::Leader Board:: Ahnko Honu Takes The Lead Chapter 23!

gyosh said:

So here goes again.

I get zapped like Sally's MIL next Weds. at the same time my defibrillator is implanted. The zapping should fix my arrhythmia, but only temporarily. They said it rarely cures arrhythmia and it always comes back. The defibrillator is actually only an insurance policy against a heart attack caused by arrhythmia. The real procedure to treat the arrhythmia will happen six weeks later. I'm having a cardio ablation done. They'll send wires through my arteries up to my heart and basically cauterize the cells that are overactive and sending the extra signals to my lower chambers. Since I'm "young" they said I might need to get it done a second or even third time down the road if the arrhythmia comes back. Right now my resting pulse is 100+ bpm meaning I'm in constant arrhythmia. Not good. Hopefully this fixes the arrhythmia and my heart has a chance to grow stronger.

What's crazy to me is that it's an outpatient procedure. Same with the ablation.

I guess that should put me more at ease but I'm still really nervous.

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gyosh said:

Hope your insurance and the other party take care of your car without incident.

The second to last time I got rear ended was by a twenty-something kid. I offered to let him pay without the insurance companies getting involved and he took that as a sign of potential guilt on my part I guess. After about three calls and three excuses about why he shouldn't have to pay (dumb kid, I had a police report). I told him I was just going to report it to insurance and ask that they subpoena his phone records to see if he was on his cell, and that his insurance was going to least double if he was.

I know I don't have that kind of power, but I had a cashiers check within three hours.

The last time I got rear-ended was a teen on her phone. I didn't bother trying to be nice this time and just went straight through insurance.

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PereBourik said:

B V-B joined us and our hosts for dinner on Friday. Saw glimpses of his better self. When he’s on his mind is razor sharp. He’s quick with the appropriate and charming memory. His manners are a credit to his parents. It leaves one hopeful.

He’s going to walk the Camino de Santiago again. He thinks that way lies healing. Want’s to do it sober and cigarette-free by the time he reaches Santiago, busking as he goes. He returns to Leavenworth a few days before the baby is due. Cutting it close. Mrs Pere fears for his safety (of course). I hope that he gains even half the good he’s looking for.

It’s hard to explain the draw of the Camino. It’s more than a religious (or non-religious spiritual) experience. The rhythms of the walk: rise, eat, walk, eat, walk, until reaching the next evening’s stop. One’s daily stopping place needn’t be planned in advance and can’t be reserved. The route from St Jean to Santiago divides roughly into three sections: first for the body, then the mind, then the spirit. By the time you reach Santiago you have been hardened, opened, and tended. Ad Hoc families develop along the way that take special care of one another, the companionship often leading to lifelong friendships. None of this even reaches the tip of the iceberg in describing the experience of walking the Camino de Santiago.

He flies out 8/22, the third anniversary of our departure date. Of your mercy send some PoHoMoJo his way.

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bbycrts said:

My first masters degree is an MPA - that's a master of public administration (rather than business administration). Running a public entity (like a country) is not a good thing.

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bbycrts said:

I watched Age of Ultron and Infinity War on the plane back from London. Age of Ultron was pretty understandable, but Infinity War was nearly incomprehensible. The Marvel movies depend on each other so much now that I really don't plan on watching them any more. We don't see movies much and trying to slog through a universe that requires 20 previous episodes (exaggeration, I know) is a bit much.

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Pueo said:

A compressor from Sears is one of the best purchases made

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PereBourik said:

I’ve been looking for new things to do in retirement. I just got a pop-up ad for medical instruments.

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bbycrts said:

At one time I could fairly easily speed up or slow down my heart rate at will. I freaked out a nurse at a blood drive in college by doing it while he was taking my pulse. It was hilarious. He wasn't going to let me donate until I convinced him I could do it for fun - I had him put his stethoscope on my chest and listen while I sped it up and then slowed it back down again. I could go between about 60 and 90 bpm. I haven't tried that for a long time - it was just a matter of thinking peaceful or active thoughts and imagining my heart rate that would correspond - and my heart would go along with it.

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salukulady said:

A bag of Fritos opened with ground beef, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. It’s a Midwest thing.

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tigersister said:

I’m breathing a little easier. I didn’t realize how much I wasn’t breathing fully until I was. If that makes sense.

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sukie said:

Kinda. It’s junk food, for sure. They are better using Doritos. But then Doritos Nacho cheese are my guiltiest pleasure.

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Ukulelerob said:

I got a text back a few minutes ago.
He said he was kinda sore but he made it through and is still above ground.

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PereBourik said:

Like Mrs Pere driving me to the ER with broken ribs & a separated shoulder.

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gyosh said:

I slept well.

Chest is sore but not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I'm able to move my left arm about freely I'm just not supposed to lift if higher than 90*

and it hurts my chest a little every time I move my arm

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gyosh said:

I'm supposed to.

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stillfreeda said:

I'm visiting from the future. Is this done now?

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gyosh said:

Yup.

Now I sit around and wait for the incision to heal I guess.

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stillfreeda said:

I learned how to drive a stick shift on the way to an emergency room. Not the smoothest ride ever for the victim.

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