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For those keeping score, today's blood test for INR was 3.2 and they're going ahead tomorrow. I'm not eating tomorrow morning, so obviously I need to make up with a curry tonight. A big curry.
Lots of concern for me at work, but I'm laughing. High chance of getting back to abnormal!
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Good luck for your honourary zombification tomorrow.No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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Go get 'em Raps! And what the heck. Have a curry for me, too.
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That was fun!
A bit of nerves once I got into the waiting part of the job, but that soon settled. Met the team as they asked me for various details, such as what I was allergic to and could I sign away my life etc.
Was offered a chance to be pushed on the bed to the side room where the procedure took place, but walked behind the porter instead as I'm a chunky bugger and didn't want him in for a hernia operation needlessly. Things went smoothly from there with more holes in my arms etc and a load of oxygen in a mask before the sleepy juice (propofol). Next thing I knew, I was waking up in the bed back in the start/recovery ward and coming round almost instantly. Apparently worked on the second shock.
To give you a flavour of the good natured approach to this, and the sort of banter going around, I was asking the attending technical nurse type how he'd rate my convulsions. He'd seen better, so I told him that I'd been trying for an Oscar this year...
Yup, heart now doing what it should. Enjoyed the company of the staff immensely. Have a printout of the performing well ECG. Slight ache on the front of the chest where the clippers (the technical nurse said he had practiced often to get that exact rectangular shape, and the dog wouldn't go near him now) made room for the electrode patch and a slight singe occurred, but I'd been warned about that well ahead of time.
Wandered around the car park after without getting out of breath. This is ace!
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Good to hear Raps! Prayers and good thoughts towards your continuing recovery.
The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
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So Michael... how was your thriller?Quoth Rapscallion View PostI am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
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Glad to hear that they got you running right again. An EKG with a nice sinus rhythm sure looks pretty.
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Yay! Glad to hear that it worked and everything turned out well. Hope it sticks!Don't tempt pixies, it never ends well.
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It was a very good natured event, quite frankly.
Just walked around the block twice. Lightly out of breath, and stopped for shopping on the second time (mostly salad stuff). Sort of considering something a bit more brutal this afternoon, but I'd want a shower after.
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Great news! So glad to hear about the improvements!"Bring me knitting!" (The Doctor - not the one you were expecting)Comment
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I am glad that the conversion went well. I pray that it stays that way. Keep track of your heart rate and learn what it feels like when it goes off."Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears." – Rudyard Kipling
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Got my furry (if patchy on the chest) hide into the warehouse tonight for a bit of manual work and picked orders for two hours. Pickers were glad for the help, and I achieved a pretty good and above average rate of work. Mentally felt awesome, but after eight months of sedentary activity, I was glad to be back and doing something.
Tomorrow morning - that's when it will come back on me I suspect.
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Hopefully the next to last update. I've been reasonably gently brutalising myself with exercise since I have a week off from work. Today, I cycled on my route to work along the canal path. I used to be nearly unstoppable on the flat before, but I've put on weight since I went sedentary. Doing various other exercises as well, but the ride was particularly satisfying.
Need to do more, but I'm capable of it now. Yay!
Oh, and ouch.
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