Hello fellow CML'ers: I also have some water retention, but not too awfully bad as some. My hands will swell sometimes and my feet just a little. At one time, she (doc.) prescribed a low dosage of Lasix because I was having trouble talking in the mornings. My voice would be so gravel sounding and it was like that most every morning up until around noon. Someone mentioned that it might be water retention around the vocal cords causing it.......the Lasix didn't help much and since I'm one who hates taking "one" more pill than I have too, I quit. The thing with my voice quit over a time and doesn't bother me any longer except ever so often. When I notice water retention now, I just take Diurex as needed. That helps me more than the Lasix did.
Hope everyone is doing well......I've been feeling some better than usual....having a bit more energy these days. Our house re-modeling is about done and I've been helping the decorator with stuff as well as trying to get all my everyday stuff put back. :) It's a lot of work, but, I'm enjoying the newness of the house and having so much more room and storage than before, I'm actually having fun. I do what I can and then rest up a bit. The landscapers are about finished.....got to put in the sod this week and I'm extremely happy about that as I've looked at brown dirt for a little over a year now and that turned to mud when it rained! I don't know how many times I would have to wash the poor dog's feet when he came back in. On another note.....since the beginning of the new year, I've lost nearly 30 pounds and I feel that that has contributed to my feeling better and having a bit more energy. My husband & I do the Atkin's Low Carb (it's the only diet that has ever worked for him), but I sort of modified mine by eating the most carbs in the mornings and trying to eat more healthy throughout the day. Stopped the snacking and over eating. I think that has helped me more than dieting. We talked about going for 50 pounds loss each, but I think my last 20 pounds will be harder to lose, so I'm waiting for some better walking shoes I've ordered (be here on Monday) & then I plan to get out and add some walking and light exercise to my daily regimen and hoping that will help me. I have a lot of trouble with my lower back and hip joints, so will just do what I can. I told my mother some days I feel like I'm 90 years old (because of all the muscle, joint, & bone pain) instead of my 56 yrs. LOL!!! A doctor I had a few years back told me not to give into the pain or I would be bedridden.....I don't plan on letting that happen! So, everyone, hang in there and keep fighting........some days, I feel so much better that I'm like my old self again. Keep Looking Up, Suzieq Dx'ed Jan. '04 Gleevec Feb. '04 PCRU twice, but mostly 0.001% "Tax the rich, feed the poor, till the rich ain't no more" -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
