Oh Boy It's Thursday!

Sorry, I have been away for a little while. I have not been up to writing. Actually, I have not been up to too much. This past weekend was a little difficult for me.

My parents went to Canada and left me in the care of my brother and niece. Not that I received poor care, it just wasn't my Mom's care. I was feeling unusually bad...probably because of the visit from the mail man (post man, curse, etc); at any rate, lets just say, I was not feeling too good. My pressure was up, 123/94 and my temperature was 99 degrees. Now normally this would be an okay thing. But my BP's have been hovering around 85/66 and my temperature hovers around 97.1 religiously. So, needless to say...I was under par.

Interestingly enough while on my quest for vanilla pudding (Kozy Shack, all natural, hormone free, not Jell-O pudding), which is impossible to find in this city, my Dad took me for a car ride late last night to help me find some pudding (I have been craving it since my hospital visit). Well, my Dad listens to XM (Sirus) Classic Radio. This station plays old Radio shows, like "The Shadow" and other radio shows from the 30's, 40's and 50's. So, interestingly enough, we heard this commercial about Wedding Blush. "It makes you feel gay when you are feeling under par. Apply the pink blush to your checks, and all is right with the world." What ever happened to those days when you could just wash away your troubles or put on some blush and all your worries just go away...I need some of that BLUSH!!! Point of this??? The use of under par, describes me perfectly.

Well folks, I had my doctor's appointment this morning. And to tell you the truth, everyone is still very helpful and very confused. Dr. Lewis, has now begun reading journals, articles and European studies to make sense of my interesting predicament. I am so glad that "Johnny's on the case". I am also happy to know that I am contributing to the education of some of the top doctors on the west coast.
So today I am a step further towards cardiac rehab. Hopefully by Monday, I will begin my personal wellness program towards a healthy and happy heart :). Today, I also got my blood drawn. I am hoping the my BNP's (see note below) and liver enzymes are back to or close to normal. If not, we got a problem. Well, I got a problem. We in the sense, me and my heart have a problem. I am sure all is well because actually I do not feel all that bad. Just tired and my upper gastric area is a little under the weather. Of course, this is exactly how I felt the day before I went into the hospital. So who knows. Heart conditions are the silent killer.
Dr. Lewis is also ordering a comprehensive CT scan. He says my insurance may not pick it up. Well, if Tricare knows what I know, they better step up to the game. The doctor wants to rule out any coronary heart disease issues. If he finds something, they will know how to treat it. If he doesn't find anything, back to the drawing board.

BNP's help diagnosis heart failure and the severity of that heart failure. In a normal patient the level is below 100. When I arrived to the hospital is was up to 1600. When I left the hospital the level was down to 600. So I cannot wait.

As for the rest of my day: I have watched the Blue Angels practice in what seems like my parents own back yard. I will post photos later this weekend. I am getting my hair done today; the heat has not been nice to me or anyone else in this city. Also, my Husband may be arriving in the morning from DC and I want him to see me looking half way like the woman he married almost one year ago. Our anniversary is on August 5th!!!
I wanted to treat my parents to the Cheesecake Factory since it is National Cheesecake day and the cheesecake is 1/2 off (this offer applies every where). But, my Dad wants me to save my money. Shoot, I want some cheesecake, even though I need to lose about 13 more pounds (doctor's orders). I have only lost 2 lbs since the hospital visit. I was hoping that I could share a piece. That way I would not consume the entire 1200 calories in that one slice.

Have a beautiful day!!!