holy Crap i think i figured it out.

Minor headaches, Thinkin' the TPN and little juice packets are enough...

Ive noticed I only had 1 bottle of water in probably a month. NO JOKE.
Hemoglobin is 11.0

Dehydration? I am urinating A LOT. I mean I DEFINITLY am urinating more fluid than taking in.

Theory: No wonder the minute i stand up my heart rate jumps to 160 and when i move around it goes up and bend over to wipe.. etc..
IM USING MUSCLE. If Im that dry and dehydrated.. My heart needs to work pretty darn hard. My skin is noticeably dry as well

Not looking for answers like.. Debil, your worrying too much or over thinkin.. because this post is actually one of my optimistic ones and i havent taken any xanax yet.. Haha.. so its a good one..

Does this sound RATIONAL? Drink A LOT more water? See what happens?

I drink 132oz. of water a day.  Yes, I mean 132 not 32.  I couldn't imagine how my body would function without it. I read an article how much water you should drink a day...the answer was if you urine is clear then your drinking enough.  If it has any yellow in it, your not drinking enough.

could this be possible for seein 160 Heart rates just to get up?

Dehydration will make your heart do that, I think it's called Tachycardia and can be caused by lack of blood volume.

I'd do something about it, like start drinking water...

Seriously I do drink at least a gallon a day. I am frustrated that no one told you to drink water then everything else. Like then 3 (8 oz) cups of whole milk (given that you need the fat content and calories) spread throughout the day (like with meals) and it helps with osto prevention. Then 3 (8 oz) cups of juice (no sugar added) for your fruit servings, two hours separate from the milk. Then Gatorade and etc.

Meet your Water requirements first (every two hours you need to have a bottle down), your milk requirements second (like during meal times), juice requirements third (snack times), then if you still have room in your bladder everything else, and I remind you people are not even allowed Gatorade until the 13 week of boot camp. I know you know this is common sense stuff you do not need gatorade to live, you do need water. For every drink you make your body work harder to process then you are heading backwards. Gatorade, like pedilyte, is for specific instances and can sometimes make the situation worse, especially when it comes to heart issues.

Absolutely agreed.  I can't believe some of you are getting by with only a bottle or so a day.  The only times I EVER get headaches or migraines are when I haven't had enough water for the day.

Also, definitely: if the urine is clear, you're in the clear.

On the clear thing with urine, I heard if its clear its beer, if its yellow your mellow. So I am wondering if the clear urine is true. I know one of my meds turns my pee yellow. And I drink Gatorade all the time too.

MMMNavy: unless you have an ostomy - free water washes out the potassium and sodium from your body. Gator Aid at least replaces some of that. And in 32oz bottle of Gator Aide 31 ounces is water.

try it, I hopethat it helps! :)

Navy, My doctor has me TPN monitered and blood drawn EVERY Week with my TPN. My potassium, magnesium, blood sugar and Sodium are all being watched.

... So why fret yourself, Debilitated? If your doctor is watching over you so carefully, I'm thinking s/he'll detect any problems fairly quickly, and will help you to correct it.

Do you have someone (doctor? nurse?) you can call if you get concerned? If so, do you have 24hr help and advice available, or only during business hours?

So you're talking to us because you really don't have access to someone you can regularly call on for support and advice there?

I just worry, Debilitated, because you're asking us very technical and specialised questions, and we're really not equipped to deal with such questions at HealingWell. We're amateurs here, and I worry that you may be led astray and may even do yourself damage if you seek your answers online.

Is there some sort of free medical hotline you can call? We have one of those here: you ring in, describe your symptoms, and they tell you whether you need to worry / go to a hospital / get some OTC medicine or not.

Ivy.