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I found out today that I have hypokalemia:



"Hypokalemia is a potentially fatal condition in which the body fails to retain sufficient potassium to maintain health. The condition is also known as potassium deficiency. The prefix hypo- means low (contrast with hyper-, meaning high). The middle kal refers to kalium, which is Neo-Latin for potassium. The end portion of the word, -emia, means "in the blood" (note, however, that hypokalemia is usually indicative of a systemic potassium deficit)." - source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypokalemia#Signs_and_symptoms



So far I haven't found out what has caused this there can be several causes. I go to my general doctor the 26th of this month and I see my kidney specialist for the first time the 4th of next month. My doctor has upped my potassium supplement from 500mg per day to 1000mg per day.

when someone in your past has broken your trust how do you learn to trust people again? there has to be some way to accomplish this. both of my ex-wives cheated on me so it makes it difficult for me to trust people. I know others that have had similar problems and also have a hard time trusting people. my first gf after my 2nd marriage fell apart I never did let myself get close to her. I know part of it was because I was still healing from that loss. but a lot of it was I just wasn't ready to trust anyone. it's been 6yrs now since my divorce and a few gf's later. trusting people is still hard I do my best to just make myself trust people but sometimes the doubt creeps in there without reason. I know a lot of people that protest vehemently that they hate liars, everyone I know that does that is a liar themselves. I've found that everyone lies to some extent even if it's just the little white lie to spare someone's feelings or hide a surprise party. knowing that makes it hard to trust people at times. I think most people realise that but somehow manage to put it out of thier minds maybe because most of the times the little white lie is meant not to hurt people. if someone has some insight on this let me know.

my gf's car broke down the other day. it seems where the top hose connects to the radiator broke off. spent about $190 on the parts to fix it. the shop called today and apparently the reason it broke is because one of the motor mounts is missing. we haven't been able to find a used one anywhere and a new one is about $180. as if that's not enough today I found out I have to go to a kidney specialist because I have blood and excessive amounts of protien in my urine which may be a sign that my kidney(s) may be failing. I don't know yet if this is a direct rusult of my accident in april or if it's from the high doses of ibuprofen (1600-2400mg per day) they had me on for my back and knee pain. they have since taken me off all nonsteroid ant-inflamitories as a precaution. They put me back on ultram for pain but it doesnt help with the inflamtation. My blood pressure seems to be more stable now with the new meds they gave me. but I still don't know why my pulse rate is so high. I'm hoping my doc will have some more info on that the next time I see him but that won't be until I get more blood and urine tests the 18th. I can't get in to the kidney specialist until oct. 4th. I don't know if the pain in my side now is real or imagined knowing that I have a kidney problem.