Yipee!

Hey, it’s been over a week and I haven’t had any near catastrophes to report.  My blood pressure is down and holding in the normal range.  I only experience a couple of hours of high blood pressure a day and it goes back down by itself…sort of.  Of course I’m taking 2 different blood pressure meds, but that’s the way it has to be.  Even my pulse has been in the normal range and that hasn’t been the case for years.  It’s kind of nice not feeling like my heart is about to beat its way out of my chest any second. 

I go back to my doc in about a week to see how things are going.  I’ll have to tell him that my pressure is still up for a couple of hours a day, but I don’t suspect that that will be a problem.  I also go to see my pain doc.  He’ll probably be interested in my bp and pulse.  They did a EKG about a month ago and found that my heart is at rest for too long between beats.  Apparently it’s not at a scary point yet, but it’s something that they’re keeping a close eye on.  I can’t remember exactly what it’s called or what the values are supposed to be, but mine was on the edge.  Maybe some of you medical-types out there could enlighten me. 

So that’s about it.  Keep an eye here for updates on anything exciting.  I’ll try to keep this as accurate as possible.  And thank, thank you, thank you for the positive thoughts and unending prayers for my  health and well being.  You’re great!