Gram or Plasty?

6:17 AM: Nearly one month after declaring myself healthy (on paper), I am heading to the hospital for a scheduled Angiogram.

My breathing issues have not improved and perhaps have gotten slightly worser.

So today is the day when we hopefully find out what is going on.

It doesn't feel like a heart issue because I have none of the associated symptoms of a heart issue. There's no chest pain, tingly arms or jaw.

I just can't get a good breath and my stamina is in the toilet.

So, the question now is whether it is going to be an Angiogram or and Angioplasty. The procedure is set for 9AM. Stay tuned!

12:35PM: We are back home. It was a gram, not a plasty. That's the good news. The bad news is that my Ejection fraction, the amount of blood my heart squeezes out every beat, is way down. Between 15 to 20%. 

So now begins the task of regaining some strength. I meet with the doctor next week and work out a plan.

Now, I'm going to take a nap!

6:38PM: After a couple of naps, I feel pretty good. My wound is healing where they stuck in the catheter and I'm feeling tired but good. 

We are going to hang out and catch up on some Breaking Bad.

The Healthy Man...on paper

I had a major Doctors Appointment today which involved a complete physical. That means he checked me out head to toe and I got the finger up the butt. All seems well.

On paper, I am the picture of health. My blood pressure was 118/77. All my blood screens came back looking good. My cholesterol was 156. It should be below 200. The LDL was 94. It should be below 100. My HDL was 41. It should be above 35, so I just made it. Whew! Those are all great numbers.

The one number that isn't so good is my weight...223 pounds. As I say here ALL THE TIME, I need to get to 200.

I am assuming that because of the weight and my degenerating heart I am tired. I am weary. I am wheezy. I have no stamina.

I see Kadel the Cardiologist next Thursday.

Here's a Post for the Sake of a Post

It is Twenty Fifteen and for what appears to be the 45th consecutive year, I am still fat. That means I was in pretty good shape up to age twelve.

I weighed in at 222.9 this morning. No breathing problems today and I really want to get out and do some walking. But I'm kind of pussing out because of the weather. And today is a warm day relatively speaking.

222.6

With my weight loss program definitely heading in the right direction, I feel I'm definitely heading in the right direction. I'm not just saying that because I feel I'm definitely heading in the right direction. I'm saying that because I AM definitely heading in the right um...well, you know.

I'm set up to see my Cardiologist on Monday. That gives me a few more days to try and lose some weight. Not that I will, but well...see the paragraph above.

So, I need to compile some questions and concerns prior to my appointment.

#1) I have experienced some pain in the area of my defibrillator. It's not heart related pain. It's just discomfort when I move my arms in certain positions. I most recently felt it last week. I'm currently not feeling it.

Related to that, it looked to me the other day that my implant seemed to appear really prominent on my naked shoulder. The lump was quite bulgy the other day.

#B) Of most concern is my shortness of breath. I'm very wheezy in the morning...almost like I can feel my lungs inhaling and exhaling. I know that's not a great description. I guess what I mean is that normally, breathing is effortless and not something you ever think about.

That's it for Twenty Fourteen. See ya in the future!

224.0

Since I started the year out so well with a complete month of posts for January and nearly as good in February, March and April, I thought I should at least try to end the year with some postings.

It's been months since I have done any push ups and I am feeling particularly fat right now. My belly looks immense to me and I continue having the problem of being wet. I really need to get my fat ass down to 200 pounds.

We are in the middle of a deep freeze right now. With the wind, the freeze is even deeper. I have discovered that winter is much colder at 57 than it was when I was 13. Global Warming, my Ass!

Doctor's Report

I don't have much more information concerning my health now that I've been to the doctor. He has recommended I come back next month for a complete physical. In the meantime, he has recommended I take the furosemide every other day. I guess my body will adapt to it after a bit and I won't spend all my time in the bathroom.

On the positive side, all my blood work came back with good numbers. That is good and means my drugs are working.

Wet Again

It was difficult to breathe when I got this morning. I took my Furosimide pill and began making trips to the bathroom as soon as I got to work.

I weighed 217 just last week. This morning, I was up to 225. I'm wet again.

Almost immediately after my second pee, I was able to get a full breath again. I need to find out what's going on.

I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday so hopefully, I'll get a little enlightenment into my health, or lack thereof.