me and doc....

gonna have a long talk! couple months ago or so, I was about bed ridden, had that bout of pnumonia, and wasn't able to walk anymore, breathing was really hard, got so bad I was having to pee ina bottle cuz I couldn't get to the bathroom just about 12 ft away! I I was to have to go from the house to my burb, would have had to call a squad to take me to it just 50 ft away. all my muscle strength was gone, was losing weight tho! I ran out of a few meds and didn't refill them right away, I did notice I was feeling a bit better without them. since then I have quit almost all my meds (11) of them, I feel awesum! I still run outta poop soon while walking, but I can walk farther and farther every day. still taking pain meds for my back, but not as often. taking all them meds was poisoning me, I was down to buying a motorized wheel chair and changing the interior of our house for one. it's getting lots easier to do steps too.  I was able to walk back to the east machine sheds yesterday, something I haven't been able to do for 2-3 years. i've been bombbarded by united Health Care about not re-newing my meds...I will discuss that with them too one of these days. watcha all think? oh...the first drug I dropped was Metformin, that took almost all my muscles away. I'm finally getting them back slowly. 

My best friend/neighbor had an aunt that was dying of cancer, I suppose about 10 years ago or more. His dad and uncle drove out to see her, more or less to tell their sister a final good by. I never did hear it, but assumed that she had passed away shortly thereafter. Fast forward about 3 years from then, there was a wedding in their family, which I attended. Thought I seen a ghost, because I seen who I was 90 percent certain was my friend's aunt who I thought had passed away. I asked me friend about her. He said that yes, she was not expected to live, so they had taken her off ALL of her medications, and put on hospice. As soon as she was off all of her medications, she improved rapidly, and to my knowledge, she is still alive yet.
Darrel

No drug company ever made a dime from exercise and proper nutrition. But there was a good point about blood sugar. I would be careful about monitoring that.

I’ve been wondering…. I guess I’m the A-hole…. you just said you haven’t been able to walk to the machine shed in 2-3 years. And yet you’re going to farm again. How is this supposed to work? Sorry. I truly do hope you feel better. It’s a tricky path you’re on. And I’ve been wondering long before you just said this.

Oh....and yes I am still monitoring my blood sugars and oxygen levels. so far so good! 

Thanks Dave for more amazing information. On another note...I hope your knee recovery goes well. 

I have a Farmer friend who has had 2 strokes. He has survived through being pure ornery and having worked hard his whole life his body was in good shape. Now time is taking its toll on him. He still continues to smoke and drink,he frets because no one in his family wants to milk cows and he can't. So the cows were sold. He goes to the Doctor and tells them nothing on how he feels, so they prescribe whatever medication the blood test tells or what they think he needs. Its sad watching him detiorate.

It’s a tough choice. Some people get away with avoiding doctors for 90 years. Some die of stubbornness at age 40 because of something relatively simple. And doing your own doctoring is a lot like being your own lawyer. Hope y’all live long and prosper 🖖

desertjoe wrote:   About 3 years ago, during one of my yearly follow up visits with my Cardiologist, they did the chemical injection stress test instead of the treadmill test, the plus side is that you are laying down Vs trying to outrun a machine controlled by someone else,,,,, The Cardiologist told me my heart pumping rate had improved over past years Have not had another since then.   I funny incidence that my wife had during a stress test is they started out slow and kept increasing the speed and since she was always a SLOW walker,,the machine started to outrun her and soon she was at quite a steep body angle away from the operator but the nurse refused to slow the machine to let her catch up until she started to scream and  2 other nurses ran into the room and yelled at the operator to STOP,,,,BY THEN she was at a very steep angle,,she let go and  fell to the floor! Never said a word, just dusted herself off, glared at the operator and walked out of the hospital with the middle finger in plain view. Never would agree to another stress test,,,,,

While I’m sorry your wife went through that and fell…..that’s an amazing ending!!!