Hi, Ardith...

 AH@>            Ah.  I was wondering why he'd recommended this brand in
 AH@> particular, when other brands of sports drinks have similar
 AH@> ingredients.  Then I noticed a sign at a local gas station advertising
 AH@> G2, an "electrolyte" version.  I guess it was available elsewhere
 AH@> before making its formal debut here, as usual.  ;-)

  I had been looking for "Gatorade" weeks ago (it had been so long since
I had shopped for it), but was rather surprised when I saw the "G2" brand.
My favorite flavor is the "grape". :)

 AH@>            I doubt it too.  Once again, if your doctors thought you
 AH@> might have cancer you wouldn't be waiting another 30 days after the
 AH@> first appointment was rescheduled.  I'm sure kidney stones and/or
 AH@> prostatitis are very uncomfortable for whoever is wearing them & you'd
 AH@> prefer to have some answers sooner.  But I think your doctors know
 AH@> *you* know enough to go to the ER if you have blood in your urine or
 AH@> can't produce anything after drinking 3 liters of Gatorade.  :-)

  My late wife was diabetic, and she drank water like a fish. In fact, at
one doctors appointment, after she left a urine sample, the nurses told
her "you have really good looking urine" (clear). With the diuretic I'm
taking, due to holding a bit of fluid in my legs, and the drinking of
almost a gallon of Gatorade a day, mine is the same way. I'm to go see my
urologist on November 8, and I'll find out if I need prostate surgery. At
least it isn't cancer. But, this having to run to the restroom every few
minutes is annoying...especially in winter, when cold temperatures tend to
make the urinary bladder shrink...especially in males.

  On a funnier note, when she had gone in for a colonoscopy, and I went
in to help her, the medical staff addressed me as "Mr. Harvey" (her
maiden name)...to which I replied "not quite". When she called her parents
to tell them of that, she quipped "I'll bet you didn't know you had a son
that looked like him"!! :)

 AH@>            Yes, I imagine so... and I imagine you have to pay for the
 AH@> Gatorade yourself because it doesn't qualify as a prescription item.
 AH@> Same goes for the Pedialyte etc. Nora wouldn't have needed if she
 AH@> wasn't in treatment... (sigh).

  Yeah, I get the Gatorade when I go grocery shopping. When I eat out, I
try to get either Sprite, Sierra Mist, or 7-Up (clear liquid). But, I'm
trying to get away from the caffeine, more than the carbonated beverages.
However, I'm also trying to avoid dehydration, as that can tend to cause
stones as well.

 AH@>            I thought I'd noticed you had a different node number or
 AH@> something. At any rate, it's good to have you back with us again....
 AH@> :-)

  Yeah, I'm connecting with Janis Kracht for FIDOnet, plus I am part of
other nets as well.

Daryl

... Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? 
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