I am home and Back from Hell...

[yuiyoshida]

Before I start this, I really and truly want to thank Juju for keeping me company on twitter all though this past month from Hospital to Rehab. I have no family locally and she managed to stay in touch with me the entire time, I really appreciate it, Sis! I gave her a more detailed account some off which will stay between us...but I will mention a few things..

I also want to Publicly thank UCSF and SF Fire for saving my life. We really have great Hospitals here in San Francisco and both are just the best.

To begin,.... I been having heart and kidney problems for about 10 years but it was the very worst this time, with the culpert being Salt and Sodium (Which is in every fucking thing!) I had been here before but not as bad as this. Trouble breathing as liquid from my heart spilled into my lungs..and at first I didn't want to go but, I called 911 and they sent SF fire with an Ambulance, so by that time I was sitting down, I couldn't even get up to answer the door, for the Paramedics to get in, but some how they managed to get in, put me on a Gurney and whisked me into the Ambulance.

My breathing was so damn difficult to the point of being painful. I just wanted to breath! They put oxygen in my nose via a tube and gave me a shot of...something.. nitroglycerin? but than I must of passed out cause I don't even remember being in the ER. I was later told that the paramedics had to resuscitate me cause had flat lined. I still have 3 holes in my chest and have no idea what its from. Not sure I want to know.

I don't remember this but one of the nurses in CCU told me I woke up there speaking Japanese (Which is bizarre because I took four years of it in college but its not my original language, my parents never spoke it.) She said they dialed an interpreter to speak to me, but the interpreter thought it was a prank. He told them,

"What? is this a joke? She's not a native speaker. She sounds like she learned it from a book" but apparently I passed out before they could get a response from me.

The next time I woke up again in the CCU I had asked a nurse if I could use the toilet... She told me there were no toilets in the CCU so I asked her where she went? The nurse said there was a private staff toilet by the nurses station, so I asked if I can go... She of course said no and I promptly passed out again.

Now you got to understand with the heart problems I had at that time affected the kidneys which released toxins into my blood stream. It made me very very paranoid. After my stay in the CCU I was taken up to the 15th (Was it? I don't remember exactly) floor for recovery. I remember going up in the Elevator but that was it..As I got up there and woke again I saw stuff on the walls, trying to figure out where I was. One poster said UCSF and while I did recognise the logo my brain refused to allow me to believe I was in a real hospital.

The staff all wore navy blue outfits and kept asking me my name and did I know what day and year it was, so I got this idea that for some reason they brought me to the wrong hospital. I refused to answer them, and even refused to eat. My neighbor behind the curtain had brought her cellphone and I couldn't find mine. (Never brought it with me) but she was a filipina named Carlita and I tried to call out her name to 1. to tell here we were in a bogus hospital and 2. could i borrow her cellphone to call 911 to come rescue us from these evil people pretending to be real nurses and doctors in a fake hospital.

I hadn't eaten any of the food on their menu because I thought it was drugged, so I woke up with a feeding tube which ran through my nose all the way into my stomach. I don't know why I didn't think that was strange but when I tried to pull on it, it hurt like hell so I left it alone.

Eventually my mind cleared and was told I was being discharged to a Rehabilitation center and if I wanted my feeding tube removed, I had to go there so I was once again taken by an Ambulance to the Center...and assigned a bed next to some woman who spoke only Russian.

Amazing the languages there, Mandarin, Tagalog, Cantonese, Japanese, Russian and English.
My friend Lazlow had heard from my neighbors that I was taken to UCSF and went to my place because the door was already opened by the paramedics, found my keys and cellphones and brought them to me at the hospital.

Rule #1 at Rehab was no one was allowed to walk unassisted so we either used walkers or a wheel chair.. (I got pretty skilled using one, I taught myself how to parallel park!) I was pretty weak as it was having been in the hospital for, ..I don't know for how long. One of the Staff told me when toxins from the kidneys could prevent you from recalling things so my phone came in handy. We would be waken up at 6am, given medications and breakfast at 7am. The coffee was Horrible..was it Folgers? I don't know but it was the only coffee they had so I drank it cause it would help me pee. We were all in pajamas and adult diapers just in case.

7:30 started with physical Therapy doing small exercises designed to get us walking again. My Physical Therapist Hao and Jo were just great. But I had lots of extra time so I called Lazlow and asked him to go to my place and find my Japanese study book. I figured while stuck there I could go back to studying. There was an older lady there who spoke Japanese as well as an older man but I didn't want to bother them with helping me relearn stuff I already apparently had locked away in my brain.

Now I have to tell you, I woke up my first morning there to the sound of haunting horrible wailing. An elder Chinese woman, probably in her 80's with the mind of a 2 year old was screaming "Ah Ma!" over and over and over again for hours. My phone has a translator which includes Cantonese but I couldn't find a meaning. She was like this every morning and even fell out of her wheelchair, and wouldn't stop crying for hours. Her Elder daughter brought her this stuffed toy Rooster, which calmed her down, but it would all start up again when they put it aside and the nurses there hand fed her.

There were a lot of Seniors there. I was told that some were older folks who were placed in that place to spend what was left of their life there.. and that some people were homeless who had medical conditions with no place to go. (How they paid for it was a mystery, because I was told 30 days were free, after that 25% had to be paid...I guess Obama Care made up for the majority of it.)

I pretty much kept to myself but made friends with a Mr. Lee who speaks Cantonese and a little English. I used my phone translator for most of our conversations. He was a pretty cool guy who had a liking for Rice Porridge or Juk. I had some for the first time an managed to sneak three bowls of it, but later found out it had chicken stock with lots of salt in it.

Gah!!

I had a woman who was like a visiting nurse, named Lisa who used to come every Friday to take me out.. I talked to her on the phone as she called me to find out how I was doing. I told her, that when I am released from Rehab I will need to find a part time cook who can make meals (JUK!!) which had very little salt and Sodium, and she said she could do that. Lisa is Chinese and knows a ton of Asian dishes she could make without the salt.

There is a product that is called Bragg's Liquid Amino Acids that tastes just like Soy Sauce with very little Sodium that could be used just like Soy Sauce. I got a brand new rice cooker a year ago, and so we need to make a trip to Japantown to find a roller to make Sushi! Can't use Seaweed, but can still use wasabi and the fake soy sauce for a meal very close to regular Sushi.

I was released today, telling everyone good bye. Laslow was supposed to have picked me up but was across the bay working on a project and Lisa was busy so I took a cab. Its good to be home but I decided I would make a trip to Trader Joe's because I heard they had low sodium food items there. Lisa will cook for me 3 times a week, and when she is not there will put stuff in the freezer so I can nuke it later. I am going Sugar/Salt/Sodium free, or as close as I can get. That means no more fast foods, and I am going to be checking the labels for sodium content. The lower the better. Its time for a healthy lifestyle, food wise...

I have to...because if I end up in an ambulance again, I may not be so lucky next time. I want to have more time to play Monster Hunter World...and you can't do that if you are buried 6 foot under. Also, my Asian Sis, Juju would miss me terribly!

[UTUSN]

1. Best wishes.

[JuJuYoshida]

2. I finished crying my eyes out for you

You are the strongest women I know with a heart of fucking gold who SOMEHOW manages to keep her sense of humor when she’s fallen down, ended up in a damn hospital the an elderly assisted facility in her 30’s. You have the strength of a Titan Yui and I will be with you until the fighting end you hear me? I’m crying as I write this, this one was hard on me this time Yui. I’ll never know when you go. It breaks my heart.

[pangaia]

19. LOVE LOVE LOVE

[Docreed2003]

3. So glad you're doing better!

[onecaliberal]

4. Welcome home! So glad you're back.

[Demovictory9]

5. trader joes has some no salt stuff like corn chips..zero salt. lemon is good replacement for salt

[Kath2]

6. I Love you, sister!

Hang in there my love.

[Demovictory9]

7. dont rely on low sodium processed foods. prepare from scratch and freeze

[applegrove]

8. My uncle could not have any sodium and my aunt learnt to cook sodium free.

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Food was great. She didn't serve things like peas because they are put into a salty brine (or they were back then) to size them. Anyway she learnt all kinds of tricks and the food was wonderful. My uncle lived to be almost 80. My sister cooks without sugar and she got me to try her diet. After a week your sugar craves disappear and eating a tablespoonfull of frozen wild blueberries in your oatmeal with sugar free greek yogurt is sublime. Your taste buds adjust. So sorry you went through hell. (((HUGS)))!

[yuiyoshida]

10. Dannon makes a yogurt called

Light and Free or something like that. Zero sugar, and very low sodium/ Its on my list but I want to go to Trader Joe's first.

[applegrove]

14. Good. Lundberg makes arsenic free organic whole grain rice which is delicious.

I'm not a rice person and i love it.

[yuiyoshida]

22. I am getting Japanese Rice

That is grown in California. No sodium. I also have a brand new rice cooker to work with!
three brands: CALI ROSE, Nishiki and one other...

[applegrove]

37. Right on.

[pangaia]

52. Great.. i use Kokuho rose and nishiki all the time

[LisaM]

9. Wow, what an ordeal.

Glad you pulled through (my dad had ICU psychosis when he was dying in the hospital last summer, and it was actually a little amusing, he thought he was in Meijer's - local store - and kept asking why they would go to such elaborate efforts to build hospital cupboards when they didn't need them).

[FirstLight]

11. Wow, what a journey

So glad you are home and resuming a new normal for your health. I need to make some serious changes myself this year and I am really cringing at the thought...but then again, I dont need to have a episode like yours to motivate me!

:hugs:

Keep on truckin!

[FM123]

12. Wow, what an ordeal. I am only sending positive thoughts and healing wishes your way.

Please keep us posted as you get better.

[raging moderate]

13. .

Look out for the salt they put in frozen fish.

I did not know this until my husband came down with gout.

[elleng]

15. WOW!

[erlewyne]

16. Good Grief, and I feel sorry for myself.

I dread my visits to the VA about six times a year. High blood pressure
and catching hell for my twelve pack-a-day gig. I only go there because
I qualify for free insurance (I pay for medicare at a reduced rate).

Keep the gipper up and keep us informed. And thank you for reminding me
that I should be more appreciative.

[Hekate]

17. Welcome home, Yui. Welcome back to DU Home, too.

[marble falls]

18. That's quite an experiance you had there. Get healthy and stay healthy! I look for your posts!

[Chellee]

20. I'm glad that you're doing better.

Braggs is lower in sodium than regular soy sauce, but I did want to let you know that low sodium soy sauce (depending on the brand) is often lower in sodium than Braggs. The serving size for Braggs is a teaspoon, and the serving on most soy sauces is a tablespoon. So when you do the math, the low sodium soy sauce is less. Check different seaweed brands, some are really low in sodium, Eden Nori is 5mg per sheet. You're right that salt is in everything. If it comes in a box or a can, chances are it's too high in sodium.

I hope that your continued recovery is easier. Good luck with the new diet. Remember that it takes about 6 weeks for your tastebuds to get used to the lowered sodium level and during that time everything will taste terribly bland, but you will adjust. Once they do, at some point, someone will give you something that they cooked or from a restaurant and it will be like licking a salt block. You'll be shocked by how salty it is.

[yuiyoshida]

26. I can't wait for Lee to make a

salt free Juk for me. I am sure she can make chicken broth from scratch without all that nasty salt in it.

[femmedem]

21. Welcome back, dear Yuiyoshida.

Please be careful with the Braggs liquid aminos. I hate to say this when you're excited about a low sodium soy sauce substitute, but the Braggs isn't low sodium: 320 mg/teaspoon. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/liquid-aminos-benefits#section2

It won't be easy at first to eat differently, but your taste buds really will adapt. As one of the other posters said, after a week without sugar you won't miss it. My father got used to eating very low sodium as well after a heart attack.

Oh, one more thing: Juju isn't the only one who would miss you.

[catchnrelease]

23. What a saga Yui!

I'm so glad to hear that you are home. It does sound like you went through hell! I hope you will be able to relax and catch up on your life now.

You will really need to read labels as salt and sugar are in so many things you don't expect. I went to buy some albacore tuna in water...figured it was just those 2 ingredients. But it also had 'sea salt' in it for some reason. Another brand had added soy. I just wanted plain tuna!! Beware!!

Anyway, once again, I'm happy to hear that you are on the mend. Please take care and know that there are many fans out here that are thinking of you and sending tons of love your way!

[yuiyoshida]

27. As some one said if its in a can or box than its not worth getting unless

the label shows low salt, low sodium and low sugar. I may donate my can goods to a food
pantry. I had some awesome tasting tomato soup made from fresh ripe tomatoes. Unlike Campbells it had no salt, sugar or sodium in it. I do have a food blender. I could make my own but Lee is my chef now...I will let her make it,and

there is always Mrs. Dash to help out.

[democrank]

24. Glad you're back home.

Take good care~

[pangaia]

25. You very well may be the most loved person on DU

And with good reason !!!!!!!!!

OK, everybody is saying WELCOME home.. crying for you. Sending good wishes...

WHICH I do also... THAT is for sure !!!

But Yui, something else.. parts of your story just cracked me up and had me blind with tears from... LAUGHING !!!!!
I mean, your ordeal is NOT funny.. But--- you sure found the humor in your hospital and rehab experiences....


DAMN GIRL, you can write !!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, some SERIOUS talent inside you....




Like--- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST write !!!


"I taught myself how to parallel park!"

FOLGERS

"stuffed toy Rooster,"




Made my day, girl !!!!!

Now take good care of yourself, ya hear !!!!

THANK YOU.....Yui Yoshida

[yuiyoshida]

29. Thank you...

Juju asked me what was the first thing I was going to do when I got home...and I did it... Took a very very long hot shower..(I hated the showers at the rehab, they sprayed us down like convicts, threw liquid soap on us and sprayed us down again.. I screamed at the nurse, at first it was too hot and than too cold. I told her I was not an egg to be hard boiled. She laughed at me and threw a towel at me...)

gah... I am glad to be home!

[pangaia]

32. gah!!!!!!!!!! See what I mean !!! LOL

Glad you are home....

[3Hotdogs]

39. + 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

[kentuck]

28. Welcome back, Yuiyoshida!

You were missed.

[gademocrat7]

30. Glad you are home, yuiyoshida.

[oldsoftie]

31. My brother has used Braggs Liquid Aminos for years. Cant tell the difference.

Glad you're better!

[3catwoman3]

33. Welcome back. What a life-changing ordeal...

...you have survived.

[MrScorpio]

34. Welcome back

That was a really wild time you had in the hospital, and it's great to have you back so you could tell us about it.

[yuiyoshida]

47. And Thank you Mr. S...for relaying my message

wow! Got it to the greatest threads!! look at you!! heh! Thanks again, seriously.

[BigmanPigman]

35. I have been reading food labels for over 30 years and there

is salt and sugar in EVERYTHING! Thank goodness I love to cook from scratch and have been on a lifelong diet so I am used to going "without". When my older dog had heart problems I had to make everything without any salt for her hoping she felt like eating some of it. It isn't too hard once you get familiar with the routine and certain products.

Are you allowed to eat fake sugar, it isn't quite the same but is better than saccharine? If so, get Trader Joe's plain yogurt for under $3 for 32 oz. I eat that with cooked fresh fruit that is cooled (like straw. or blueberries). Yum!

2020 will be a healthier year for you now...glad to hear it!

[yuiyoshida]

49. I have a food blender....

thought about mixing bananas and other fruit with plain yogurt. I hear you can freeze it and make frozen yogurt (duh Yui!! I know Juju is laughing and happy her stoner friend is back...)

[BigmanPigman]

55. Get Trader Joe's frozen strawberries

and smush them in a blender and stir into the yogurt (I have that combo in my fridge right now). Don't freeze yogurt hoping for the typical frozen yogurt results though. It doesn't work that way. Also, Calrose rice is perfect for cooking and eating with almost anything....even without salt. I even used it for risotto.

[yuiyoshida]

61. I love Nishiki rice...

makes the perfect sushi ...and rice soup./..(Hello Mrs dash! )

[mountain grammy]

36. Glad you're back and healing.

Braggs is great stuff.

[Karadeniz]

38. YIKES! You have been through the wringer! But we're so glad you got well enough to go home.

So glad you were able to find enough help to get along on your own. Keep up with the healthy food!❤

[CaptainTruth]

40. Good Lord, I'm so sorry you had to go through such a terrible ordeal!!!

I'm glad you're feeling better, we missed you!

I must say I'm jealous about Trader Joe's. When I lived in Concord & Lafayette they were nearby, now my closest one is about an hour away. (sad face)

[yuiyoshida]

50. The problem with ours is...

its small and in the middle of San Francisco ...city proper, and with very little parking. Its always crowded and the lot was full. You would think the city would have more.

[SCantiGOP]

41. We're glad you're back

Welcome home.

[NBachers]

42. What an ordeal! I'm glad you've made it back home, and back to your DU family.

[a kennedy]

43. Yeah, you're back home to DU....

Glad your life/health is back on track.

[CaptainTruth]

44. One more thing: Not sure about sodium but I use Maggi Seasoning instead of soy sauce.

After years of traveling to Japan (15 times) & loving sushi & Chinese etc I developed an allergy to soy. The doctor said my body apparently got too much of it over the years & I started having an allergic reaction to it.

Now I use Maggi Sauce & it's really close in flavor, close enough for me, anyway, especially when I mix in a little wasabi.

[link:https://images.app.goo.gl/KC9QiryKTzqnJqQn9|]

[yuiyoshida]

51. someone just told me there are

bottles of Soy sauce with little or no Sodium. I will be traveling over to Nigiya Market soon to have a look. Its hard to conceive of a real soy sauce that doesn't have a ton of salt in it.

[Marthe48]

45. You have been through hell for sure

glad you had wonderful medical care and lived to tell about it!

I hope you can work around the salt. Try eating as much fresh food as you can. You can find lists. And if you are allowed, drink as much water as you can stand.

[yuiyoshida]

59. Diner tonight

Raw...freakin fish!...aka...Sashimi...

[DFW]

64. Sounds like no more teri yaki for you

But that is one fabulous-looking Chirashi plate, and those are also one of those eating pleasures that makes life worth living.

[yuiyoshida]

65. next time I will

order a bowl of rice to go with.

[DFW]

66. It helps in case you put too much wasabi on a piece by mistake n/t

[yuiyoshida]

74. I totally can't believe

I forgot to order Rice.... well, still healing I guess...

[DFW]

87. That is a perfectly valid explanation.

As for speaking Japanese while semi- or unconscious, you usually have no control over what you say in such a state. My wife complains that sometimes I talk in my sleep in Russian. She knows the sound of Russian, but doesn't understand a word of it, and gets very frustrated while attempting to listen in on whatever it was I was dreaming about. Now, I didn't even start learning Russian until I was 17, so it is not only not my native language, it is not my first, second or even third language. English, French, Spanish, Catalan and Italian came first. So why I was talking in Russian on some particular night I couldn't tell you.

[pangaia]

97. not to be a fuss budget, but that is sashimi, not chirashi ...

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On Edit-- ooppss and some nigiri there, as well...

[yuiyoshida]

103. I know the difference

Chirashi is rice with raw fish (eggs ete) is on top. What I ate last night was just raw fish.

[pangaia]

105. LOL- Yes, yes I know you know.. Of course.. :)))

I was replying to DFW...





Still feeling OK?

[yuiyoshida]

107. a bit weak

but yeah.

[pangaia]

95. OH, YEAH, BABY !!!!!!!!!!!

And even shiso...!!

Try a saba to shisho no tamaki sometime

Mackerel and shiso hand roll !UMM!!!

[Marthe48]

106. Great start!

Have you ever tried ceviche? That is the clostest I came to eating raw fish

[proud patriot]

46. Good to have you back

all my best

[First Speaker]

48. You've been missed by all of us...

...you're probably my favorite DUer, for all sorts of reasons. Good luck with the diet, and take care of yourself...

[yuiyoshida]

109. I am totally amazed that I have managed

to do my own foods and avoid Sodium. Also Trader Joes was a major help!

[diva77]

53. Congrats on pulling through such a horrible ordeal!

And congrats on making changes that will improve your condition. Thanks for sharing your story and sense of humor.

We are so glad you are back!!

[NJCher]

54. back from hell

that sounds horrible, just horrible. Your sense of humor is what got you through it.

Re salt, herbs are the trick. I do lots of healthy food cooking and once you fall in love with your herbs, you won't even care about salt. My preference is for Asian foods, so I know it can be done.

These days you can go to a regular grocery store and purchase an herb plant growing in garden soil for only $2.50. It will last for weeks and if you have good light by a window, even longer.

[yuiyoshida]

73. and Mrs. Dash!

of course!

[Stuart G]

56. Welcome Back..Best wishes always..

[CousinIT]

57. Braggs does have quite a bit of sodium though not as much as soy sauce...

...so dilute it, spray it and use sparingly. It is good though, so you'll be fine.

Welcome back! What a hideous ordeal! Take care of yourself! We need you with us!

[Kablooie]

58. Wow! What an ordeal!

I hope you're doing better. It must be so difficult to manage a condition like that everyday.
Like you say, there's salt in everything in the American diet.
At least there is an acknowledgement of salt content and low sodium options are available.
Not too long ago there was no public indication about sodium content in foods and low salt versions were not available.

All the best to you.

[nocoincidences]

60. I'm a sort of newbie, still,

but you have been a favorite of mine from the very beginning!

So glad you are back and on the road to health!

[Ellipsis]

62. Welcome home.

Journies... puts it all in perspective.

Thanks for sharing.

[argyl]

63. So glad you're OK. You're one of my favorite DUers.

[sakabatou]

67. Yeah, not knowing where you are nor your name, are fun times :(

Believe me, I know, but it was under different circumstances.

[Phentex]

68. Welcome back and there is some good news about salt...

I have not read all the other responses but I can tell you this: you will get used to lower salt to the point of restaurant food tastes extremely salty and you won't really want it. Likewise, cooking at home becomes better tasting without lots of salt or soy but FLAVOR instead. Many here have been through it or so it seems.

Happy you are back!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

69. Wow. Did you have anesthesia? My dad spoke

Polish (which he didn't know) after that.

[yuiyoshida]

78. well while you might remember one

thing in vivid detail , you will forget something else entirely or perhaps block it unconsciously.

[FailureToCommunicate]

70. What a trying time, but so grippingly told! We're glad you're back and

have resolved to keep on the journey towards better health!

[ploppy]

71. Hang in there!

[area51]

72. I'm so glad you're better.

[Ferrets are Cool]

75. Wonderful to hear that you are home, just so sorry you had

such a difficult time. Please take care of yourself.

[jrthin]

76. You! are amazing.

[MartyTheGreek]

77. You're really freaking me out about the salt!...

Table salt yes! Sea salt, no! Junk food salt? Yeah, that one. Don't give up sea salt that has more minerals in it than any table salt. You said nothing about your magnesium. All the talk about salt! Hello? 80% of people that go to the ER have low magnesium and you seem wrapped around salt. Sodium, get it right and which sodium? The other important mineral is potassium. How's your potassium? All of these work together, so before you destroy salt or quality sea salt, please look at the other essential electrolytes. How's your fruit diet? How do you get your potassium and magnesium should be the question.

I'm not a doc. I've been working out my whole life. These are the electrolytes to be concerned with and not gatoraid or any other sports drink for that matter.

[yuiyoshida]

79. "get it right"??

This ain't no movie script, its what i went through and you focus only on the Magnesium part?
Yeah, lets just be petty.

[MartyTheGreek]

88. I said electrolytes to include Magnesium, Sodium and Potassium.

Seems that these minerals are new to you and that's ok, we're all learning. I would include calcium too. You can find a calcium and magnesium vitamin together at a supplement, vitamin or drug store.

I'm not being petty behind this screen. I'm offering good advice. Sincerely

[flotsam]

80. Yui

I'm glad you are back.

[TygrBright]

81. So, so glad you survived and are back! That hospital-situational-delirium can be a TRIP...

My 90-year-old Mom was taken to the hospital a couple of months ago with a bowel blockage. She has serious short-term memory issues (hey, at 90 it's TOTALLY allowed!) but is otherwise sharp and well-oriented so it scared hell out of me when I called her and she told me she was in jail and they were torturing her... guess that's a regular feature of HSD.

Like you, she survived (but a much less grueling) ordeal.

You keep getting better, please! You are a bright star here on DU and I have much hope for your future.

appreciatively,
Bright

[RandySF]

82. Get well soon, Yui

And Juju’s a keeper.

[lunatica]

83. I'm so glad you're back

A lot of the details of your hospital and rehab experience are familiar to me. UCSF is the best. The rehab centers are also where families put their elderly family members who need 24 hour care. Many of them have Alzheimer’s and it can be difficult. To tell the truth it seems strange the old woman who cried and screamed wasn’t sedated.

It sounds like you were in a good rehab center.

Glad you’re back!

[Anon-C]

84. Heal, Yui!

And the Bragg's Liquid Aminos is a staple, I mix a dab of Wasabi and its a comparable experience for sushi. Be well, I'm not a doctor and recommend a nutritionIst along with two suggestions: when you can handle them; a cup or two of organic no sugar added apple sauce with a dash of (ceylon) cinnamon, and a cup or two of water with lemon juice and more water besides. This will give you an intermittent flush of your liver and kidneys, and that may help.

[sl8]

85. Thank you for the update.

Sounds very unnerving, to say the least.

Best wishes and good health!

[japple]

86. Along with Bragg's Liquid Aminos, also get a bottle of Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar

and it will really perk up bland food like greens and cabbage, and you won't miss the salt as much.

Thank you for sharing this episode in your life. So glad you survived to tell the story. It should help all of us to pay closer attention to what we put in our bodies. Happy New Year!!!

[malthaussen]

90. Well, that sounds like it was fun.

Is there a Japanese equivalent for "oy vey?" People lead such... interesting lives when we're not watching.
I'm glad you're still with us. Be well.

-- Mal

[yuiyoshida]

112. I think so but I don't remember

Chinese use "Ay Yaahh" which is what I tend to go with:

[MicaelS]

91. What a time you have had.

I am so very glad you are doing better. I miss your posts when you are not around. BTW, I love your name.

[yuiyoshida]

111. on twitter

I go by MonsutaHantaYui

[NNadir]

92. Congratulations! Having been close to death once in my life, I can sort of imagine...

...how good it must feel to be home and alive!

It was a very long time ago for me, but ultimately, it changed my life for the better, scary as it was.

Live long, live healthy! You were missed here!.

[Niagara]

93. What a horrible long hard road out of hell

I'm glad that you're still with us where you belong. As always, sending continuous healing vibes to you, Yui.

[CanonRay]

94. So glad you are back and on the mend

We missed you Yui!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

96. Welcome back, Yuiyoshida - to your real home and DU home!

Thanks for sharing your story and please take care of yourself. I lost my wife to kidney related issues this fall, so your story brought back memories of the dietary issues - low sodium, controlled potassium, low sugar and healthy heart. I clearly remember the various diet sheet they gave us at the hospital contradicted each other in a number of ways!

Best wishes and I look forward to hearing more about your progress in recovery.......

[calimary]

98. Hey we've tried that Liquid Amino Acids stuff. It's not bad!

Astounding story, my friend. SO nice to hear you’re out on the other side of that! Thank you so much for letting us all know!

Because of my husband’s own health issues, he’s had to graduate to a low-salt lifestyle for good. And he, too, is feeling better now. I guess I lucked out - I’ve never been a salt-lover. People usually have to add a little salt to when I make mashed potatoes because I use so little even when fixing them.

But it’s not a bad world to be in. Just shopping the other day, we were noticing how many more low-salt/low-sodium choices there are, now. So you can still enjoy flavorful eating! And there are salt substitutes now.

My late dad ate a whole plateful of Sunday dinner before he realized we had switched the salt on the dinner table with a salt substitute. And as he pushed his chair away in the usual close-of-dinner routine of “oh I don’t feel so good, gotta go home”, he stopped and looked puzzled. Something wasn’t right. Yep. Something was different this time, because the sick feeling he expected WASN’T there! And then, we told him of the switch we’d made. And he actually got MAD!!!

Go figure...

[Wednesdays]

99. I'm really glad you're feeling better!

Please keep us posted on your low-sodium discoveries. I need to cut down on my salt intake, too!

😅

[cwydro]

100. Glad you're on the mend!

All the best.

[masmdu]

101. 身体に気をつけて...from Japan

Sending you full recovery wishes from Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken Japan. Here for Oshogatsu with family and friends.Yoiotoshiyo!

[yuiyoshida]

104. honto ni

どもう ありがとう ございっます。 がっばって ね？ よろしく おねがいします そら から よい おとし を。

[colorado_ufo]

102. Welcome back!

[JuJuYoshida]

108. Yui?

You are my sister and best friend, I love you and I know you love me. We have each other as strength in our bond of friendship. That is all that matters is that you have someone you can count on. I'll always stop what I'm doing for you because you made a difference in my life. I know you're sick and have many medical issues but I have NEVER seen someone like you have ALL these medical issues and STILL keep the smartass sense of wonderful stoner humor like you. I swear you are one of the most wonderful women I've ever known.


You have blessed my life with your love and friendship Yui.

[yuiyoshida]

113. domo arigatou gozaimashita

あなたはいつも私の妹になります。

[ProfessorGAC]

110. Hoping For Your Strong Recovery!

Also, interesting story about your situation. Lots to unpack, huh?