<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Health concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I feel a little strange posting this here because it's kind of personal.</p>
<p dir="auto">But we do talk about our health. Older people talk about their heath and it's no wonder.</p>
<p dir="auto">To start, I have an appointment with my Dr tomorrow.</p>
<p dir="auto">So, I'm prepared for that.</p>
<p dir="auto">The problem is, this is hard to say, I can't seem to stop loosing weight.</p>
<p dir="auto">I can't stop loosing weight and to put this in perspective, I wore 32 x 30 pants starting when I was 21. I'm now down to 29 x 30 the size I wore when I was 17.</p>
<p dir="auto">I feel sad about it. I look in the mirror and it's alarming.</p>
<p dir="auto">So, my Dr, PCP is an internist. He's been my Dr for 8 years. He's had the same nurse the entire time.</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm very comfortable with both of them. My Dr is Board certified, not that usual but a good thing. He's a little moody. But look who's talking.</p>
<p dir="auto">I love his nurse. We have the bed working relationship and that kind of affinity you aren't "supposed to" have in working relationship but it happens.</p>
<p dir="auto">So, I'm going to find out my weight. It was as high as 160+ several years ago (in FL).</p>
<p dir="auto">It has gone down obviously and goes up and down.</p>
<p dir="auto">It's been as low as 121.</p>
<p dir="auto">It was 117 when I was 17.</p>
<p dir="auto">It's about 117 now. It might be a few pounds less.</p>
<p dir="auto">So, I'm going to make sure I take my shirt off and let him examine me.</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm going to ask for blood work any any and all possible tests to try to find the reason or reasons for it.</p>
<p dir="auto">Long story short, it needs to reverse itself. Or not.</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm afraid I'm in trouble if not.</p>
<p dir="auto">I did 2 major house projects yesterday.</p>
<p dir="auto">I took everything out washed it, washer and dryer everything, put everything back together, and set the refrigerator and freezer temperatures from max to lowest.<br />
I should have adjust the temperatures a long time ago.</p>
<p dir="auto">I moved a chair in the corner of the living room, bagged all the stuff I had stored there. Most of it goes to the dump. I vacuumed the corner. I was able to vacuum under the couch completely because of the char not being there. I found stuff I had no idea was under the couch and a bunch of stuff I didn't remember storing there</p>
<p dir="auto">But I'm tired.</p>
<p dir="auto">I've now finished almost every project that needed to be done. There is 1 large coffee table (?- the kind that sits in front of a couch and 1 end table that have to leave I can't move them without taping up the bottoms with tinfoil because damp press board splinters fall by the hundred when they are moved.</p>
<p dir="auto">I might get to the end table in a month or two. It's jammed up against the couch. I might keep the large coffee table for the time being. It's between in the dining room a step away from the living room. I use it to keep cleaning supplies on. My system works and I have no opinion this year to find shelving.</p>
<p dir="auto">There's an old portable air conditioner on the porch. It's in locking the only of corner of the porch I haven't been able to clean.</p>
<p dir="auto">But I decided just today I can't right now and I don't want to do any more projects.</p>
<p dir="auto">A plumber is coming to do a few minor repairs.</p>
<p dir="auto">I need to get estimates from 2 other contractors.</p>
<p dir="auto">I need to get an authorized clothes washer repair estimate.</p>
<p dir="auto">I then he or she will say it can't be fixed or isn't worth fixing but I have to go through the motions.</p>
<p dir="auto">I have a dental appointment at 8 a.m. Friday.<br />
What a God awful time but I didn't have to wait a month and the other option was November 2 at 9 a.m..</p>
<p dir="auto">So it would have been the same time! Lol.</p>
<p dir="auto">There's no easy way to say I think I might be dying and I don't know why.</p>
]]></description><link>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/4211/health-concern</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:24:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/4211.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:07:05 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Health concern on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:08:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Sounds like time for Ben &amp; Jerry's to come to the rescue.  Certainly worth a try.</p>
]]></description><link>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/31286</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/31286</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CHAS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:08:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Health concern on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:56:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jon-nyc" aria-label="Profile: jon-nyc">@<bdi>jon-nyc</bdi></a> has covered it all, and well, in a nutshell.</p>
<p dir="auto">One step at a time, starting with the visit with the PCP.</p>
<p dir="auto">Meanwhile, take it easy.</p>
]]></description><link>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/31284</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/31284</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[wtg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:56:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Health concern on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:56:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">There are a number of possible causes.  I went through a bout of involuntary weight loss last winter, dropping 30lbs in 3 months.   In my case I shed the weight despite force feeding myself 3500-4000 calories a day, so I knew it was malabsorption and suspected the cause was one of my meds and that was confirmed when I stopped taking it for some time.</p>
<p dir="auto">I had dropped to 148lbs last February and at my 6’2” that is small.  I’m 170 now and still look quite thin.</p>
<p dir="auto">You’re getting medical attention so that is good.   If I were you I’d start counting your macros (calories, protein, fat, and carbs) for a while which can help you figure out if it’s an appetite issue or an absorption issue.   Weight loss with poor appetite points toward cancer, depression, or organ disease; weigh loss with preserved or increased appetite points to hyperthyroidism, endocrine disorders, or GI disorders.   Claude tells me 15-25% of involuntary weight loss episodes never result in a cause being identified even with investigation.</p>
<p dir="auto">Even without counting calories, you may have a feeling as to whether your appetite has been impaired recently.</p>
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