Another day the heart experiences new feelings! This one was a "GREAT" feeling of memories & feelings! My last retirement function, and a special one - from my "tech" buddies at school! As I mentioned earlier, before Open Heart Surgery, one of my goals was the finish my last year in education & today that was accomplished!
We started with a golf tournament at 4 Seasons and ended with a nice celebration at "Hot Z Pizza"! Beautiful day of golf, great time with friends, and a successful finish to an eventful year!
My HEART says thanks tooooooo....
My tech bosses! Young enough to be my son's, Mike I had in class & Doug I saw come in to a pool I managed when he was little guy - THANKS for the support & hard work for our school!
My techie buddies, thanks for the support and taking the load of making sure our school technology always was there for the kids & teachers!
My Tech Integration buddies, A BIG THANKS, Joanne - sharing your time & growth into taking our district to new worlds! Rae Ann - my buddy that goes wayyy back to CCC days & making those little elementary techies grow! Sue - taking care of my middle schools, I KNOW they are in great hands! And VICKI - what can I say, Thick & Thin, you have been there for many years - YOU know that you made the last part of the race special - Hard Work, Caring for kids, & Tech Friend BIG TIME!
Yes, the heart felt GREAT today, a come to think of it - NO HEADACHES! It seems like the BEST MEDICINE is still and always will be GREAT FRIENDS!
THANKS TO ALL!!!!!!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Busy Day - Heart Holds Up Well!
Today was a busy day & the Heart & PVC's & new Meds held up well! Here was the schedule:
5:30 AM Wake Up
6:15 AM Meet Gold crew to drive to Wyncote Golf Course - Oxford, PA
7:30 AM - 1 PM - 18 hole of golf (Played bad - blame it on headaches)
1:00 PM - 2 PM drive home from golf
2:30 PM - 3 PM pick up pole for pole vaulters at the school
3:00 PM - 4::45 Rest & eat something
5:00 PM - 10 PM track meet at Millersville
10 PM arrive home
11:30 Bed Time!
So, seemed to have plenty of energy & the headaches were not that severe, but were there for about 4 hours. Will continue to monitor the new medication.
5:30 AM Wake Up
6:15 AM Meet Gold crew to drive to Wyncote Golf Course - Oxford, PA
7:30 AM - 1 PM - 18 hole of golf (Played bad - blame it on headaches)
1:00 PM - 2 PM drive home from golf
2:30 PM - 3 PM pick up pole for pole vaulters at the school
3:00 PM - 4::45 Rest & eat something
5:00 PM - 10 PM track meet at Millersville
10 PM arrive home
11:30 Bed Time!
So, seemed to have plenty of energy & the headaches were not that severe, but were there for about 4 hours. Will continue to monitor the new medication.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Starting Week Two of Imdur
The science experiment continues. I am starting my second week of 30 mg of Imdur and the reduced Metoprolol of 50 mg. Here is my data:
6:40 AM - took Imdur on empty stomach
7:20 AM - had my oatmeal & other meds
7:40 AM - started my walk (HR at 77)
Got HR to 104 with no PVC's on my heart rate monitor. I could have had some, but the monitor did not go whacky & did not feel like I had a lot of PVC's.
8:17 AM finished walk
I also lifted weights & did my situps & pushups.
Headache started around 11 AM & finished around 2:30 PM. The headache was not very severe.
6:40 AM - took Imdur on empty stomach
7:20 AM - had my oatmeal & other meds
7:40 AM - started my walk (HR at 77)
Got HR to 104 with no PVC's on my heart rate monitor. I could have had some, but the monitor did not go whacky & did not feel like I had a lot of PVC's.
8:17 AM finished walk
I also lifted weights & did my situps & pushups.
Headache started around 11 AM & finished around 2:30 PM. The headache was not very severe.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Experimenting With My Blog
People Beware! I'm experimenting with "Ads" on my blog. Since I am recently retired, I thought I would try to earn "tons" of money to supplement my retirement! So, I need your input & I will track this for my readers.
1 - Will I make money?
2 - Does this detract from my blog? (If so, let me know!)
3 - Will this lead to me being harassed by email or other methods?
Stay tuned & I will track the move into taking my blog to the other side!
1 - Will I make money?
2 - Does this detract from my blog? (If so, let me know!)
3 - Will this lead to me being harassed by email or other methods?
Stay tuned & I will track the move into taking my blog to the other side!
The Franklin Institute - The Heart
As a kid I remember an elementary school visit from Cornwall Elementary School to the Franklin Institute. The highlight of the trip was walking through the "GIANT" human heart & hearing the heart beat as you walked through the path that the blood takes through the heart. Little did I know, that heart & my future would press me into learning much more about the human heart about 50 years later!
I just discovered the website for the Franklin Institute and the Human Heart Exhibit!
I just discovered the website for the Franklin Institute and the Human Heart Exhibit!
28 Weeks After Open Heart Surgery
The distance between Open Heart Surgery and Recovery is increasing! After 28 weeks (over 6 months), most of the reading that I did on the recovery process is true - 6 months & you will see a change! And I do! My walking is improving. Remember back in November? I had trouble walking up stairs, or walking around the block! Now I am walking over 30-45 minutes, with no problem. And with my new meds, I seem to be able to take hills without having my heart monitor go crazy! As a review, here are my heart meds:
Aspirin EC Tab 81 mg 1 per day
Lipitor(Atorvastatin) 40 mg 1 per day
Amlodipine 5 mg 1 per day
Plavix(Clipidorel Bisulfate) 75 mg 1 per day
Metoprolol(Lopressor, Toprol) 50 mg 1 per day
Isosorbide (Imdur or Isotrate) 30 mg 1 per day
The change last week was going from 100 mg of Metoprolol to 50 mg. This is what they call a beta blocker, it reduces your blood pressure. The only thing it did was make me feel tired and I still had the PVC's, but they happened at a lower heart rate. And the new drug, Imdur. This is a nitrate, it opens my blood vessels for and increases blood & oxygen throughout the body. So, when I do my workout, my heart rate monitor does not indicate PVC's - but I still think I feel them.
I am planning on adding to my workouts starting next week. So far, I will get the heart rate to 95-98 when I am walking uphills. The plan next week will be to add 20 seconds of jogging on the flats. So, for a 30-45 minute workout, I will add jogging 8-10 times. I will also continue light weight lifying & pushups & situps.
The Imdur is still giving me headaches, but they seem to be decreasing in length. Right now, I am getting the headaches about 3 hours after I take the Imdur and last for 4-5 hours. Each day, I have been taking the drug 7 days, the length of the head aches decreasing in time and severity.
Come on jogging!!!!
The change last week was going from 100 mg of Metoprolol to 50 mg. This is what they call a beta blocker, it reduces your blood pressure. The only thing it did was make me feel tired and I still had the PVC's, but they happened at a lower heart rate. And the new drug, Imdur. This is a nitrate, it opens my blood vessels for and increases blood & oxygen throughout the body. So, when I do my workout, my heart rate monitor does not indicate PVC's - but I still think I feel them.
I am planning on adding to my workouts starting next week. So far, I will get the heart rate to 95-98 when I am walking uphills. The plan next week will be to add 20 seconds of jogging on the flats. So, for a 30-45 minute workout, I will add jogging 8-10 times. I will also continue light weight lifying & pushups & situps.
The Imdur is still giving me headaches, but they seem to be decreasing in length. Right now, I am getting the headaches about 3 hours after I take the Imdur and last for 4-5 hours. Each day, I have been taking the drug 7 days, the length of the head aches decreasing in time and severity.
Come on jogging!!!!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Still Working on New Med - Imdur
I'm still trying to find a way to get past the headaches while using the new medicine - Imdur. Today I took the drug at 6:30 AM. I took the 30 mg pill on an empty stomach with 4 ounces of water as they suggest. Here were the results:
6:30 AM - took Imdur
7:30 AM - ate breakfast - 3 pancakes & glass of OJ
7:45 AM to 8:20 walked - had no noticeable PVC's - got heart rate to 93
9:30 AM left for church
12:00 Noon home from church
12:10 - Headache started to become more severe
12:20 - Had lunch
4:15 Headache was gone
So, the headache lasted about 4 hours & I took two Advil around 2:30 PM.
6:30 AM - took Imdur
7:30 AM - ate breakfast - 3 pancakes & glass of OJ
7:45 AM to 8:20 walked - had no noticeable PVC's - got heart rate to 93
9:30 AM left for church
12:00 Noon home from church
12:10 - Headache started to become more severe
12:20 - Had lunch
4:15 Headache was gone
So, the headache lasted about 4 hours & I took two Advil around 2:30 PM.
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