Back from Mesick

Got back from the Hills of west central Michigan....lots of walking, but so far the back is holding out...have not tested the BP yet...with all the beer and junk food, afraid it might be a tad high...will check it out in the morning, when it's had a chance to settle down.

5-7-08 Coming Back?

Since yesterday I'm not happy with the stings and dings in my back....I'm afraid after 4 1/2 months, the Epidural Treatment is wearing off....I will keep a stiff upper lip, knowing what needs to be done if it is indeed the return of the spinal stenois.

4-29-08

Blood Pressure is normal low for me...on average it was 124/74 yesterday and the pulse was 59-63, also below my normal.

4-24-08

Working more days and umpiring more these past 2 weeks, but the back is holding out(little butt pain this AM), and the BP is still upper normal.

4-9-08

Back is holding it's own during the early days of baseball season....some late game pain but all-in-all not bad when I wake in morning. BP is not bad, last checked yesterday at 137/79 with a 69 pulse....weight is steady at 208, would like to drop to 195 by summer's end, but wishing won't get that done.

3/26/08

After the first baseball scrimmage of the season last night I was concerned how my back would react...and the early signs are...Not Bad! At least this next morning, some 13 hours after the game ended, it feels no worse for wear...still about 75-90% of normal.

Meanwhile after 4 blood pressure takes: The first one was rather high at 152/84 but by the 4 one, some 5 minutes later is had dropped to 120/75 with a good pulse rate of 65.

3/18/08

You can tell when you're getting old....spending 5 days in a luxury RV driving across the southwest and southern California is easy....taking 5 days getting back to normal and recovering from the "jet lag" after a "Red Eye" back is another story.

After turning 59 on Sunday, I still had not fully gotten back to "normal"....but today I seem to be closer.

BP is 130/76 with a pulse of 70 and back still feels about 80%....but if I stand on a hard cement floor for more than a 40 minute span(like this morning), I can still feel it.....with baseball umpire work just around the corner, we will see how things work out.