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Started by Bruno of NH, July 08, 2022, 06:00:21 PM

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Bruno of NH

Had a Dr appointment today
Might have a bone infection in my foot
And to top it off my kidneys might not be working right.
Find out about my kidneys on Monday 
I don't have time for this
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

Jim_Rogers

We're all praying for you, my friend.
Get well soon.

Jim Rogers
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
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Bruno of NH

My foot has been bothering me for 2 years 
I should have had it checked out  long before now.
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

beenthere

Hope for the very best outcome and praying that you will conquer the bad.
south central Wisconsin
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WDH

Sending positive vibes your way.  
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thecfarm

Bruno, I am thinking of you!!!!!
Let us know about the kidneys on Monday.
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Bruno of NH

Not going to lie
I'm a little bit scared 
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

thecfarm

I just went through that hernia operation.
I was a little bit scared too!!!
Hang in there. You still have a lot of living  sawing to do.  ;D
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doctorb

Usually, foot infections in adults are associated with diabetes.  Would go along with some decline in kidney function.  Get diagnosed and get healthy.  If you do have a bony infection in your foot, I suggest your search for an Orthopaedic foot and ankle specialist for a consult.  Not knowing is worse than having a known problem and a plan to treat it.
My father once said, "This is my son who wanted to grow up and become a doctor.  So far, he's only become a doctor."

Magicman

PatD and I wish you the best my Friend.  
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Jeff

Just call me the midget doctor.
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CCCLLC

Praying for you Bruno. I know you're a fighter as well.

YellowHammer

Dang.  I'm sure they will come up with a plan, so just hang in there.
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Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

petefrom bearswamp

Thinking of you and hoping for the best
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Walnut Beast

Hang in there! They will get you fixed up 👍

samandothers

Try not to worry focus on finding out what and a plan to manage.  I know that is easier said than done.  Hang in there!

scsmith42

Thoughts and prayers being sent your way.

Good advice from Doc and others about getting checked out and back healthy.

Persevere!
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Southside

One second rule Bruno - remember the one second rule.  Your entire responsibility is to do as follows:

1) Get through the next, single, second - do whatever you need to do to get through it, and you can endure anything for a single second.

2) Repeat step one

Keep your head in the fight and you will win this.  
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Ed_K

 Hope you get some good news today. Take care of you first leave the sawing for when you are feeling better.
Ed K

Bruno of NH

Dr called me at 8:00 am
Need a mri on my foot
My kidneys are ok 
They are setting me up for some other test.
My A1c is the best it's been in years
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thecfarm

That's all good news!!!!
Need those kidneys!!!! Well at least one.
Sugar can be controlled. Most of the time.
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samandothers

This was good news from the doc.  Good to have an approach on further foot stuff.

barbender

Well that is some good news, all things considered Bruno!
Too many irons in the fire

Wlmedley

Sounds a lot better.Hope you can get a mri quickly.I needed one a few years ago.By the time the insurance approved it.The cracked bone in my ankle had already mostly healed by itself but not without considerable pain being I continued to work not knowing what was wrong.
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Peter Drouin

Eating right is importing too. good luck.
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45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
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Jeff

I've been eating wrong of late and working hard. It's having negative effect on my energy levels. The fuel we burn is everything, and can really make a difference. 
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Bruno of NH

I improved my A1C by eating much better. Lots of green salads and cooked spinach. No bread.
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Larry

Keep your chin up and hoping the best for ya!
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Peter Drouin

My A1C was 7.2 which is over the top. The doc put me on Metformin 500 mg. I did not like the side effects. 
So I change my meals to a fat diet. 
Now I eat ham and 3 egg. in the morning. Every day. 
Hamburger for lunch with bread. 
Supper, steak or turkey.
My A1C went to 6.0. no more metformin.
Wish you luck.
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45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

Ianab

Diet can certainly help if you are "slightly" type 2 diabetic. And even if you need some meds, watching what you eat can reduce the dose you need. (so less side effects)

Eggs aren't the evil food anymore and are a good way to get the  nutrients you need without hitting the sugars and starch heavily.  Like, don't get carried away, but just cutting back the amount of sugar / starch and adding more protein / oils / veges into a diet makes a difference. 

Even with that I'm on 2,000 mg Metformin with empagliflizin to keep my numbers under control. Do what you have to, as uncontrolled diabetes is BAD news. If you can control your levels with diet, that's great, but you don't want the nerve and circulation damage that comes from uncontrolled blood sugar levels. 
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Old saw fixer

Also on 2,000mg Metformin, add 10 units of Lantus (long lasting insulin) and my last A1C was 5.6.  My biggest problem now is high triglycerides.  There seems to be confusion on diets for high triglycerides, each one shows different foods as allowable.  Endocrinologist  wants me to try Ozempic,  no thanks the Lantus costs enough and seems to be doing me fine.
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Bruno of NH

Went to have my mri on my foot this morning. 
Got on the table all suited up and the camera didn't fit over my leg.
It was a no go.
I'm on meds to get my legs down so maybe in a couple of weeks or a open mri.
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

Bruno of NH

I had my MRI on my foot this afternoon. 
Ultrasound on my heart in the morning. 
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Peter Drouin

I wish you the best of luck, I lade brick with your dad. The 2 of you are hard workers. I know he's not here anymore,
keep sawing, my friend.
A&P saw Mill LLC.
45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

Bruno of NH

The heart exam results, doesn't sound to good. I haven't talked with my Dr yet but I  read the Heart Dr's. Report. 
I going to have to get my affairs in order  :embarassed:
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doctorb

Medical reports are like reading the internet....what you read often doesn't have much context, but one can sure get worked up over it.   Do not interpret the printed results off a radiographic test as predictive.  Yes, you'll have to work with what you've got, but let your docs make a plan before you fall into despair.  
My father once said, "This is my son who wanted to grow up and become a doctor.  So far, he's only become a doctor."

Old Greenhorn

DortorB is right Bruno. Reading those things will make anyone feel sick. They use words that are easily and expectedly mis-interpreted by the layman. Words like 'failure' and 'blockage' can ( and would) lead anyone to think the worst. But a physician reads these same words and sees what he needs to fix, either with meds or other methods. You may be reading the worst and your Doc will read the same report and think "OK, we can deal with this".
 Wait until you talk to the Doc it could be a whole different movie at that point.
 All the best to you. You have a lot of fans pulling for you. :)
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OK, maybe I'm the woodcutter now.
I work with wood, There is a rumor I might be a woodworker.

doc henderson

reports are best interpreted by the doc who knows about them.  an example is people who state they only have half (50%) heart function.  It is really ejection fraction and normal is 50 to 60%.  I have known patients with only 3% ejection fraction and were up walking around.  wait for the doc to interpret for you.  We should all get our affairs in order, as we never know.  I hope this is the case for you as well, and you are misinterpreting the result.  Good luck, and regards, Doc.  
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barbender

One of my least favorite medical terms is, "congestive heart failure". I wish they would call it "congestive heart stress" or something like that. Failure indicates it's going to quit, I have grandparents that were diagnosed with that and they soldiered on for another 12-15 years.
Too many irons in the fire

Bruno of NH

My MRI on my foot came out negative for infection  :D
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

doctorb

Well.....that's a good start!
My father once said, "This is my son who wanted to grow up and become a doctor.  So far, he's only become a doctor."

trimguy

Thinking about you and hoping for the best.

Don P

Bruno, I hope you don't mind if I hop on for a story that kinda sorta probably has nothing to do with anything other than how we interpret what the doc is saying. I don't know about y'all but when docs have me in the room and start 'splaining things, through whatever is swimming in my skull, I hear the teacher in the Charlie Brown cartoons.

I've been bouncing around in the bobcat and for the past coupla years have "failed" the docs prostate bloodwork. He sent me in for biopsies, less than enjoyable. My sweetwife drove us 2 hours back home, I kind of shuffled to the chair, opened up the forum for distraction and the first thing I saw was a member losing his dad to that cancer. Sort of a low night. And then the wait. Yesterday I was supposed to drive back over and meet with the doc. It was going to blow the day so I decided to work on the truck paint job. Uhh yeah, I painted Sunday... just before that unpredicted downpour. So I was down there sanding, and sanding and my wife came down in tears, go call the doc.

See what her mind did? Well, and where both our minds had kind of been. I smiled, "no, its good news". He was in and out of surgery and we finally hooked up an hour or so later. He said he wanted to save me the long drive, 12 cores of that little walnut and he didn't hit paydirt on a single hole.

So, by then I was tired of sanding and sprayed the truck. It has a unique texture but for a jobsite it looks good from a football field away. I think I might be, like most, a little impatient  :D

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