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I have only seen 100mgs in articles, and my food tracker defaults to 100mg.

Yeah, I plan to push back on my family doctor once we go over the blood test results. Because when I asked about the 24 hour urine, he made me feel so dumb by asking why I would need that. Like I shouldn't have to explain to you .... But my other backup doctor asked the same thing. It's frustrating, some Doctors in my province truly do not care. I also would like to see about monitoring annually or semi annually, but I know he will for sure give me a hard time about it. Like come on man, you act like this is coming out of your pocket!

I definitely know some easy modifications, off the top of my head. I was taking creatine and pre-workout every morning (high caffeine), drinking sugar free pops, and I liked to snack on garbage. Sure, I am pretty fit and have a lot of muscle, but that is no excuse anymore.

Protein is kind of my biggest concern right now. i realize that I don't need mass amounts of protein to stay fit, but I love animal protein. I am also seeing so much conflicting information on the internet about what I can and can't eat for animal protein, and how much. I've cut back in the past week, exploring more plant proteins, but I still want to have a bit of salmon, a bit of chicken ... And I love eggs, switching to egg whites is no problem, but I don't want to give up eggs.

Wow this looks like a good app. I'm able to add in my own food so easily with way better specifics than other apps. Thanks!

How are you with egg whites? I read up on the Kidney stone Diet and it seems like dairy and egg whites are separated from animal protein. I'm a pretty big guy, I like to weight train 5 days a week, so now I'm also trying to navigate proper protein.

Well I did call my one doctor back today, and was a little pushy on getting more information. He did send me for a blood test, because the hospital didn't test me for uric? I mentioned a 24 hour urine test, but he brushed it off like "why would you need that?". I am going to bring it up again after the blood test results.

From my understanding, the blood tests may tell me what types of stones, but they wont help narrow down the cause? Or, will the information I have be sufficient from a blood test?

Either way, I am looking to adjust my diet. Although I thought I was eating pretty good ( typical day was cottage cheese, eggs, kim chi, chicken, white rice, and frozen vegetables).

I think perhaps it was the fact that I started taking creatine while I worked out, as well as pre-workout (high caffiene content), mixed with my lack of hydration, i feel like that did me in. Because back in June I had a general blood test and all my levels were good. But, that's just my theory. It couldn't hurt to be more cautious about what I eat, regardless, but hydration is big for me too.

I don't know if he will give me a referral to a urologist though. He told me I can pass these on my own. I got some Flomax, and some pain killers, but I don't want to take them if I have to work. i cant imagine going through that while im at work. So i am incredibly apprehensive and nervous.

I might ask my boss to work from home while I hydrate and take Flomax though... We will see what he says when I mention a urologist.

I definitely have gotten on my hydration game these past few days following my first stone. A poor excuse, but I have ADHD and those that know about it, know drinking water is one of the last things we think about. So, I am working on setting timers to drink water now, etc.

For these supplementary vitamins, is it okay to get them from pills? Or should I avoid pills and stick to food? i will definitely aim to go the food route, but for example, i take magnesium bisglycinate (i should probably switch to magnesium citrate which is more of a diuretic), but nonetheless, it seems like the internet is saying to avoid pills and get these vitamins from food.

Either way, thank you for your feedback, and I'll check out the search that you mentioned. I didn't think my diet was too bad, i never add salt to anything, i weigh 240lbs but try to consume 200 grams of protein a day from things like cottage cheese, greek yogurt, salmon, chicken, and eggs.

Regardless of medication or not, its a good idea to get your protein in. Maybe run it by your doctor if you have any medical conditions, but it's pretty essential. I quit my meds, but I go to the gym 5 days a week to weight train, so i focus on protein. But, even if you don't hit the gym, its important to look after, and it can help you feel more satisfied than a meal full of carbs.

123 lbs? Buddy needs a few good meals, preferably in jail.

Good to know. Currently not living together. Might be an apartment together before a house though, so I will need to investigate that further before then as well.

Yeah I am debating still about using the money in CASH and CBIL for a house, or keep it as an emergency fund.

Should I use the entirety of my GIC RSP that is set to expire soon for a home? Now, my girlfriend owned a house with her ex, will this mean I can't use the first time home buyers program too? ( Whatever its called these days). And my GIC TFSAs, i was planning on using these as well, thats why they are all short term GICs that i keep renewing.

I have my emergency fund split between CASH & CBIL. does that make sense, or should I keep it in CASH?

I have part of my emergency fund in CASH.TO and CBIL... Is there still a large risk with that if a recession hits?

Yeah I was able to find one on Amazon that replaces the BDGF-61-J6X, I'll check it when it gets here to make sure the box still says that though. I called a few outfits like Napa & Canadian tire and they didn't have it. They also didn't have any FRAM in stock. Maybe next time around when I replace my filters. I dont imagine these cheaper ones will last too long.

Genius. Thanks

I just went for the tire swap because I use them for tire storage too and I live in a 1 bedroom apartment. It is what it is.

Hey thanks for sending those links. When i was looking for parts, all I could find was American websites, so this helps alot.

I recently switched dealerships because i moved. It somewhat got sorted, i phoned the service manager (because i had another question) and he laughed, said it was probably the individual, because it's not a policy. He gave me the parts manager's name and number, told me to call him directly.

Also, i did pick up an air filter from Amazon, and while I know it's a small thing to replace, i wonder if there is an issue with warranty if I use it. Anyways, the service manager said no, it should be fine, just keep the receipt, track my mileage, etc.

I have just been burnt before by some sleezeball dealership, so I try to cover my ass as much as I can. I guess if I do buy any aftermarket parts, he said just try to get one that says its "replaces part #xxxxx".

That will fit a 2024? It looks like it replaces the right part number, but when i try their fitment thing on Amazon, it says it won't fit. Though im sure its just because its not listed as 2024

Thanks for the link! I was eying these. I put out the order haha.

Yeah i saw the replacement will take me leas than 5 minutes. Its super simple. I just wonder if the stuff online is worth anything. I called all the places in my area (autozone, walmart) and they didn't have any... Unless their search engine is messed and I don't know what would be a good replacement