You’ve heard about the world, at least in certain respects, in my last few posts, but how am I doing now after my brush with disaster to usher in the month of November? Hey, as I like to say, I could be worse. I still do get uncomfortable at night when I try to move in bed. This endless muscle stiffness is very slow at going away. But it’s gradually improving. Other than that, I’m fine. I keep monitoring my blood pressure and find it freaky at times. I have an appointment coming up with an electrocardiologist who maybe can sort out the various electrical signals generated by my heart, i.e., the atrial fibrillation arrhythmia, the premature ventricular contractions, the interesting sinus rhythms, etc. Sounds serious, huh? Well I’ve been living with these signal types for many years and I’ve always done well on stress tests in spite of them, so, what me worry? The docs say, “Get your hiking exercise. Very important!” I missed it today. Too much blogging!
Tags: atrial fibrillation, blood pressure, heart, muscle stiffness, premature ventricular contractions, sinus rhythms, stress tests







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November 13, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Zhu
Probably nothing to worry about, as long as you follow doctor’s orders! I do believe being active in life, at any age, helps a lot.
But I’m not a doctor
November 14, 2008 at 5:53 am
Dragonstar
Just take care of yourself! And good luck with the quacks.
November 14, 2008 at 8:02 am
Mardé
Hey, thanks for your comments, Zhu and Dragonstar! Yes, Zhu, I keep active as much as possible and I’m looking forward to “Life begins at eighty!” next January! Hey, you don’t have to be a doctor.
Yes, Dragonstar, I keep quacking to the quacks and they quack back. But I’m curious about what the electroquackers will conclude when the take multi-terminal measurements of the electrical signals emanating from my body. Lots of data wanting a theory?
How many quacks could a good quack quack
If a good quack could quack quacks?
November 14, 2008 at 10:45 am
SleepyLaKate
SQWACK!!!
November 15, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Mardé
Good, Kate! Sqwack back!
November 22, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Minds Erased
Glad to see you’re still among the living after your little episode there. We need more minds like yours in the world, not less!
November 22, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Mardé
Hey, thanks Minds! The world needs more Minds like yours too, Minds! Ah, a tautology, or is it a Gertrude Stein-ism: Minds is Minds is Minds?