A "Stroke Waiting to Happen"
Last night while I was tooling around the local Target store, I stuck my arm into one of those automatic blood pressure testing machines and HOLY CATS CALL THE AMBULANCE!
Well, not quite, but the result scared me. Scared me enough that I went to the clinic this morning were the Doctor informed me I was a "stroke waiting to happen".
So I had an EKG and a bunch of other tests with more on the horizon.
And, of course, medication.
It's a good thing that in the last few months I've started getting a handle on my health: Consistently working out, eating better, the usual stuff. I was planning on getting a physical sometime 'soon', but this really forced my hand.
Now I'm at home because they don't want me driving until I see what the meds do to me.
Yea!
Of course it's better than the alternative.
Well, not quite, but the result scared me. Scared me enough that I went to the clinic this morning were the Doctor informed me I was a "stroke waiting to happen".
So I had an EKG and a bunch of other tests with more on the horizon.
And, of course, medication.
It's a good thing that in the last few months I've started getting a handle on my health: Consistently working out, eating better, the usual stuff. I was planning on getting a physical sometime 'soon', but this really forced my hand.
Now I'm at home because they don't want me driving until I see what the meds do to me.
Yea!
Of course it's better than the alternative.
Posted by Surly Dave on
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Take heart--I believe I'm not on 'em now partly because of the exercise I did (cross country and track) as a kid. You can do the same, I'm sure.
Hopefully by now you've realized that your body is telling you it's dehydrated and NEEDS WATER!!! I realized you might not be much of a reader - but "You're not sick, you're thirsty" is an investment in health and wellbeing. Please drink WATER and take good care. If you resort to the broom closet and the kool-aid drinkers, please chase it with LOTS OF WATER!!!