Hi again, Daryl!  This is a continuation of my previous message to you:   
      
   DS>  I had been drinking flavored water daily, but the   
   DS>  urologist advised me to switch to Gatorade, because   
   DS>  it'll replenish the electrolytes.   
      
      
              Ah.  I was wondering why he'd recommended this brand in particular,   
   when other brands of sports drinks have similar ingredients.  Then I noticed a   
   sign at a local gas station advertising G2, an "electrolyte" version.  I guess   
   it was available elsewhere before making its formal debut here, as usual.  ;-)   
      
      
      
   DS>  I've heard of people with "kidney cancer", but I doubt   
   DS>  I'm to that point...and hope I never get there.   
      
      
              I doubt it too.  Once again, if your doctors thought you might have   
   cancer you wouldn't be waiting another 30 days after the first appointment was   
   rescheduled.  I'm sure kidney stones and/or prostatitis are very uncomfortable   
   for whoever is wearing them & you'd prefer to have some answers sooner.  But I   
   think your doctors know *you* know enough to go to the ER if you have blood in   
   your urine or can't produce anything after drinking 3 liters of Gatorade.  :-)   
      
      
      
   DS>  But, drinking 3 liters of liquid a day to keep flushed   
   DS>  out keeps me on close contact with the bathroom!!   
      
      
              Yes, I imagine so... and I imagine you have to pay for the Gatorade   
   yourself because it doesn't qualify as a prescription item.  Same goes for the   
   Pedialyte etc. Nora wouldn't have needed if she wasn't in treatment... (sigh).   
      
      
      
   DS>  On a lighter note, I recently had to switch FIDONet hubs,   
   DS>  so it's good to be back in here.   
      
      
              I thought I'd noticed you had a different node number or something.   
   At any rate, it's good to have you back with us again....  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)