I hate heart palpitations. I need a chocolate shake, a cheeseburger, and fries (seriously. That’s my standing “Rx.”) Only slightly less interesting than the time I was prescribed vodka tonic 🤔
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Good until they send you to the ER. Three times for me and mine…
aug 27, 2025, 3:56 pm • 1 0 • view
I’ve gone a few times4potassium infusions. Gastroparesis has me chronically undernourished. The vodka tonic was pain mngmnt. Doc didnt wanna put me on both pain meds & muscle relaxers, apparently tonic was better. My pulmonologist seriously told me the fastest (non ER) way2replace K was that meal.
aug 27, 2025, 4:06 pm • 1 1 • view
Made sense. Arrythmias kill my people.
aug 27, 2025, 4:07 pm • 2 0 • view
That’s terrible. I’m sorry 😢
aug 27, 2025, 4:14 pm • 1 1 • view
It’s all right. Thanks. I feel forewarned is forearmed! 😉👍
aug 27, 2025, 4:24 pm • 1 0 • view
An ounce of prevention 😊
aug 27, 2025, 4:43 pm • 3 1 • view
Yes, Sis! May come in handy! 😆😉
aug 27, 2025, 4:44 pm • 1 0 • view
When my potassium gets too low, my transplant team prescribed a bag of chips, lol. They’ve been off the menu for a long time since I’ve been on dialysis but since the transplant my potassium is running pretty low it’s weird eating chips again. Let me tell you.🤣
aug 27, 2025, 4:45 pm • 3 1 • view
Did you have a heart transplant? My very good friend Nicole had a heart transplant Feb 2024.
aug 27, 2025, 4:48 pm • 2 0 • view
No, I had kidney! So far so good congratulations to your friend💙
aug 27, 2025, 5:08 pm • 2 0 • view
And her 23 year-old daughter just had a heart transplant. And now the granddaughter who is four has the same heart defect and will probably have to have one in her lifetime as well. My friend's father was subjected to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
aug 27, 2025, 5:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Oh my goodness, that’s horrible! All the best to your friends family I hope things go well for them, all of them💙
aug 27, 2025, 5:36 pm • 1 0 • view
It changed something in his DNA, that's what they determined. And I guess it takes three generations for it to be drowned out. I'm sure she could explain it more scientifically than I can.
aug 27, 2025, 5:37 pm • 1 0 • view
That sounds like what happened, how awful that those are the repercussions of that horrible chemical so much damaged on so many people!
aug 27, 2025, 5:38 pm • 1 0 • view
I’m very happy for everyone!!! 🥳🥳🥳
aug 27, 2025, 5:12 pm • 3 0 • view
Thank you! Still walking on eggshells here but, very grateful. Also grateful that I’m Canadian and have universal healthcare got out of this without being bankrupt.
aug 27, 2025, 5:14 pm • 3 1 • view
Such an example!
aug 27, 2025, 5:14 pm • 2 0 • view
It could’ve been a disaster, I lost my kidney function to septic shock from a UTI that turned into a kidney infection. I spent almost 6 months in the hospital then dialysis then finally a transplant work up and a transplant. I would definitely be drowning in bills!
aug 27, 2025, 5:18 pm • 2 1 • view
Omg!!!
aug 27, 2025, 5:34 pm • 1 0 • view
What a horrible nightmare for you! I am so sorry!
aug 27, 2025, 5:19 pm • 1 0 • view
lol. I can see it. It’s always weird going back to a previously eliminated food. If you can find body armor lyte, give that a try. My fav is Peach Mango. They replace potassium but have zero salt and low sugar (as opposed to Gatorade that has salt but no potassium).
aug 27, 2025, 4:53 pm • 1 0 • view
I have a case of that going on too! Because now I have to drink tons and tons of water where I was before when I was on dialysis, I had heavy water restrictions. And of course sodium restrictions my sodium is often very low! Tnx!
aug 27, 2025, 5:08 pm • 1 0 • view