Potassium

Hi I am now homebound for a couple of days, I am hooked to an IV pump pumping in saline with potassium. The bag will be done at 4am, then change the bag again twice tomorrow. Blood will be drawn for my PCP, when I see him on Monday, he will decide then what he's going to do regarding getting my potassium level to regulate in the normal area. If it's not one thing it's another, I'M TIRED OF ALL THIS AGGREVATION. I had surgery to be healthier, but I never figured that I would then have potassium problems, not from just the surgery but from the water pills I have to take, from the Leukemia. When will it ever end? Thanks for letting me vent for a change. I love y'all, Kathy

Kathy hun' vent away sometimes life just hands us so much at one we have to clean our minds and let it all out . I will keep praying you will have health and be able to do the things you want . Hugs Laura

Hi Laura, thank you. Because of this hook up, anything I eat or drink just burns my insides. After I lost dinner, I went to bed. My friend Robert sat in my wheelchair and watched tv, it plays it loud and I never heard it. I woke up and it was 2am. So I am waiting until time to change the bag before going back to bed. Laura, I am so confused right now. I don't regret having the surgery, but maybe with the leukemia, I shouldn't have had it and just let nature takes it's course. I may have had a lot of major health problems, which I don't have 2 of them anymore, just now I have a bigger one with low potassium. I'm going back on liquids for a few days and see if I can keep something down, and get the weight to start dropping again. With all the IV's, I keep building up more fluids. Which means more water pills, lower potassium. It's a horible cycle, and one that I don't want to continue having to do. Thanks for listening. I am just so frustrated, that I just want to cry. I didn't go thru this surgery to be sicker, I had it to be healthier. Well, bag is changed so I am going to try and get some more sleep. Love ya, and thank you, Kathy

Kathy- My Stef had to be hooked up to IV's when we were out patient too--- I became her "NURSE"...........doing her IV's myself... drawing blood for blood work ect..... CrAzy- stuff,,,,,,,, I hate that you are having so many issues.......... Your poor body probably is ALL confused---huh!!???!!! Hang in there................Vent all you need too!! do you hane YAHOO??instant messenger if so--- I;m mamamaria2six @yahoo.com

I had to delete the Yahoo files as everytime I used yahoo, my system would lock up. Solve the problem delete it. I do have aol instant messenger. How did your daughter cope with all this? I'm an adult and it's already getting on my everlasting nerves. Unplug to go to the kitchen, plug back in, unplug to go to the bathroom, plug back in. I don't want to live like this. As I told Laura, I didn't have the surgery to become sicker, I had it to be healthier. With the IV's means more fluids building up inside of me, which means more water pills, which leads to low potassium levels. That puts problems on the heart, liver, kidneys. I fought a tough battle to have surgery, now I wonder if I should have just left well enough alone because of the leukemia. I don't know the answers. But I don't want to constantly be hooked up to IV's, I want to live a normal life again. Is that to much to ask for? thanks for listening, love Kathy

Hi Kathy, Just wanted to let you know I was thinking of ya! I hope everything straightens out for you. april