This blog is basically to chart my progress in trying to lose weight...
This is a Record of my daily events including my family when appropriate for my other family members to see if they choose to.
This is my legacy, for my family to read after I am dead and burried. So, any thing on here is meant for them only and if it offends anyone, my apologies, but, its not meant for you and them
Chow for now...
May the LORD Bless all who see this.
I wish you well...
Jesse
This is a Record of my daily events including my family when appropriate for my other family members to see if they choose to.
This is my legacy, for my family to read after I am dead and burried. So, any thing on here is meant for them only and if it offends anyone, my apologies, but, its not meant for you and them
Chow for now...
May the LORD Bless all who see this.
I wish you well...
Jesse
Sleeping
Posted 06-08-2011 at 03:27 AM by woodworkingmenace
I find that I am sleeping more and more these days...
Ever since my last work out at the YMCA, I sleep during the day a lot (4-7 hours at times!), then, take my sleep meds so I can sleep at night (as usual).
Since my heart is enlarged, (twice the average fist, and, your heart is only as 'big' as the average fist!), and I know its weak... And, no amount of exercise is going to 'put it back into shape'... So, the only thing I am 'trying' to do, is to lose the fat, so that the pall-bearers, wont have such a hard time, when it comes time to do what they have to do
.
My Wife 'knows' all this, but, she still wants me to go there, to exercise, hoping that I will someday get 'better' LOL...Just aint gonna happen!
Oh, if I lose the weight, then I 'will' feel somewhat better, but, it still doesnt mitigate the fact that my heart is a wreck!
Three pacemakers have so far, extended my life, as I should have been dead, long before my Daughter was even born or concieved... And, 18 years later, Im hoping that I dont have to get the pacemaker changed fo a very long time, this time. (They said it may even last 10 years, this time...last two only lasted 6 years).
I havent gone to the YMCA since I last posted. And, yes, Im still battling the water weight...but, when I eat the foods that my Wife prepares (saurkraut (salt), mac & cheese (salt), and a whole host of other 'staples' for the kids that I eat, well, I dont know why, in the Winter time this never happens, but, soon as the weather breaks it does!
My Daughter Graduated High School, and will soon have her party for it, in a week or so, and all those from Ashtabula and places known only to my Wife and Daughter will be attending, along with various other friends, Church Family and all those, who have touched my family's life, will be in attendance.
Fortunately, I wont have to worry about going up or down stairs-->still have a hard time with those, as my back screams NOOO!!! I listen very intently for that first stab of pain, and, if its too intense, I back off and dont bother. No, pain meds are not the answer, or remedy, and its the reason I would rather sit here, in front of my computer, playing Evony, or sitting out on the swing, in front of our house, then walk and pop pills all day long-->Dr House I am not, and, thats only a silly Television Program, that, if I even half acted like the nit-wit portrayed, my Wife would have tossed me out the door, years ago!! (And, who could blame any woman for doing just that
).
Ok, I got my bath and its 5am in the morning... Just took my night meds, so, probably wont wake up til 9am or so...If Im really lucky, I will sleep til 12noon! But, not likely LOL. Unsettled sleep patterns are wrecking my way of life at the moment, but, when I get that pressure on my chest, I 'have' to go lay down in bed, with feet propped up, until it subsides.
Pressure? Still either due to water build up in my lungs and the heart is too weak to pump it out, or, I stayed up too long, (only 5 or 8 hours at a time, then I need sleep, then Im good for another 5 or 8 again ...Yea, tell me about it.. it bites LOL).
Dont know if my Wife has anything planned for the day...(dont want to bother walking into the kitchen and looking at the calendar, cause most days, I dont even know what day it is, and sometimes month even!!
DONT GIVE ME THAT EITHER-->You Retire, and you will get the SAME WAY, if you dont have anything to look forward to!!!) Until I lose weight (if thats possible, just not sure, but, Im not going with the lap band proceedure that my Doctor and Wife want me to do. Had enough of this, going to the 'butcher shop', and letting them slice and dice on me).
I know one thing, I 'have' been fighting my way out of congestive heart failure, and winning!!! I should of been put in the hospital long before this, with the water build up thats been happening...For days, I didnt have any 'ankles'...or, I had 'cankles' as we call them, when your leg gets so big, from water expansion. Yes, those pressure stockings worked wonders, and hurt beyond anything Ive felt in a long time, so, only had them on once and the leg went down, and after that, I just elevate my feet more.
No use putting more pain on my body, than I need to... Though, I will pop an extra water pill every so often, (maybe once a week or so), to try to give it that extra 'umph', an jump start the process
Gotta check a few things on the Internet before I hit the sack, since I havent been checking my email as regular as I would like to, but, so far, no one of any importance has contacted me, so, no worry there. SPAM is of no importance.
As I have cooled down from my hot bath, and drank some ice tea to cool my 'core temp' down, I can go to bed with out sweating a storm up.
That guy still hasnt brought back our electronic air cleaner...Been a month and a half, already, and my Wife wanted me to call them up, and tell them to bring it back and just put it in-->Im not paying the guy to bring it back, reinstall something that doesnt work, and shell out money for nothing, and I told my wife that...She totally disagrees, but, is willing to listen to me on this one.
Kicked the Air Conditioner on, and only have the micro-filter and wire screen mesh in place, so, I hope its catching enough dirt, and if they 'cant' fix it, then I may have to go with what my buddy said, install a honeywell filter in there, and change it out, once a year. (Its a hepa filter, and all that, and we used them at work, for our climate changers (air exchangers for our boilers to pick up the heat from the coils and circulate the air in the building). We changed them out evey 6 months, but, that was a huge industrical complex, and dirty as all get out, (a sewage plant, what can you expect??).
Ok, gotta see what else is on the net before I call it quits for the night.
And, may the LORD Bless each and every one of you, (If you believe, and if not, then what ever it is you believe in, its your option)...
I wish you well...
Have a Great Day!
Jesse
Ever since my last work out at the YMCA, I sleep during the day a lot (4-7 hours at times!), then, take my sleep meds so I can sleep at night (as usual).
Since my heart is enlarged, (twice the average fist, and, your heart is only as 'big' as the average fist!), and I know its weak... And, no amount of exercise is going to 'put it back into shape'... So, the only thing I am 'trying' to do, is to lose the fat, so that the pall-bearers, wont have such a hard time, when it comes time to do what they have to do
.My Wife 'knows' all this, but, she still wants me to go there, to exercise, hoping that I will someday get 'better' LOL...Just aint gonna happen!
Oh, if I lose the weight, then I 'will' feel somewhat better, but, it still doesnt mitigate the fact that my heart is a wreck!
Three pacemakers have so far, extended my life, as I should have been dead, long before my Daughter was even born or concieved... And, 18 years later, Im hoping that I dont have to get the pacemaker changed fo a very long time, this time. (They said it may even last 10 years, this time...last two only lasted 6 years).
I havent gone to the YMCA since I last posted. And, yes, Im still battling the water weight...but, when I eat the foods that my Wife prepares (saurkraut (salt), mac & cheese (salt), and a whole host of other 'staples' for the kids that I eat, well, I dont know why, in the Winter time this never happens, but, soon as the weather breaks it does!
My Daughter Graduated High School, and will soon have her party for it, in a week or so, and all those from Ashtabula and places known only to my Wife and Daughter will be attending, along with various other friends, Church Family and all those, who have touched my family's life, will be in attendance.
Fortunately, I wont have to worry about going up or down stairs-->still have a hard time with those, as my back screams NOOO!!! I listen very intently for that first stab of pain, and, if its too intense, I back off and dont bother. No, pain meds are not the answer, or remedy, and its the reason I would rather sit here, in front of my computer, playing Evony, or sitting out on the swing, in front of our house, then walk and pop pills all day long-->Dr House I am not, and, thats only a silly Television Program, that, if I even half acted like the nit-wit portrayed, my Wife would have tossed me out the door, years ago!! (And, who could blame any woman for doing just that
).Ok, I got my bath and its 5am in the morning... Just took my night meds, so, probably wont wake up til 9am or so...If Im really lucky, I will sleep til 12noon! But, not likely LOL. Unsettled sleep patterns are wrecking my way of life at the moment, but, when I get that pressure on my chest, I 'have' to go lay down in bed, with feet propped up, until it subsides.
Pressure? Still either due to water build up in my lungs and the heart is too weak to pump it out, or, I stayed up too long, (only 5 or 8 hours at a time, then I need sleep, then Im good for another 5 or 8 again ...Yea, tell me about it.. it bites LOL).
Dont know if my Wife has anything planned for the day...(dont want to bother walking into the kitchen and looking at the calendar, cause most days, I dont even know what day it is, and sometimes month even!!
DONT GIVE ME THAT EITHER-->You Retire, and you will get the SAME WAY, if you dont have anything to look forward to!!!) Until I lose weight (if thats possible, just not sure, but, Im not going with the lap band proceedure that my Doctor and Wife want me to do. Had enough of this, going to the 'butcher shop', and letting them slice and dice on me).
I know one thing, I 'have' been fighting my way out of congestive heart failure, and winning!!! I should of been put in the hospital long before this, with the water build up thats been happening...For days, I didnt have any 'ankles'...or, I had 'cankles' as we call them, when your leg gets so big, from water expansion. Yes, those pressure stockings worked wonders, and hurt beyond anything Ive felt in a long time, so, only had them on once and the leg went down, and after that, I just elevate my feet more.
No use putting more pain on my body, than I need to... Though, I will pop an extra water pill every so often, (maybe once a week or so), to try to give it that extra 'umph', an jump start the process
Gotta check a few things on the Internet before I hit the sack, since I havent been checking my email as regular as I would like to, but, so far, no one of any importance has contacted me, so, no worry there. SPAM is of no importance.
As I have cooled down from my hot bath, and drank some ice tea to cool my 'core temp' down, I can go to bed with out sweating a storm up.
That guy still hasnt brought back our electronic air cleaner...Been a month and a half, already, and my Wife wanted me to call them up, and tell them to bring it back and just put it in-->Im not paying the guy to bring it back, reinstall something that doesnt work, and shell out money for nothing, and I told my wife that...She totally disagrees, but, is willing to listen to me on this one.
Kicked the Air Conditioner on, and only have the micro-filter and wire screen mesh in place, so, I hope its catching enough dirt, and if they 'cant' fix it, then I may have to go with what my buddy said, install a honeywell filter in there, and change it out, once a year. (Its a hepa filter, and all that, and we used them at work, for our climate changers (air exchangers for our boilers to pick up the heat from the coils and circulate the air in the building). We changed them out evey 6 months, but, that was a huge industrical complex, and dirty as all get out, (a sewage plant, what can you expect??).
Ok, gotta see what else is on the net before I call it quits for the night.
And, may the LORD Bless each and every one of you, (If you believe, and if not, then what ever it is you believe in, its your option)...
I wish you well...
Have a Great Day!
Jesse
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