One year ago today, December 21, 2007, I headed over to Fort Wayne Orthopedics, and received the painful but beneficiary Spinal Epidural Injection. It took weeks for the benefits to kick in....and now one year later, I can call it a success.
I still have back issues, and "tingling" in my fingers, which means, the Spinal Stenosis could come back at anytime.....but for the most part...one year and 130 officiating sports events later....I can still move, and get up and down the court, field, or diamond. The Blood Pressure has had its ups and downs, and still needs to be watched.
Will check back when events warrant.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
11-07-08
Sheet! It's been almost 2 months since I posted on this "off" journal. Anyhow, I survived football season, so much so, I have decided at 59 years + 8 months to get my basketball license to go for the "hat trick" of high school sports...baseball, football, and now round ball....first game is a girls JV scrimmage up in Columbus Grove next Thursday night.
Since returning from a Michigan fishing trip, I have kicked down the beer drinking a few notches, and the blood pressure shows...120/69 this afternoon...with a pulse at 73.
The back has been good, until yesterday...a hard two hours of tearing down vines and ivy on the old dog kennel has put the back on alert to "slow down"....I can feel it, and don't like the feel. Will lay off the weights and lifting work and see what shakes out over the weekend.
back later........hopefully not another 8 weeks, but as long as I can move well, no complaints means few posts.
Drop by the regular blog if you wish @
http://patsdailyrant.blogspot.com/
Since returning from a Michigan fishing trip, I have kicked down the beer drinking a few notches, and the blood pressure shows...120/69 this afternoon...with a pulse at 73.
The back has been good, until yesterday...a hard two hours of tearing down vines and ivy on the old dog kennel has put the back on alert to "slow down"....I can feel it, and don't like the feel. Will lay off the weights and lifting work and see what shakes out over the weekend.
back later........hopefully not another 8 weeks, but as long as I can move well, no complaints means few posts.
Drop by the regular blog if you wish @
http://patsdailyrant.blogspot.com/
Monday, September 15, 2008
9-15-08
Back holding up(so far) during the football season....5 weeks to go. BP is holding average/high. Starting a concentrated effort to lose 20 lbs by Thanksgiving...5 so far, that would get me down to 190. Then another 15 by baseball season(60th Birthday). 175 would put me 8 lbs less than when I left the Air Force in 1972...a lofty goal, but doable....since I am now lifting reps rather than heavy weights.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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........
back later>>>>>>>>>>
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........
back later>>>>>>>>>>
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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.
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.
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