tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post3501940643735880517..comments2023-10-25T06:16:12.993-05:00Comments on Let's Be Clear: When shock comes calling...DebChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-74002224534912132282012-06-19T11:33:08.594-05:002012-06-19T11:33:08.594-05:00Still workin' on it Marsha (it was great talki...Still workin' on it Marsha (it was great talking to you the other day) - luv ya right back!DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-38537361704098829682012-06-04T15:52:09.979-05:002012-06-04T15:52:09.979-05:00Deb C.,
Now, you listen to me woman! I had a simi...Deb C.,<br />Now, you listen to me woman! I had a similar episode, blood pressure shot up to unbelievable levels, started meds, was told I was in "stroke zone," and to cut back on salt, (natch) cut back too much, felt like I was having said stroke and that the meds weren't helping, ended up in ER. As soon as I walked in they sat we in a wheelchair and too me straight into the saline/BP/EKG, etc. routine. No stroke, but seizuer zone from no salt. Anyway, had a buncha tests the MRI and all that crap, and told you gotta have salt and potassium especially on BP meds. Anyway, as soon as they told me about the stratospheric BP, I STOPPED SMOKING!!! THAT DAY!!! THAT MOMENT!!! YOU HEAR ME???? Yes, it was hard, but you've done harder. That was around the first of last year, haven't had a cigarette since. Completely changed my diet (mostly veggies, chicken, fish, whole grains, no cheese, little dairy, eggs/butter VERY sparingly, no fast food, convenience food, refined sugar, flour, etc.) about 6 months ago, and started walking half an hour (about 1.75 miles) a day. I'm almost 45 pounds down and about to head out and get my walk on now. I gripe about it EVERY TIME. But, as much as I hate it, I hate doctor visits, pharmaceuticals and the ER more. I'm glad you're okay, and you better stay that way!!!!<br />Luv yaMarshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-78982841750581930612012-06-01T12:52:15.193-05:002012-06-01T12:52:15.193-05:00Asabanga...Hey! Thanks, Man and yes, I'm doin...Asabanga...Hey! Thanks, Man and yes, I'm doing much better.<br /><br /><b>"I was amused at times at your "spunk" in dealing with the doctors... you're similar to my wife in that way!"</b><br /><br />Had a "spunk"-filled appointment with the head of Cardiology yesterday about closing the PFO (<i><b>Brava</b></i> to your wife!She's right on the money in being her own, best advocate!). :-D<br /><br />It was productive, and I'm weighing the conversation carefully before I decide. After all my questions, I got a pat on the head for wanting to be an "informed consumer." I gave him one right back saying, "Seeing as it's my life we're talking about, it sure is good to know that <i>some</i> of you doctors here realize it's your job to make sure I am one!"<br /><br /><b>"I'll sleep when I'm dead!"</b><br /><br />Too funny! My Grandmama and Mama always used to say that <i>exact</i> same thing (my sons say it now too!). Good advice, I say, because life <i><b>IS</b></i> too short!<br /><br /><b>"Stay positive and know that I am a better person in knowing you, even though it's only in this cyber/blogging world."</b><br /><br />I shall - and thank you for that. To my mind, that's a big part of what having lived should be about! :-D<br /><br /><b>"Blessings to you and your family... and to Blanca as well...lol!"</b><br /><br />Same to you, Man (kiss them babies for me!). As for Blanca, she's right here at my feet, passed-the-hell-out! I <i>tell</i> you, of all of us, <b>SHE,</b> is <i>definitely</i> rolling in the blessings! :-D<br /><br />Off to finish that post we talked about...DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-71845942917629455132012-06-01T11:01:03.218-05:002012-06-01T11:01:03.218-05:00Sis Deb, a spellbinding and spirit felt post. I am...Sis Deb, a spellbinding and spirit felt post. I am glad to know that you are well and more than on the road to full recovery. I was amused at times at your "spunk" in dealing with the doctors... you're similar to my wife in that way! lol! smh!<br /><br />Life is indeed short (for the good do indeed die young... for they never live long enough) and we need to cherish everyday and live it to the fullest. I always tell my wife when she asks at times if I'm not going to bed "I'll sleep when I'm dead!"...lol!<br /><br />Stay positive and know that I am a better person in knowing you, even though it's only in this cyber/blogging world.<br /><br />Blessings to you and your family... and to Blanca as well...lol!Asabagnahttp://afrospear.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-71353759262368960552012-05-31T11:59:46.456-05:002012-05-31T11:59:46.456-05:00Thanks for "thinking about me all day" M...Thanks for "thinking about me all day" Miss Kitty. :-D And yes, clot <i>IS</i> exactly that!<br /><br />This was why your -<br /><br /><b><i>Self</i>, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,<br />Courage to change the things I can,<br />And wisdom to know the difference.</b><br /><br />- "came at the <i>exact</i> right time for me" the other day.<br /><br />And I know - <b>"...those cigs, those cigs have got to go."</b> That's where the "courage" part comes in. It's been such a <i>really</i>long time, Kitty! I can attest that these damned <b>legal</b> cigarettes are <i>THE</i> worst (and most profitable for them) addiction in the world! - which is why it f*cks with the "wisdom" part so much.<br /><br /><b>"And you are so right about self-advocacy. I know how they thought you were dumb."</b><br /><br />I just hate being told I have to take <i>more</i> of their "legal" drugs (while I try to combat the effects of their other legal drug), whose side effects could require me taking <i>more</i> of their "legal" drugs and then, I don't get to have a say, in how drugged-up I want to be!! And you're right, Big Pharma's taught them so well they just seem like little automatons spewing forth.<br /><br /><b>"I just hate that you are sick and while you are sick you have to actively prove that you are not stupid."</b><br /><br />Thanks woman. Well there's that, and other things as well. Pretty stressful time right now. <br /><br /><b>"I know I am cynical, but I am here to tell you there is no true altruism in medicine. They are assholes, assholes that you need, --bastards"</b><br /><br />Cynicism? Uh-uh, truth (it sucks to finally realize that, but there it is, staring you in the face), and I'm right there with you. They don't give two shits about what is <i>best</i> for you. And yes, they are also a "necessary evil" in my book, so I have to weigh everything they say very carefully. <br /><br />I'm trying to get busy changing <i>ALL</i> "those things I can" Kitty, some will be easier than others so I'm working on those first (achievable goals give one a sense of accomplishing something I'm told!) - then hopefully, the hardest will be easier. I'll keep you posted, and thanks again for thinkin' 'bout me.DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-932310066321190182012-05-30T23:16:05.703-05:002012-05-30T23:16:05.703-05:00Deb, I read here this morning and been thinking ab...Deb, I read here this morning and been thinking about you all day. Is clot anything but a dreadful word? Girl you got to get it together. I can take the weight, the extra weight, and the weight that may come when you give up the cigs, but those cigs, those cigs have got to go. And you are so right about self-advocacy. I know how they thought you were dumb. Then how benevolent they were to give you one here or there all the while thinking they are smarter than some ol dumb patient. I got news buddy, I have never met anyone who didn’t think they were smarter than me, so some shiny new intern ain’t doing nothing but reinventing the wheel when they come along with their condescension. I just hate that you are sick and while you are sick you have to actively prove that you are not stupid. And you can best believe they have been conscripted by the big pharmos, they preach the tenets without even thinking about how they do it without thinking. I know I am cynical, but I am here to tell you there is no true altruism in medicine. They are assholes, assholes that you need, --bastards.The Fabulous Kitty Glendowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259506108044329136noreply@blogger.com