Don: I didn't write this to sound scary or anything. Just to say that IF my
BIL had done what the docs told him, He'd still be with them, so do as I
say, NOT as I do, and listen to the docs LOL.. Chuck
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From: Chuck Alexander
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Something bad but good, but weird- what else from Dr. D?
Don: Glad to hear ya got better. Man.. 700?? That could have killed you, or
at least put you into a coma. You were VERY lucky. Do you just have to watch
what ya eat now, or take insulin. I know that insulin is a bummer. I had a
brother in law (who finally died from uncontroled diabetes at only 32 years
old, so it's not something to mess with. He was having to give him self SIX
shots a day, and that atill didn't do the trick all the time, He started
losing his vision, getting sores all over his feet etc, and finally just
gave up and wouldn't do his shots as he got tired of needles, and it got
him. I saw a commercial the other day for an implanted "pump" that they put
in like a pacemaker, and it monitors your sugar level and sends insulin to
your pancreas. So take care. Chuck
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From: Don Ordes
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 1:09 PM
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Subject: [VFB] Something bad but good, but weird- what else from Dr. D?
I'm not normally one to post every medical situation here, but this one is
sorta' tying related.
About 5 weeks ago I started feeling pretty down- not sick, but just really
dragging, like the energy button was set on 2 out of 10. Went on a 3-week
trip and developed the tell-tale symptoms of sugar diabetes. Was not a good
trip, as all I did was drink everything in sight and then pee it out. I lost
close to 30 pounds of water-weight and I'm told muscle weight also. And
Cheryl had to do the bigger share of driving, as my eyes had gotten blurry.
Any of you with diabetes know the score, and those who support/know them
know it 2nd hand. I was in acidosis big time.
So I get back, order a blood test, and set up an appointment with my doc. He
moved my appointment to the next day when he got the results, and then threw
my butt in the hospital. My blood sugar on the test was over 400, and when
they checked me in, it was over 700. I felt 'OK', and was cutting up with
everyone in the ER check-in, being such a sweet guy and all. Got a room on
the heart floor because of my a-fib (for monitoring), and they re-hydrated
me and started me on insulin to bring the sugars down. I responded
immediately and the sugars came down into the high 100's in two days and
they kicked me out. My sugars now hover around 100, and have been like that
for 2 weeks now- very stable. I had adverse reactions to Metforin (sp?), so
the doc took me off of that. Had an ultra-sound done of my heart and all
A-OK there.
Now for the part about fly tying. The doc said it could take months for my
eye blurriness to clear up, and then my vision might not equal what I had.
Ha.! I pulled a fast one on them. My vision cleared up while I was still in
the hospital, and I noticed I was having trouble seeing with my glasses.
After I got home my eyes totally corrected and I mean actually reversed
themselves. For the 1st time since I was 12 I don't need and can see fine
without glasses. With my glasses it's like opening my eyes underwater. So
now, without glasses, I can see a size 22 dry fly float by. Who-hooo! It's
not 20-20, but I've never had that- even with glasses. Bought me some cool
shades for the 1st time, too.
Wait...that's not fly tying. This is fly tying related. I used to amaze
everyone that I could tie a #32 Mustad royal coachman with the naked eye.
Well, no more. Closer than 16", any fly gets blurry, so I need reading
glasses for the 1st time in my life. I don't like the shape-shifting as I
look around for stuff, so I may go to a magnifier. With reading glasses, I
can still see just enough to tie a #32, but nothing like the macro-vision I
had before.
For fishing outlook, I put much of the water-weight back on, but have lost
20 pounds now based on diet and exercise. I'm walking on the treadmill every
day and have actually started jogging on it, which I haven't been able to do
for years due to back problems, perif. neurop., and TGN. Now with the back
and TGN fixed, and fibromyalgia in recession, it's possible, but not
comfortable, to jog for a few minutes at a time to really get my heart rate
up during a 20 min. work-out. So I'm looking to wading with more confidence
with better lateral stability.
So, now that everything's working good, we're having early snow storms that
are making national news for damage, and I'm right there with tons of tree
damage and consequences. So, no fishing until spring, probably.
Dreams of Tight Lines,
DonO
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