Health Problems

Shirley Martin said:
I have been thinking about buying a used laptop to use while I am reclining. I don't want or need one with all the new bells and whistles. I don't want to take selfies. I absolutely don't want it to talk to me or me to talk to it. I have a Kindle, but the keyboard is so tiny that I can't type on it. I have to use a stylus, and it takes me forever to type anything on it.

Anybody got any advice on buying a used laptop?
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Hey a Chromebook , you can get a new one for the price of a used laptop .
 
Shirley I am so sorry....

I will say a prayer for you that things get easier soon for you!

Im so sorry to hear this,your so sweet
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Shirley Martin said:
I'm not sure where to post my health problems that I have developed in recent months. I'm going to put them here for now. @Ken Anderson can move this thread or delete it if need be.

I have developed some health problems. After a lot of emergency room visits, lots of doctor visits, and lots of tests, I have been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. (Like President Trump has.) I have to wear compression stockings and keep my feet and legs propped up several times a day. They recommend thirty minutes three times a day but if I did that, I'd never get any housework done. I do it for about an hour around the middle of the afternoon. And usually take a nap.;)
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> I also have a heart problem. My heart doesn't fill all the way up with blood in between beats. I forgot what they call it, but I think it is some kind of heart block. My oxygen level is always good, so I guess it's not too much of a problem. You all know that I have a pacemaker. I saw my pacemaker doc a couple of weeks ago. He said I have five years left on that.

It started back in August. My legs swelled up so badly that they got blisters. I went to the walk-in clinic. They diagnosed cellulitis. Take antibiotics and keep your feet propped up. Got better. Swelled again. Went to the ER (weekend ,,, clinic closed.) Cellulitis. repeat. twice more. I was on antibiotics 17 days in September. Somewhere in there my doctor ordered tests. Diagnosed PAD. Now that's a terrifying diagnosis.

I saw my pacemaker doctor at UNC Heart and Vascular Center November 11. He made me an appointment with a UNC heart and vascular specialist for November 14. He said I don't have PAD. I have chronic Venous insufficiency. Not a great diagnosis but better than PAD.

Now it's almost time for me to prop my feet and legs up.

(edited to correct dates)

I also forget to say the specialist said I don't have heart failure and I don't have plaque in my carotid artery.
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Peek at What Dr Berg (you tube) and Dr Berry say about Potassium needs. Hubby had bad water retention until he started supplementing with correct potassium and was able to stop wearing his compression stockings. Doctors don't know supplements and mineral requirements as well as they do pharmaceuticals. I have only been miffed at what Dr Berg said twice in years.
 
Mary Stetler said:
Peek at What Dr Berg (you tube) and Dr Berry say about Potassium needs. Hubby had bad water retention until he started supplementing with correct potassium and was able to stop wearing his compression stockings. Doctors don't know supplements and mineral requirements as well as they do pharmaceuticals. I have only been miffed at what Dr Berg said twice in years.
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I peek at Dr. Berg once in a while. I supplement potassium at night as it seems to help me sleep. I also do a light calcium and a heavy magnesium. I have found magnesium to be particularly helpful in may sleep and to eliminate cramping at night.
 
Don Alaska said:
I peek at Dr. Berg once in a while. I supplement potassium at night as it seems to help me sleep. I also do a light calcium and a heavy magnesium. I have found magnesium to be particularly helpful in may sleep and to eliminate cramping at night.
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@Don Alaska how many mg of magnesium do you take a day? I take 180mg of Magnesium Glycinate at night. Sometimes I don't think that is enough. I do get some magnesium through the foods I eat daily too.
 
When I leaned back in my recliner and put pillows beneath my feet and legs yesterday, I realized that a laptop or any kind of outer keyboard wouldn't work. I could read on it but not see the keyboard. I'm going to need some kind of all-in-one device. I need something with a big enough keyboard that I can see it and type with my fingers.
 
I don't use a laptop on my lap. To me, a laptop is simply a more portable computer, but it still needs a desk or at least a table, as well as a chair or maybe a couch. When I see photos of people using their laptops in bed, a chair, or on a recliner, I think about the pain I would feel if I tried to do that.
 
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Shirley Martin said:
When I leaned back in my recliner and put pillows beneath my feet and legs yesterday, I realized that a laptop or any kind of outer keyboard wouldn't work. I could read on it but not see the keyboard. I'm going to need some kind of all-in-one device. I need something with a big enough keyboard that I can see it and type with my fingers.
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One of those lap desks might help with that, Shirley. It would make the laptop sit more level, but out is still going to be difficult when you are reclining that far back if you are going to try and type anything.
My recliner will let me put my legs up and keep the back straight, but I still use my desk when I want to sit and type, and just use the recliner for reading and not typing much.
 
Krystal Shay said:
@Don Alaska how many mg of magnesium do you take a day? I take 180mg of Magnesium Glycinate at night. Sometimes I don't think that is enough. I do get some magnesium through the foods I eat daily too.
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I take about 600 mg of elemental magnesium daily, usually at night, usually in the form of citrate, but my wife uses glycinate, so I sometimes use that as well. In the winter, it is hard to get good fresh greens here, especially as many farmers don't put second-level and trace minerals on their fields. I use dolomite and kelp in the fertilizers I use or make, so my home-grown stuff is better.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
I take 400 mg at night because it helps me sleep, stops most leg cramps, and is beneficial for my heart. I have a bottle now that has a variety of several kinds of magnesium.
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Is that the elemental magnesium @Yvonne Smith or the total salt weight? Many good supplements will give you the weight of the element, and that is a better way to compare supplemental values. As Dr. Berg maintains, in part to sell his stuff, it is helpful to take a balanced mix of minerals to prevent too much imbalance, although magnesium is hard to take too much of as it is so deficient in most of our diets.
 
Don Alaska said:
At night, you can put wood blocks or other support under the foot of your bed, and that will help elevate your feet for hours and if you don't go too high, it isn't uncomfortable.
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We put blocks under the foot of our bed when Hubby had a problem with his legs swelling. I never took them out after he died. My legs are not swollen in the morning when I get up. The compression stockings do a good job of preventing the edema so far.
 
Shirley Martin said:
We put blocks under the foot of our bed when Hubby had a problem with his legs swelling. I never took them out after he died. My legs are not swollen in the morning when I get up. The compression stockings do a good job of preventing the edema so far.
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My wife wore the compression stockings or socks every day when she was working at a desk. She seldom wears them now, but she liked the ones with cheerful patterns and whimsy:)
 
Don Alaska said:
I peek at Dr. Berg once in a while. I supplement potassium at night as it seems to help me sleep. I also do a light calcium and a heavy magnesium. I have found magnesium to be particularly helpful in may sleep and to eliminate cramping at night.
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curious = has your blood work came back low and that is why you started the potassium
 
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