My dialysis nutritionist told me to stop losing weight. She said it’s not good to be too skinny for the transplant procedure. I remember the vascular surgeon commenting that I was too fat during the peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion surgery but that worked out okay. Since I’ve always been overweight as far as I can remember, it’s weird to have a medical person tell you you’re too skinny. She told me to eat more meat and protein so that when they remove excess fluid, I don’t lose more “dry” weight.
My nephrologist lowered my weight again to 78.0 kg since that is my latest post-dialysis weight for several days now. We’re removing about 3 liters of fluid per session and I’m trying to drink less so we get the last bit of excess fluid in my lungs and lower legs. I have not heard back regarding results of the last echocardiogram but it should show a lot less fluids in my lungs compared to a month ago.
I’m trying to eat more, which again, is a weird feeling. I ordered a large meal from Stonefire Grill tonight; my parents are going to pick it up right now. I’m also drinking a protein shake from Nepro or Novasource daily in case I don’t get enough from meals. I also have to start exercising more, otherwise all I’ll gain is fat, which is not good for my “new” heart. Sigh… life is so complicated.
Life with chronic diseases 