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Originally Posted by Kaelynn
Thank you guys so much for all of your words, it really helps.
Lonely Army Wife- I understand what you are saying about retaining fluids... the last couple days she has been doing the same and she doesn't remember me at all. I think she knows my mom, or at least she knows that it is the same lady that comes everyday at least twice. I don't know for sure. Why does retaining fluids hurt your mind???
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Congestive heart failure like my grandma had affects ont only your heart, but several other organs as well - kidney's being one of them. When a person's kidney's don't work, they can't pee. If they can't get all that fluid out, it builds up and builds up until the toxins in the urine start to poison the body. the patient will get disoriented, dizzy, and sleepy. My grandma at her worst reminded me alot of a drunk. (this same process happens when you drink alcohol and get drunk- only difference is that those are manufactured toxins, and we're talking about a self made toxin and you can metabolize alcohol to get rid of them, assuminmg you're healthy.)
any nurses want to chime in and clear that up a little?