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Nice work on that install. As long as your pitch is correct on your waste line you should be fine. If you weren't having blockage problems before you shouldn't have a problem now. Tom

Congrats on taking action and improving your health.

46 yr old Sears Coldspot upright freezer.

Also found out that there is a link between not being able to sleep and higher incidence of diabetes. I'll need to reseach this more fully as I don,t sleep very well at all and have not for the last few years. Golden years are not so golden right now but I do still feel fortunate in life!

Interesting info for me as diabetes seems to have a higher incidence due to genes more so that with weight, from supposedly eating too much of the "wrong" foods. I'm in the pre stage right now. Strong family history for me. I think I,m only one of 5 siblings without diabetes and i,m the second...

"My advice: be the #1 advocate for your own health, and don't always believe everything your doctor tells you, especially if your symptoms persist. Invest some time in doing your own research....it's worth it" +1 RAE are you in da UP or the northern part of the lower peninsula? Tom

Ally Carbon tetrachloride if I remember correctly. Numerous steroid injections for spine issues plus oral steroids and pain meds. I just push thru the pain instead of using those therapies now so hopefully will help my numbers. Being retired now I can slow down on days when not feeling great and...

Thanks Ally. I've been able to get off all the pain relievers I was on so that is helpful. Do you know what contributed to your kidney disease?

The best part of the article was tell young people to have money automatically taken out of their checks ( and invested)and not let it go to your hands first.

Magnesium gets overlooked quite a bit. A lot of people don't get enough in foods they eat.

Thanks for the replies and the discussion. I remember someone talking about CKD and calcium intake. I think it was to keep calcium intake low if kidneys are compromised because it can't excrete it out so it builds up in the arteries causing vascular issues. Something to that effect.

That's what I thought too but get conflicting answers to that question. I drink between 1/2 to 1 gal/day. Always have been good about that. Been told now that is maybe too much. Eggs are bad you , no now eggs are good for you, no the white is good but the yolk is bad but now the yolk is ok so...

I'll have to read up on that. Everything I've been reading lately, not kidneyrelated, says most of us don't get enough potassium in our diets so I have been trying to increase mine through higher potAssium foods. I will read up on potassium and kidney disease

Thanks mama.

Thanks Bamaman. Hopefully everything stays off for a long time. Good choice on the pump. It can really help you manage the disease.

Something new to deal with. This has obviously been going on for a long time but never had it brought to my attention before. eGFR shows I'm in stage II CKD. Old scale used to show only if you were <90 on your filtration rate so was difficult to see how exactly kidneys were doing and if there...

In this day and age where fewer and fewer people accept responsibility for their actions, I'm surprised that the other driver admitted to texting. I find this a little refreshing. Getting a little more cynical as I age it seems. You probably had X-rays of your neck and possibly your back as well...

That's where I was going. Thanks

Do you say that because of unqualified dividends or even just dividends in general if it was in a taxable account?

Have a 2017 Ford Escape right now. Have put about 5000 miles on so far. It is a great vehicle. Comfortable with pretty good room. The new Sync/ My Ford Touch system works great. The previous system that we have in our Flex was pretty frustrating. Drive a few a see what fits you best. The dealer...

Rode 20 miles on our bikes today on the Sleeping Bear Heritage trail up near Glen Arbor, MI. Also did some hiking, shopping, brew pub stopping and went out for a great dinner all to celebrate our 36th yr anniversary. Great couple of days!

Brian, Good to see another rails to trails rider out there. I've been a member for about 20 yrs and ride many of the trails here in Michigan. Just rode the one out of Caledonia the other day. Will ride the grand Rapids to Cadillac one here soon. 92 miles! Will stay overnight along route and make...

Just did fertize my lawn plus repaired some burned out areas from the summer drought. What mapping software did you get? Would like something that helps plan out some trips here in the US. We did a biking vacation ( 2 families) in Ireland in 2006 and had a great time. Can't believe it's 10 yrs...

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Fixed power sliding door on neighbors van. Went to salvage yard for parts. They are a young couple with older van and three young kids and one door was broke and wouldnt open and the other would jam and alarm would constantly go off while they were driving saying door was open when it actually...