Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Gahh - Wound Care
As I think I've blogged, my old wound care MD disapeared in Mid-Feb. Started with a new one today. I've been told no gym, stay off my feet, I'm back in a Unna boot, and there is talk of major time in a wound care center.
Endocrinologist visit
Went to my endocrinologist yesterday
First the bad news - I gained weight (boo)
The good news - my A1C is down to 5.8
This is kind of a shock to me, as I expected it to have gone UP. My average readings have gone up, but that is partly because I've started to have a mid morning and late afternoon snack. Good news on a whole I guess
First the bad news - I gained weight (boo)
The good news - my A1C is down to 5.8
This is kind of a shock to me, as I expected it to have gone UP. My average readings have gone up, but that is partly because I've started to have a mid morning and late afternoon snack. Good news on a whole I guess
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Been a while
Been a while since I blogged, and a LOT has gone on. Besides the usual Holiday stuff in Decemeber, I just wasn't feeling right.
On Jan 6th, I woke up with HORRID abdominal pain - I mean BAD. I had my wife take me to the emergency rooom at North Shore LIJ Manhasset. I was admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis. I was there until Jan 20th (aka 2 weeks).
It seems that this was caused by an extremely high triglyceride level (14000 - yes that is the right number of zeros)
While I was in the hospital, they also discovered that I am a Type II diabetic. They DID manage to get rid of the infection in my leg wound, and I'd say it's about 70% healed now.
About 1-2 weeks after I got home, I started physical therapy, as I was extremely weak. That went very well, and I "graduated" on March 16th, in other words, when they did my reevaluation, I was too well to continue.
I finally got back to work on March 18th (yes, I was out 10 weeks)
When I got back to work, I joined the Reebok Gym across the street from work. So far I really like the place. I met with my personal trainer Spencer yesterday, and we setup a good routine. Today was the first weekday I missed going to the gym because my leg wound (remember that other 30%) was really aching. I may try to go at lunch.
On Jan 6th, I woke up with HORRID abdominal pain - I mean BAD. I had my wife take me to the emergency rooom at North Shore LIJ Manhasset. I was admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis. I was there until Jan 20th (aka 2 weeks).
It seems that this was caused by an extremely high triglyceride level (14000 - yes that is the right number of zeros)
While I was in the hospital, they also discovered that I am a Type II diabetic. They DID manage to get rid of the infection in my leg wound, and I'd say it's about 70% healed now.
About 1-2 weeks after I got home, I started physical therapy, as I was extremely weak. That went very well, and I "graduated" on March 16th, in other words, when they did my reevaluation, I was too well to continue.
I finally got back to work on March 18th (yes, I was out 10 weeks)
When I got back to work, I joined the Reebok Gym across the street from work. So far I really like the place. I met with my personal trainer Spencer yesterday, and we setup a good routine. Today was the first weekday I missed going to the gym because my leg wound (remember that other 30%) was really aching. I may try to go at lunch.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sorry Bloggings been light
Sorry blogging has been light. My Dad passed away just over a week ago, and was in bad shape before that. Obviously Dad took precidence over the blog, and just about anything else.
RIP Dad - Bah, another old WWII vet gone
RIP Dad - Bah, another old WWII vet gone
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
My Health
As some of you may know, I have a very slowly healing wound on my right leg. Basically it's exactly what a diabetic gets, but without me being a diabetic (yes, I've been tested a bunch of times over the last month). In my case, it was cause by residual scaring left over from a bout of cellulitus about 5 years ago.
Besides the stuff to try and heal the wound, the specialist has me on some fairly serious pain killers. Man it sucks. You can't think right, and despite all that, sometimes you are still in pain (like right now)
Besides the stuff to try and heal the wound, the specialist has me on some fairly serious pain killers. Man it sucks. You can't think right, and despite all that, sometimes you are still in pain (like right now)
Blog overload
Ever have one of those days (weeks?) when you see interesting blog entries, that you really want ot read, and are (gasp) even work related, but you just don't have the energy to read them?
That's been me lately - Jeff Flowers blog has what looks to be an interesting video entry this AM, but I just do have enough mental "energy" to watch it
That's been me lately - Jeff Flowers blog has what looks to be an interesting video entry this AM, but I just do have enough mental "energy" to watch it
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