On 5/2/2021 9:48 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-02 9:11 a.m., Gary wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>> I missed a few more meals because they were hoping to something that
>>> involved knocking me out.Â* It got to the point that I didn't mind
>>> missing meals because they were so small and so horrible I was not
>>> missing much.Â* Between the lack of food, the missed meals and being
>>> pumped full od diuretics, I dropped more than 20 pounds over the 6 days
>>> I was there.
>>
>> Correct me if I've missed something but spending 6 days in the
>> hospital for serious heart problems and they allowed you to lose more
>> than 20 pounds? That doesn't sound like very good health care to me.
>>
>>
>
> Most of it was the fluids I was retaining. I lost more after I was release.
>
Fluid retention is quite common with heart problems. Diuretics are
often prescribed as a continuing part of after-care.

Jill