kidney infection

Bhavananda: I was just discussing with them. They've given a, a series of medicines. That one doctor, Dr. Gopal, he said that you have a chronic kidney infection, and they both, Dr. Ghosh and Dr. Gopal, say it is very serious, that if it's not treated, that it could develop into uremia, which is..., could be fatal. So he's given a whole group of medicines. However, the medicines can be combined. They say everything is functioning well, but the kidneys are not. Renial, they call it renial infection.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: Renal. Renal damage.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Chronic. And Dr. Gopal, just like all of the other doctors, both Ayurvedic or allopathic, they all insist that you have to take more liquid. They said that you should measure how much you pass urine today. Say you pass 250 cc's of urine. That means that tomorrow you should take that amount plus 400 more in liquid. Each day.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: Always 400 more than the urine passed.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Four hundred more than you passed urine the day before. You should take any sort of liquid-milk, juices, water, anything. He also said that you have to take rich protein foods-milk, curd, chana, Proteinex, fruits, juices...    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: But milk causes mucus for Prabhupada.    (More...)

Bhavananda: They say that the lungs are... Anyway...    (More...)

Hari-sauri: They haven't seen the difficulty that Prabhupada has in bringing this stuff up.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Milk... But there has to be some protein.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: Chana seemed good. Today you had the curd. It seems to have been all right. The cheese this morning, Prabhupada. I don't notice any cough today.    (More...)

Prabhupada: Cough generates later on.    (More...)

Hari-sauri: Yes. It usually comes about half a day or a day later.    (More...)

Hari-sauri: After it's been in the stomach for awhile.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: [low voice] What about all these people being in the same room? Did you ask the doctor about that? [indistinct answer and discussion]    (More...)

Hari-sauri: The Proteinex is good because that is made from soya. It's not made from milk base. So that may not cause mucus.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: Bhagatji says that this Dr. Gopal is the best doctor in Mathura district. Very, very expert doctor, he said. He seemed pretty competent.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Competent and confident.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: Yeah, very confident. He disagreed with Dr. Ghosh on a number of points. He did not advise Lassix tablet, this Dr. Gopal. Just like the surgeon in London also did not advise. He said that... Then he explained why, and Dr. Ghosh agreed.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Also he said that you shouldn't take... What is it? Hydrogen peroxide rinse in the mouth. He said that could be very dangerous.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: He said because of the fact that your mouth is not normal. It doesn't salivate as much as someone else's. So some of the hydrogen peroxide might remain there, and then it might be swallowed. He advised a much milder mouthwash.    (More...)

Bhavananda: And he gave one tablet... He said that you should only take one half tablet in the morning in place of the Lassix. It's a very, very mild dialysis for the swelling. He said it's not... He doesn't want to give any sort of... Very, very mild. He also said that your feet should be raised on two pillows or the bed, at the end of the..., the foot of the bed, should be raised on one brick on each side. That will reduce the swelling a great deal, he said. Most important though, Srila Prabhupada, is that we increase the liquid intake for flushing the kidneys, and it will give you some strength. Now your condition is so weak.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: Actually, Prabhupada, your condition has become much weaker since you stopped eating more and more. In Bombay, when you had more strength, you were eating..., at least drinking three times what you are drinking now. So if you gradually increase your drinking, your strength will come back. As long as you're passing urine, it means it's being digested all right.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Everyone... All the doctors agree that your liver and digestion, spleen, is all in good working order.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: And also the blood pressure is normal. It's 130. It's very reduced, Srila Prabhupada. It's normal blood pressure now.    (More...)

Bhavananda: But he said that your pulse is so weak that every 18 beats it skips a beat, misses, because you're in such weakened state.    (More...)

Tamala Krsna: But he was hopeful in general.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Yes, he's still here. So, Srila Prabhupada, I think that we should... Dr. Ghosh has come all this distance, and he'll get very upset if we don't at least try this course of medicines. I think that we should try and see what happens. It was a lot of medicines, but they can be combined together in one dosage-once in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening, so it won't be all the time having to take.    (More...)

Hari-sauri: It can be drunk down with some liquid as well.    (More...)

Bhavananda: Yes. You can mix it with fruit juices or...    (More...)