I woke up with a start this morning , Bun or was it Weaver jumped off my hip as I checked my leg bag for drainage.
There was blood in my urine.
Blood in urine can be frank ( ie blood red) which is a sign of a serious bleed or as nurses often state , it can be rosé , like a weak sangria.
Mine was a clear rosé,
Right what to do? Sunday morning is not the day to have a urological medical emergency
Think man think?
Well panicking never helped anyone
I showered, and dressed and sat myself at the kitchen table with a coffee.
Then I saw my unwashed supper plate and sighed in relief….I ate healthy last night
A salad with boiled eggs…..
And a large packet of pickled beetroots!
Phew!
ReplyDeletePhew right
DeleteWhat a relief. Beetroot has that effect, I eat a lot of beets. Really worrying with a catheter in situ. Deep sigh of relief. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteXxx
DeleteYes... and it is surprising how quickly it pervades the system!!
ReplyDeleteDirty little buggars
DeleteArgh!!! Another reason to not eat beets! (I loathe them.) So glad you remembered.
ReplyDeleteI did too xxx 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌸🍓👀🙏
DeleteYou're a funny guy. (I know that your first reaction was not humorous)
ReplyDeleteI try
DeleteAlan had a similar scare when he ate a huge beetroot salad at my parents house just after we first met. 😄 There are some advantages to not washing the pots in the evening.
ReplyDeleteOh🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🙏
DeleteI cringe when I recall, sometime in my late 20s, plucking up nervous courage to go to my doctor and tell him I was passing blood in my wee. He sent me to hospital for tests - extensive and demeaning - with both a doctor and a female nurse, but they couldn't find anything, telling me to return if it continued. A few days later the penny dropped. It was of course the beetroot I'd been eating. Why hadn't I myself noticed or thought of that before then? Why hadn't THEY mentioned it as a likely culprit? Even up to now I haven't told anyone else of it. I'd just go as red as........well, you know what!
ReplyDeleteRaymondo , you sad man xxx
DeleteAren't I just! :-)
DeleteMy initial thought was oh no poor John and concern until your last line then I burst out laughing, sorry. As a child I would not eat beetroot as it scared me peeing red, now we get through loads of it all year round. Take care. Jan in Castle Gresley
ReplyDeleteOh lord
DeleteGolden Beats would be less likely to cause panic, and are a little milder in flavor.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of them
DeleteThat's why I no longer eat beetroot. In my case it was my poo that turned red, scary when your mother had bowel cancer. Just glad I didn't rush to the GP! Apparently, we're in the lucky (?) minority who are affected. My husband eats it every day, with no side effects. He's dead common. 🤣 xx
ReplyDeleteI didn’t know poo would be stained too
DeleteWell then, it's a good thing you didn't rush off to have that checked!!
ReplyDeleteThank fuck
DeleteThat must have been a scary moment. Thank goodness a culprit was found. I don't eat beetroot often but have never noticed that side effect when I have.
ReplyDeleteIt was scary in a sort of fucking he’ll now what moment ,
DeleteYou poor guy, I can imagine the terror all too well. That's the snag with meds etc, you never know what's going to come out of left field. Hope the rest of the day is calmer. Jx
ReplyDeleteIt was quiet
DeleteI love beets but my pee does not change colour, only the other stuff does. When I eat asparagus my pee stinks but I love it and will put up with the smell. Good on you for figuring out the pink pee before going for help and being embarrassed. Gigi
ReplyDeleteGigi , I’ve ate asparagus tonight
DeleteI was holding my breath while reading!
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteThose darn beets! Glad you figured it out!
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DeleteGood thinking! No more beets for a good while, eh?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child my mother got me to eat beets to see how red my tongue got. Bleah!
Hugs!
I do love them
DeleteOh dear. It's not funny but it is funny. Jack and I were talking about the colour of pee the other day (as one does with a 7 year old) and I mentioned that beets can turn your pee red.
ReplyDeleteGlad it was just beets.
Only in 10% of the population apparently
DeleteWell you certainly learn something every day, as I didn't know that! We are special then lol
DeleteWhat a relief that you figured it out.
ReplyDeleteThe tea party looked just lovely and you could tell that people were enjoying themselves. Well done!
Thank u , it was lots of fun
DeleteOh, thank goodness!
ReplyDeleteAl hum dilly la
DeleteThis made me laugh so much as the same thing happened to me when I was a newly qualified staff nurse. to my shame i got the on-call doctor out of bed as a patient was bleeding into his catheter bag. then we noticed the large jar of pickled beetroot on his locker. The Doctor was surprisingly restrained in his reaction.
ReplyDeleteWe should know better
DeleteWe never do
You've got to laugh. Thankfully, it was only the beets.
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DeleteHa! I've had a couple patients who thought they had a GI bleed, black stool and assumed the worst. They had been taking a lot of Pepto Bismal, which turns feces black.
ReplyDeleteYou old doctor you xx
DeleteYou had me so worried! You can sure spin a tale, even at the most mundane. Glad it was a false alarm.
ReplyDeleteBeets taste like dirt--not edible, btw.
I love the taste of them pickled tart and sharp
DeleteStain your teeth too. How about other pickled veg, I always make pickled onions, carrots, cauliflower etc. It's the brine you like, not the dirt taste beets.
DeleteI love a pickled egg
DeleteHa! I've had a similar pleasant relieving surprise in slightly different circumstances! Good ol' beets. And good FOR ya.
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DeleteClever writing! I too was worried and then the smile.
ReplyDeletesuper concerned and then breathed a big sigh of relief. Beets....oh yes....they will freak anyone out.... Bun...Weaver.....still can't tell them apart, eh? Do you wish to tell them apart? just curious......:-)
ReplyDeleteSusan M/ Calif.
The first time it happened to me I was really worried too. So glad it was a false alarm.
ReplyDeleteThat happened to me once. Quite a shock. I actually went straight to the doctor. Now I know what caused it. That must have been 30 years ago now. Thanks for sharing.
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