Well.. I know it's not from food!! :)

I don't know if I should really SMILE.. but at least I know I'm not gaining from overeating and just living in denial. I made a little trip to the e.r. (gawd, I haven't seen one of those in 20 years).  The burning in my back got so bad that I didn't know what to do.  They didn't even check that out, but did a cursory urine test (no blood) and said I have a kidney infection.   That's a start!  Of course I called a close friend (who happens to be a talented diagnostician and surgeon), and told him about the 15 lb weight gain and the burning pain.  He's pretty certain it's some degree of kidney failure from the uncontrolled DM and suggested I get to a nephrologist.  I just gotta find one now.  He's been dead on with me for the last 10 years, so I guess I'm looking for a nephrologist on Monday... lol  if I don't pop like a water balloon by then!  Oh thank GOD Jon got me on his insurance!!  Amen!  :) Yanno.. I never realized what 15 or 20 lbs looked like on my abdomen until now!  Wow.. not too long ago that was FAT .. not fluid. Of course I can't lift...  I tried yesterday and just dropped the weights because of the pain, but I walked an hour on the treadmill today.... walking doesn't seem to bother it but bending.. standing up and sitting down..stuff like that does. AT LEAST I KNOW I DIDN'T EAT 15 LBS ON ME IN 2 DAYS!   

Sounds serious, Lori. Keep us posted for sure and my prayers are going up for ya.

Beth

Thank ya, kindly.... prayers are always welcomed! 

Good Grief Woman...you made me whince just reading this.  But I will say this, I admire your tenacity and that you had the strength and fortitude to stay with your diet even going through all of your misery.  Most people would have given up and eaten through the pain.  I know you have to feel good about that.  You totally rocked it! And yeah, thank God for insurance, Mary

I don't think I did outrageously bad with food.    Physically I really do feel like crap.. and have felt like this for weeks, but emotionally.. wow.. what a RELIEF!  I've been thinking that I'm pigging out without being conscious of it.. examining every tiny morsel.. worrying that I'm eating in the middle of the night.. getting paranoid about coke zero and diet green tea.  When I started this I said I was gonna do it or die tryin'..and I seriously meant it..so I can't let "pain" stop the progress.  Now I can find out how to get this fluid outta me and see what kinda gain I made on the weight loss front for the last month! 

Prayers sent your way.

I'm so glad you're finally getting to the bottom of this.  Be really assertive with getting a prompt appointment....don't be afraid to mention the ER and that a doctor told you it might be kidney failure.  Camp out on their doorstep if you have to. My prayers are with you too.....Please let us know how you're doing.

Sounds like your finally getting this whole thing figured out! Glad to hear that! P&PT coming your way that there is no lasting issues after the infection is under control! Keep us posted!

Update: The puppies are a pumpin' with only 40 mg of Lasix!  This morning I'm down to 230 and change.  That's 10 lbs of fluid so far. 

Yep.. another 2 lbs this afternoon!  The puppies are working!  It took 2 days to put on 15.. an it's now a week since then and 12 are back off.. whew!!  228!  *sigh*....  whole lot of whoosh going on! lol   I know.. I know.. TMI!