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What a find, Beth! How wonderful is that!

Glad to hear everything is fine, littlek! Did they check your potassium level? Coincidentally (or probably not) mine tanked at the same time the tachycardia started. They never explained that to me, but apparently there is a link. Also...it always happens to me when I'm resting, never when I'm feeling stressed.

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@Eva,

Aha, Eva...

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@littlek,

Thank goodness!!!! (And your healthy practices.)

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@ehBeth,

Neat!

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@ehBeth,

Loved this, bethie.

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@ehBeth,

Oh my!!!

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@dlowan,

I did something unspeakable to my back vacuuming and such.

It's kind of somewhat better now, but it had me actually crying with pain....and not really able to walk.

Sleeping...that's gonna be interesting.

Part of my right shin sort of part of the leg is kind of numb. I don't like that...though it's better than when it was hurting lotys and lots.

Damn back!

I guess that's it for the housework this weekend, eh?

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Dlowan - have you been popping ibuprofen? It should help especially now in the early (make you cry) stages.

Eva, I had a mad craving for a banana which I indulged - maybe there's something to the potassium deficiency.

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@littlek,

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I am embarassed, indeed! My heart is "as clean as a whistle" and my EKG is "pristine". I was told I'd benefit from cousneling and given a small prescription of low-dose lorazepan. I think I'll celebrate with deacf green tea and a movie......

Embarrassment, what a small price to pay for the relief you must have felt!

Remember the words of Galahad:
"My strength is as the strength of ten
Because my heart is clean-as-a-whistle*"

* Well, he actually said "pure", but, ya know, same thing.

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@dlowan,

dlowan wrote:

I guess that's it for the housework this weekend, eh?

Will you at least be able to call in sick tomorrow? If not, get well soon!

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@dlowan,

debbele, Oy. Don't like that "numb" part. Don't like the pain part. Hope this all goes away.

My wabbit was crying! Worrying and sympathetic.

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@Roberta,

Off to get drugs as soon as the chemists open...in a couple of hours.

Got a tiny bit of sleep.

I may HAVE to call in sick tomorrow (Tuesday)...today is Monday but it's a public holiday. I am so busy I don't know what to do, though. At work I mean. Today I'll have to cancel my nice social activities, I guess. Unless the drugs work a miracle!

I had a teeny bit of ibuprofin, but it got used up when it happened. After which I did MORE housework, and made it worse! At least the study, where I had to sleep because the sofa is harder than my bed, was clean!!!

Thank you for your thoughts...I am actually a bit frightened of being laid up for a while, and the pain really is hard to deal with.

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@littlek,

Potassium imbalance can have an effect on the system which moves impulses along nerves.

Your heart, of course, has a special electrical system to make it beat.

Eat dem bananas!

Have they checked your levels?

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@dlowan,

bananas arent the really high K foods. Hers a list

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supplements, to achieve a high level of potassium nutrition.

From the
USDA Nutrient Database

USDA
NDB
Ref. # Food Group
Potass.
per
measure
mgs Weight
grams Common
Measure Notes

.
FISH - Broiled

15160 Mollusk, clams
534 85 3 oz. canned

15192 Cod
439 85 3 oz. -

15037 Halibut
490 85 3 oz. -

15086 Salmon
319 85 3 oz. -

15241 Trout
375 85 3 oz. -

15221 Tuna
484 85 3 oz. Yellowfin, fresh, cooked

.
FRUITS

09032 Apricots, dried
814 70 10 med.
-

09038 Avocados
540 85 3 oz.
(tripled - more reasonable)

09040 Banana
467 118 1 med.
-

09087 Dates
542 83 10 dates
(doubled - more reasonable)

09094 Figs, dried
542 76 4 figs
(doubled - more reasonable)

09148 Kiwi
252 76 1 med.
-

09181 Melon, cantaloupe
494 160 1 cup
-

09200 Orange
237 131 1 med.
-

09298 Raisins
544 73 1/2 cup
(halved - more reasonable)

09326 Watermelon
176 152 1 cup
-

.
JUICES

11655 Carrot juice
689 236 1 cup
Canned

09206 Orange juice
496 248 1 cup
-

09294 Prune juice
707 256 1 cup
-

11540 Tomato juice
535 243 1 cup
Added salt

.
MEAT DAIRY

13168 Beef, round
262 85 3 oz.
Turkey about the same

05040 Chicken
220 85 3 oz.
-

10047 Pork
358 85 3 oz.
Fresh loin

01085 Milk, nonfat
376 245 1 cup
-

01117 Yogurt, low fat
531 227 8 oz.
12 grams of protein per ounce

.
NUTS

12061 Almonds
412 57 2 oz.
(doubled - more reasonable)

12078 Brazil nuts
340 57 2 oz.
(doubled - more reasonable)

16390 Peanuts
374 57 2 oz.
(doubled - more reasonable)

.
OTHER

19305 Molasses
498 20 1 tbsp
blackstrap - HOLY COW !!!

.
VEGETABLES
(All cooked)

11008 Artichoke
595 168 1 cup
-

? Beans, baked
752 254 1 cup
-

16033 Beans, Kidney
713 177 1 cup
-

16072 Beans, Lima
955 188 1 cup
-

16043 Beans, Pinto
800 171 1 cup
-

16103 Beans, refried
673 252 1 cup
-

16051 Beans, white
1,189 262 1 cup
-

11087 Beet Greens
1,309 144 1 cup
-

11192 Black-eyed peas
690 165 1 cup
-

11091 Broccoli
456 156 1 cup
-

11101 Brussels Sprouts
504 155 1 cup
-

11125 Carrots
354 156 1 cup
-

16057 Chick Peas
477 164 1 cup
Garbanzo beans

16006 Jerusalem Artichokes
644 150 1 cup
-

16070 Lentils
731 198 1 cup
-

11299 Parsnips
573 156 1 cup
-

16109 Soybeans
886 172 1 cup
-

11458 Spinach
839 180 1 cup
-

11644 Squash, Winter
896 205 1 cup
-

11508 Sweet Potatoes
508 146 1 cup
with the skin

11674 Potatoes
1,081 202 1
most is in the skin

11529 Tomatoes, raw
400 180 1 cup
red, ripe, raw

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@dlowan,

Oh no, Deb! That sounds terrible!
Any improvement with the pain by now (around 7 pm Sunday night)?

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@msolga,

... of course I meant Monday night, Deb. These long weekends can be so confusing! Smile

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@dlowan,

Dlowan:
Go to work. Attempt to shift some thing heavy.
Its called work cover

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@msolga,

Yep...with lots of painkillers and such. (Had some valium, which is good for spasms and all..) It's still very painful though, and there's no way of sitting or lying in comfort...standing sucks too, and walking isn't great.

I'm wondering if I can walk very slowly all night?

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@dadpad,

Not part of my job description...the heavy lifting, I mean.

I guess I could fall downstairs, though.

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@dlowan,

Quote:

Yep...with lots of painkillers and such. (Had some valium, which is good for spasms and all..) It's still very painful though, and there's no way of sitting or lying in comfort...standing sucks too, and walking isn't great.

I'm wondering if I can walk very slowly all night?

You poor thing, Deb! Sounds like nothing can bring any comfort or relief!

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