Please pray for my Dad
🧘Mental/Physical Health 🏋🏼♂️
Just found out my sister took him to the hospital.
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His name is David
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He has Edema, shortness of breath and a low oxygen saturation.
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He is unvaxxed.
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He is a heavy smoker.
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He just traveled to see his parents.
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I am assuming its either pneumonia or heart failure.
- Edit 1: He is getting a CAT scan right now.
- Edit 2. found a mass inside his lungs. He is admitted
- Edit 3. It's stage 4 lung cancer.
Retained fluid raises your blood pressure.
Low potassium:sodium ratio retains fluid. Eating too much salt fucks the ratio, makes you retain fluids, gives you high blood pressure.
Lasix is a quick fix and does reduce fluids and does lower you blood pressure BUT it depletes your electrolytes and can give you legs cramps from hell where you can't even walk. It's best to fix the electrolyte balance --- usually involves more potassium.
You don't reatin fluid on a meat based diet. You do on a high fiber diet.
high sodium = retain fluid
Depends on the person/age
When I was a kid I could eat salty snacks all day long --- no problem.
Not that simple. Carnivore woth lots of salt = lower blood pressure
Some meats have more potassium than sodium ---- if you don't add salt.
I would agree in that case.