On Tuesday I had an appointment with my family doctor. She had wanted to see me in order to try and determine why my blood pressure is so impacted. I have a series of tests that will be scheduled to measure blood pressure. We will also be changing my migraine medication to a lower dose to see if that helps out. The dosage that I am currently on surprised her a bit and she thinks we can lower it and it will still be effective. This week Melanie has not been home on Monday and Wednesday and I noticed that on occasion I feel really light headed when I am in bed. During this time I find it difficult to type and seem to make a lot of mistakes. It is around this time that I either get up for food or something. I make sure that I tell one of my work colleagues what I am doing and tell him that if he does not hear back from me in an hour to call Melanie or come and check on me. So far there has not been much of an issue and things are ok. I just feel more comfortable with this backup plan.
The old Italian couple across the street have decided to move into a condo. We did not notice that the moved out but saw a yard sale over the weekend. They were a wonderful couple and I am going to miss their advice or seeing him wake up to go to the gym at 5:30am. When I would get up to shovel the driveway in the winter time I would see him leave and one day asked him what he went to do at 5:30am and he told me he goes to the gym with his friend. He had a friend that had stomach cancer and he said all he did was stay in bed and complain about his situation so he was glad to see me going out and about and trying to do things.
With physiotherapy some of my muscles are sore, so it is having an effect. I sometimes forget to do it, but do enjoy it when I am doing it. I need to figure out a way to increase my caloric intake more. My activity has increased per day and prior I would do my work outs sitting but now I am trying to do it while standing. I have also noticed my stamina is increasing and I can stand longer.
My work colleagues and friends are fantastic. Within the last month or so I have had colleagues that I use to work with provide me with gift cards and one of my friends brought over food she had made. When I first met her she hated me and thought I was arrogant, but over time we became close friends and spent a lot of time together. She was a fantastic cook so I appreciate the food that she made back then and now.
I am going to start taking some time off over the next 10 weeks, taking a day here or there each week to help manage some of my energy a bit better.
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