesterday and was allowed to go to his office for that. My feet are so swollen that I could barely get a sneaker on to go. I had my husband drive me, but on the way, saw he was having difficulty seeing. It was late afternoon and getting dark. He can't see to drive at night, so I told him that I'd drive home, and, even with these feet was able to do that for him. I do try to look at all of the good things in my life, and that isn't always easy, but......some how I manage to do that. The oncologist says that the increase in my Prednisone probably caused the swelling and I should take more water pills. My nurse tells me that I'm slightly dehydrated and need to drink more, so it's a laughable situation and at the moment don't know whether to increase the water pills or not. I guess this is why they call it the practice of medicine as they're all practicing.....including me!!!!!! You have such a wonderful attitude, and it is contagious. I'm busy working on my quilts and doing what I can to keep my brain busy. Everything else will take care of itself...with a little help. You take care, my friend. Life is full of challenges, and this is just another that I have to win. 18's to you Millie -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
