January Blood Pressure

Heart Monitor Results

I got a call today from Dr Byazrova's nurse, Josh. He said that Dr B. had looked at the downloaded info from the heart monitor and everything looked good.

I hope that leads to my getting my driving privileges sooner.

Heart Monitor Recap

Two weeks ago, I had the heart monitor attached to my chest. It expired at 9:15 this morning. I peeled it off my upper left chest and placed it in the postage paid box that came with it.

So now it goes off to the place that made it. They will download the information and pass it on to Dr. Byazrova who will then tell me I'm dying.

The reason I had this thing attached to me for two weeks was that I mentioned to Dr. B that I have dizzy spells all the time. She asked me how often I had them and I could not really give her an answer.

Hence, the monitor.

There is a button on the monitor that I was supposed to push whenever I felt a dizzy spell or other related heart event. Over the course of the two weeks, I never had an occasion to press the button. I am attributing that to the new drug I'm on.

Countdown to the Countdown to Retirement

In just over two years, I will be 65 years old and at that tender age (providing I'm still alive) I would like to retire.

I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I liken it to how I felt at age 19 wanting to turn 21. It might actually be more intense now. I seem to think about it all the time. I'm really ready to be done working.

As I was riding the bus to work this morning, and thinking about retiring, it seemed so far out. It seems like it is never going to get here.

I'm looking forward to looking back on this post in a couple of years and realizing how fast it went by.

I'm Being Recorded

Last Friday, I went to Heart Clinics Northwest downtown office and had a Heart Monitor attached to my chest. I had one of these several years ago and it was a big thing I wore around my waste with a bunch of electrodes stuck to my chest. I had to wear it for 4 days.

This thing is the size of a key fob with two electrodes that make contact with my skin. It's just below my left shoulder and just above my defibrillator.

I'm having some issues with the adhesive wings. It's still fairly secure on the top part but the bottom part is loose. I'm using a big band-aid pad to keep it secured.

I have to wear this for two weeks so I'm a little concerned as to whether it is going to go the distance.

I'm supposed to press a button on it if I feel any dizziness and then log it in a little book they gave me. So far, I haven't had to hit the button.

2020

I have showered, shaved, shampooed and brushed my teeth. So I've got all that covered for the year.

We are having a lazy day on January First. I'm going to go out and do a couple of yard related activities but beyond that, I think we are laying low.

I used the new printer we got to scan my December Blood Pressure chart and I e-mailed it to myself. Unfortunately, it sent it as a .pdf and I can't seem to upload it to Blogger so I can post it. I'm going to try it again and see if I can send it as a .jpg.