4 Scrimmages Down

8-19-08--Did my 4th football scrimmage of the young season, my first regular game is this weekend.

So far the back is holding up...I do feel some twinge and pressure/pain, but so far not enough to slow me down....will see how it goes the next few games.

August 6, 2008

Went in for my 6 month check-up yesterday...down 6 lbs, BP was 142/82, actually not bad for being at the doc office. Stay on the same meds, those being one 10-12.5 tablet of Lisinopril-HCTZ a day.

I do have to say I'm between baseball(ended July 31st) and football(begins August 14th) officiating seasons....my back has had some "issues"...I'm moving OK, but at times(like right now), it gets some of those old feelings...we will see how things progress, and if things go downhill, I am ready, willing, and able to stand another back epidural injection...although I would rather stay status quo.

Time will tell........

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July 26th...2008!

Well, I've made it through baseball season, 80 games of umpire work thus far, and just one all-star American Legion game to go next week(July 30th).

So far the back has held out...although there are days I get a "feeling" or worry about it....and some other signs I do not like(tingling in feet, middle back ache, buttock pain, etc)...so far however, my motion remains about 95% of what it was this time last year....so I can't complain much.

The big test is coming...FOOTBALL! That is where the problems started last year....scrimmages begin in a couple of weeks....right now I'm looking a 40 dates, including some Recreation double headers....this will be the test. If I end up like last year, at least I know the injections are part of the solution.

As far as the Blood Pressure? Have not really been checking all the much...last week it was upper normal. Although I have to admit, my BP monitor is all over the charts, as I check it 5 times, using both arms at least twice.....it's been in the range of 120-140/70-80...all-in-all, if this is accurate, not a big problem, despite the amount of beer I drink during the hot weather....my check-up/physical is August 5th....so will know more then.

6-24-08

I see it's been about 7 weeks since I last posted on this blog....and so far the spring and early summer has not seen a total return to my back problems. Not that there haven't been issues, but after 50 baseball games I can still jog and bend over......another 20 games and then football season(about 40 games) and we will see if I continue to hold my own. Some mornings I feel like the back issues are starting to return, but then fortunately they go away.

The BP is also holding in the 125/75 range with a doctor's physical to come around the first of August...we be "back" with periodic updates as I feel necessary.

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.