February 26, 2008

After a couple of days of increased(albeit minor) back and leg pain, today so far has been good....and the blood pressure was excellent, standing at 122/62 with a pulse of 69.

2/20/08

Shoveled snow(the light fluffy stuff) and then got the snow blower out and fired that up....then went and did mom's walk and sidewalk...no back pain to speak of....keeping my fingers crossed.

2/16/08

Blood Pressure was a good 125/69 with a pulse of 66 at noon today....this after walking a mile.....little pain compared to December. Not yet perfect, but things at this time are looking pretty good.....the next few weeks may tell the tale.

2/10/08

After only 4 hours or so of sleep(had to drive to Dayton and back late), I went ahead and took the BP....was in the low range(for me) of 120-130/55-60...but pulse a little high at 70-72 over a couple of tests.

Back has, for the most part, been feeling as well as anytime since October 5th when the stenosis broke out.....still some moderate pain after my mile walks(began earlier this week), but usually not lasting long...also started my weight loss and weight lifting(light reps) programs again.....no walking today though, at least not outdoors...50 MPH winds with chill factors well below minus 20....I'm not that gung-ho!

2/6/08

BP was 138/76 this afternoon, after being in the 150/78 range earlier...pulse is at 67.

Back for the most part has been OK...except for Monday night when it was acting up after Dartball....right now it is doing as well as can be expected.

Weight contines to be a problem....I lost 4 pounds last week, but it bounced back up to 210 today....I need to drop down to 195 by the time baseball season begins on March 31st....was doing better, but being retired has it drawbacks for losing pounds.

2/2/08

bp sits at 138/63 with a pulse of 66 today...

some buttock pain last night, but not bad through noon today.......