Saturday, December 26, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Winter Concerts, 2009
Our girls' orchestra and chorus concerts were these past two Mondays. Listen to Green Sleeves and Carol of the Bells!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Travels
I blogged before my October procedure that I wouldn't sit still for long afterward, and I think I've succeeded so far. In the 5 weeks since, we've been to the Poconos and central Pennsylvania twice (friends, family, and shopping), I've traveled to New Jersey (sibling reunion), and to West Virginia (road trip). Road trip photos are here.
p.s. This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for the heroes of the medical profession!
p.s. This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for the heroes of the medical profession!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Good checkup
We met with Dr Ringel last week, the guy that did my stent procedure, and also had an echocardiogram. Hard to believe it's already a month ago yesterday. Anyway, the echo showed that the procedure did exactly what it was meant to do. My heart is happy and so am I!
I'll be on aspirin for another 5 months, but that's my only medication. I like that. I'm also free to resume all whatever activities I was doing before ... running, biking, weights, etc. That's a great feeling, for sure.
My next checkup will be a year from now. Ah, now to enjoy the holidays!
I'll be on aspirin for another 5 months, but that's my only medication. I like that. I'm also free to resume all whatever activities I was doing before ... running, biking, weights, etc. That's a great feeling, for sure.
My next checkup will be a year from now. Ah, now to enjoy the holidays!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Cautiously Very Optimistic
It's wonderful knowing that people are thinking of me whenever I hear the words "so, how are you feeling"? But it's also a sign that I haven't blogged recently!
In short, I've been feeling great, and am just starting to explore what exercise feels like. Tonight I mowed half of our back yard (push mower, not self-propelled) for about 25 minutes total. A few weeks ago I mowed the same area and had to pause about once per minute, and stop to sit about every 10 minutes. I feel so much better than that now, the relief is wonderful. I even find myself running up the stairs at home and work, which is much more like me :-)
Oh, and yes I am healing from the catheters inserted into each of my upper thighs. The right one was about the diameter of a drinking straw, which is painful to think about but has resulted in only a bit of bruising. Fortunately the soreness in my legs largely doesn't affect me, just changing slightly how I might sit or lay down. I suspect that'll be gone in a week or two.
As we get into November I'll have a better sense of where I'm at. I'll start back on the treadmill, which has been the best way to measure myself, and see how I do. It would be awesome if I can pick up where I left off last winter! I'll also have a checkup in about 2 weeks, including an echocardiogram, so we'll see if the equipment agrees with how I'm feeling.
So, call it cautiously very optimistic!
In short, I've been feeling great, and am just starting to explore what exercise feels like. Tonight I mowed half of our back yard (push mower, not self-propelled) for about 25 minutes total. A few weeks ago I mowed the same area and had to pause about once per minute, and stop to sit about every 10 minutes. I feel so much better than that now, the relief is wonderful. I even find myself running up the stairs at home and work, which is much more like me :-)
Oh, and yes I am healing from the catheters inserted into each of my upper thighs. The right one was about the diameter of a drinking straw, which is painful to think about but has resulted in only a bit of bruising. Fortunately the soreness in my legs largely doesn't affect me, just changing slightly how I might sit or lay down. I suspect that'll be gone in a week or two.
As we get into November I'll have a better sense of where I'm at. I'll start back on the treadmill, which has been the best way to measure myself, and see how I do. It would be awesome if I can pick up where I left off last winter! I'll also have a checkup in about 2 weeks, including an echocardiogram, so we'll see if the equipment agrees with how I'm feeling.
So, call it cautiously very optimistic!
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