7th day-The hardest day so far

Friday has been the hardest day so far. Thursday night, John managed to get a total of 5 1/2 hours of sleep. That is the most he has slept thus far. His sugars went down to 89 so I gave him another glass of carrot juice. That was enough.

He did dialysis. Because of that he didn't get to drink water during that time. Then at 12:00, we had to go to the doctors for John to have his basal cell skin cancer removed from off of his cheek. He did not want to go but I told him that he scheduled it, so we need to get it done.

He was still antsy and breathing hard so it was very difficult him to sit still long enough to have it done. Thankfully, the doctor got it all the first time around.

We made it home so he could finally get some water in him. He was really wanting something to eat. I am sure it was very hard for him. He took an hour nap. It didn't help. He got quite a bit of water down though. He then took another nap in the evening. But that was it. He was then up until two in the morning pacing back and forth at least 100 times (maybe more). He was sweating and could have swore that his sugars were low. They weren't (146). But he convinced himself that they were so he got into my son's Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys. That was the only thing he could reach and get into. He also got into the sea salt. He tried to deny it, but he was the only one around. The other couple things he snuck during the week were the Oreo Cookies Nacho Doritos. Really not too bad considering his mentality and willpower right now.

I realized yesterday that 136 kg is 300 lb. That is how much John weighed in last Monday at Dialysis. Friday, he weighed 132.7 kg which is around 289 lb.

I gave up on the fomentations until he calms down. It just isn't worth the hassel to try to keep it on his back. Hopefully we can start it tonight.

Now it is Saturday. I let him sleep. He slept till almost 11 am. I gave him his pills, water and gruel. He went back to bed at 12 and slept till almost 2. I hope it helps.

The capsules I give him are:

Circualtion-Parsley, cayenne, ginger, ginkgo eleuthero and garlic

CoQ10

Heart-hawthorn, motherwort

Lower Bowel-Rhubarb, ginger, fennel, cascara sagrada, red raspberry, cayenne, goldenseal, barberry and lobelia

Calcium Formula-Horsetail, oat straw, comfrey and lobelia

Blood Cleanser-Red clover, burdock, buckthorn, licorice, goldenseal, sarsaparilla, chaparral and oregon grape

Kidney support- Marshmallow and parsley

Liver/gallbladder-Barberry, catnip, ginger, cramp bark, fennel, peppernint and wild yam

Tinctures:

Nervine-Hops, valerian, skullcap and lady slipper

Pancreas-Bean Pod, bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry, balsom pear, bitter melon, gymnema sylvestre and uva ursi

The 6th day

John and I are glad in one way that this is the 6th day. One because this will be his last day on carrot juice. 2nd, because he won't have to sunbath nude tomorrow and feel greasy afterward. 3rd, he won't have to eat Slippery Elm Gruel-though he says it really doesn't taste bad. And 4th, I get a rest from doing all that.

See, on the 7th day, all John gets to have is water. He is not thrilled with that, but it will help his body heal. Saturday, it will start again, but with Apple juice. He is excited for that.

John is still doing his heavy, short breaths. He has not had much sleep. He was up all night again last night. This morning, he took 2 short naps. As soon as I cuddled up to him, his breathing calmed right down, and he was out like a light.

He still gets nauseous. His poor butt is raw and he really wants something else to eat. He asks me every 2 seconds (it seems) if he can have this or that. His memory is still bad. He can't remember what is going to happen next. He acts so much like a little kid riding in a car asking "Are we there yet?"

But it is working. John has urinated 5 times in the last 24 hours. That is really exciting. He is going to have his urine output measured next week. They will be soooo shocked when they get the results. Last time they measured, they got nothing. Also, his blood sugars are coming down. They were averaging 200, now it is averaging 140.

A Major Milestone!

John has made a major milestone! He has urinated twice since dialysis ending at 11:30am! Once at 2:30 and again at 6 pm. That has been unheard of since his kidneys failed 5 yrs ago.

He has had a hard time today until about 3pm. His breathing has been short and he has been antsy. He didn't sleep at all to speak of last night. He can't stay out in the sun for as long as it says he needs to be out. He just couldn't handle the cold shower today. He still did the dry brushing, Olive oil massage and warm shower.

I have found that if I arrange to stay in the same room with him, then he is calmer and not demanding so much of me.

So we are making headway. John has been so unsure of it all. Question after question after question. I haven't gotten much sleep. I know it will all be worth it. Hopefully by the weekend I will post the schedule and supplements that John is currently on.

In the meantime-He is showing signs of improvement!

4 days done already

John has done 4 days already. It has been tough. He has been weak. He has pooped his brains out. Though he has plenty more to go. I will eventually write down day to day exactness. But for now I want to say that this is not easy. I knew it wouldn't be. John has said quite a few times that he doesn't know if he can do this. He has been weak, out of breath, hot, cold, nauseous, afraid, anxious, sweaty, and more. I have been frustrated, tired, irritable, and also sure of myself that I am doing the right thing. So far the thing he hates the most is the cold shower. Dang, I would too. He has been really good about resisting foods that has been offered to him. Though he keeps asking me if he can have this food or that food. He also is asking me for this or that every 2 seconds. "Help me" is probably the 2 words I hate the most. He says that more times than I can count. What I don't mind is giving him pep talks. I have been kind of hard on him when he starts whining and complaining but he has to know that it will all turn out. Any improvements will be better than what he is going through now. He can't do anything for himself. So I just keep reminding him that he will be in much better health than he is now.

It is Officially started

Well the first day. It started out being messy. Had to clean him up.
10:00 I finally started to give him Juice
10:40 Slippery Elm gruel (1 0z of Slippery Elm, distilled water, and honey) He had a hard time eating it.

His hips starting to hurt him.
11:25 Water and Capsules: (will explain later)
He was laying down and he had a hard time getting back up to take them.
He is driving me nuts with his same questions over and over.
1:00 more carrot juice. He guzzled it down. So he had to have another glass. It is so important to "chew" each swallow. He wasn't happy with that, because he didn't really like it.