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10/10/2007I went in for a tread mill test today. It went pretty well even though I had to stop a little early. My blood pressure meds had been changed recently and the tread mill test was to check...

10/5/2007I guess this is a "poor me" sort of day.  I am really dragged out. My mood is still good. It's just that I am feeling very tired. My chest was a bit tight so I took a nebulizer treatment...

10/3/2007It's a great time of year, isn't it? there's the cooler temperatures, the leaves are changing color and , most importantly....there's baseball!!  the playoffs are here and for the next few...

10/2/2007I'm not very peppy today. I don't really feel bad ...just wore out. this is odd because I really haven't done too much. It's not as if I haven't tried. It's just that once I started doing...

9/29/2007What  great weather we're having. It seems as if mother nature is trying to make amends for baking us the last 2 months. It is such a relief. I'm finally able to get out more and I'm...

9/27/2007It was a beautiful day out today. I went to the local hiking trail overlooking the Missouri River and had a nice walk. When I tired, I took a little break but it wasn't as much a problem now...

9/24/2007Not a lot going on today. I'm feeling pretty good so that's something. Just the same old sore ribs but I guess that's as good as it gets. My pulse rate is still a bit elevated so maybe I'll...

September 22, 2007My wife and I went out to dinner and then went to the ball game. It was a lot of fun even though the home team lost. I couldn't make it through the whole game because of all the...

9/19/2007Good news. I have made a lot of progress adjusting to my new BP med. I have been checking my bp and pulse rate daily per my doctor's instructions. I use the same machine at my pharmacy to...

9/17/2007It has been very uneventful the last couple of days. the weather is still cool for which I am grateful. It does make breathing so much easier. I saw that summer will be having one last gasp...

9/15/2007Fall has arrived ...big time. I can't believe that I was gasping in 100 degree plus heat just two weeks ago. It is a welcome change. It's much easier to breathe I'm watching our local major...

9/13/2007I went to my PCP to check on my new blood pressure meds effectiveness.It seems as if I have to tweak it a bit still. My BP is a little elevated and my pulse rate is up significantly. I have...

9/12/2007I must say that I am a little angry today. I just received notification from social security denying my claim for disability. Rejection of my claim was not unexpected and by itself did not...

9/10/2007My brother and his family came for a picnic/barbecue at my house yesterday. My four nieces are all young adults but are real live wires. It was a lot of fun watching them interact with each...

9/8/2007I have been able to get out  and get a lot of things done the last couple of days. I've run a lot of errands, got an oil change, and got some landscaping supplies. I don't do the landscaping...