I Didn’t See THAT Coming!!
I promised to share my journey to a healthy and fun lifestyle . . . and things have officially started off with a bang! Things I’ve Googled in the last week after a recent and unexpected stay in the hospital are:
Kidney stones (Pain. Worse. Than. Childbirth.)
Video on “How to take a BIG pill without retching”
MRSA
What is the risk of infection if the person cleaning my hospital room is not wearing a mask and has Covid-19?
Medical Malpractice (see #3 and #4 above)
Let me tell you, if you EVER hear a man say he’s had kidney stones, he actually DOES know what it’s like to deliver a baby! Except the anatomy is . . . well . . . different . . . and I didn’t Google that part . . . but if I was a man, let’s just say I’d just bang my head on the side of the bed until I passed out!
Aside from that, I must say that (my) timing is everything, and a hospital was the last place I wanted to be at the worst possible time in recent history. I am grateful and thankful for the service of all healthcare workers, particularly those serving COVID-19 patients. Fortunately, I was discharged after a few days but it has taken me forever (longer than a day) to get back to normal. Looking back, I realized that I got so busy with “stuff” over the last few weeks - or months - that I neglected a few things. Namely, “me”. And although kidney stones form over time, I recall that some days, I wasn’t drinking any water at all!
You know, you can live more than 3 weeks without food (think Mahatma Ghandi) and at the end of it, you will have lost a lot of weight, and you will probably be a little HANGRY. However . . . at least 60% of your body is made up of water, and if you go more than 3 – 4 days without it, your body starts to suffer from a myriad of issues.
So . . . I’m drinking a LOT more water and eliminating or limiting M&M’s, spinach and nuts and nut butters because they are among the foods that contribute to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. 🤓 BTW, if you happen to love French fries (sigh) and potato chips, you might want to check your intake on those delectable goodies!
Well, that’s enough “sharing” for now!
Me: Raises glass . . . Cheers!