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My topic for this morning picked itself last night. I had noticed that my leg pain was improved. That's how this works, it changes.

I also noticed my pants felt like they were fitting differently, so I weighed myself. I used to do that every night. Why? Well, you can't put on fat or lose it in this condition. All weight gained or lost is fluid and electrolytes. The fat thing is because ATP isn't generated the same way and so excess calories cannot be stored. The fluid thing is then a kind of barometer for changes occurring. Suddenly lose or gain weight? Then something changed. Some limit was hit and fluid is lost or gained in a side-effect of whatever is compensating for the new changes.

When this transition started in a January of 2022, I was around 190. My highest ever. I was about 5'6“ (that changea some too due to osteoporosis and apoptification). But it was all fluid being held tightly by my cells. That transition is caused by the back pressure in the inferior vena cava that caused much of the condition finally releasing. This is a moment in time I remember. I felt it. This causes a change in the pressure across the kidneys and a release of all the fluids being held in the interstitial spaces. I lost 40 pounds in a couple months while eating pretty normally the whole time. It's an odd form of temporary polyuria marked by frequent, urgent, high specific gravity output. That's about five gallons. Plenty of urgent trips to the toilet.

Anyway, it's the most noticeable thing about this condition. The fluids build and are released for different reasons at other points along the three decades. Even in this last three years, my weight has twice gone under 150 only to rise back above 170 accompanied by various other changes. All fluids.

Anyway, I noticed my pants fit differently and weighed myself. I've gained five pounds since a week or two ago. So, we are moving into whatever is next. I know walking will still be hard but I think the pain will be less.

I think I sort of understand what's next, but I'm prepared for the worst. While that sounds dramatic, the more peaceful interludes have grown less frequent and shorter.

Essentially, it's electrolytes. However my body was getting rid of them during this time has started slowing down. As they build up, more liquid volume is required to keep the osmolality the same. At some point, I will again hit the volumetric limit and then my blood osmolality will begin increasing. This will put pressure on my pituitary, which is what is driving my system. It will work harder until it cannot.

I write to document. I don't care about readers or followers. This condition is redacted. I know about the science and think science sounds not be centralized and controlled. So, I document my journey with Terminal Onset Diabetes Insipidus with Candidiasis.

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