{"id":4604,"date":"2018-01-03T18:32:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T18:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kelolandblogs.com\/lundatlarge\/?p=4604"},"modified":"2023-07-20T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:00:00","slug":"heartaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/heartaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I\u2019ve had a New Year\u2019s resolution sort of forced upon me this January.\u00a0 It turns out that my being officially classified as morbidly obese may not be the only reason for my lack of energy and shortness of breath at the slightest exertion.<\/p>\n

At the urging\u2026nay, insistence, of my family, I finally went to the doctor before Christmas. I\u2019d been hedging on that visit primarily out of embarrassment at having gained back all and more of the 40 pounds I\u2019d lost in 2016. \u00a0He really doesn\u2019t give me cause for such shame. In fact, he\u2019s sympathetic to my dilemma but, in spite of my pleas that he prescribe some magic pill to jump start my will power, he keeps insisting no such pill exists. \u00a0What he does say is that he could live with my ginormousness if I\u2019d just begin and stay with some type of exercise regimen. That\u2019s when I had to confess that I get poohed-out just climbing the basement stairs. Not being able to catch enough breath leads to panic. So, I\u2019ve been trying to avoid any and all extraneous activity out of\u00a0 a real fear that I will keel over for lack of oxygen.<\/p>\n

Bottom line; the exercise I need to lose weight and build up strength gives me the sensation of drowning or being squeezed into a small\u00a0 space with no exit.\u00a0 Even though my heart sounded strong, he ordered an EKG which led to a recommendation that I see a cardiologist for more tests to make sure the old blood pump wasn\u2019t a major source of my problem.<\/p>\n

And so, I thought, the doctoring begins.<\/p>\n

My first trip to the heart hospital was mostly to visit with the guy and set up a stress test and echo cardio exam.<\/p>\n

So, that\u2019s where Linda and I were before sunrise on December 30th<\/sup>.\u00a0 A photo session, really. \"heart<\/a>I just closed my eyes as they squeezed me through the orgasmatron..or whatever they call that tube shaped device that takes images of the heart before and after being injected with some nuclear material designed to get it racing without the need of a treadmill.\u00a0 After being allowed to exit that claustrophobia cylinder, it was off to another room in which Linda was allowed to join me as electrodes were applied to my exposed ample bare chest by an attractive young nurse who proceeded to smear Vicks Vapo Rub\u2026KY Jelly or some such lubricant on a probe which she rubbed all over my torso showing images of the old ticker from every possible angle on a screen for close observation. Linda was fascinated at the show.<\/p>\n

It was all pretty painless and I got the feeling I passed.<\/p>\n

Forward to January 2nd<\/sup>.\u00a0 Phone rings. Hello is this Doug? Yes. Could I confirm your last name and birth date please?\u00a0 (If you haven\u2019t been to the doctor for a while, be prepared to give your birthday out to anyone and everyone wearing scrubs.)\u00a0 Well, Doug I have some results from your recent echo gram and stress test. The echo test was well within acceptable perimeters. ( I sensed a \u201cbut\u201d coming). But, the stress test did show your heart not getting the required amount of blood for optimal function. We\u2019d like to schedule you for an angiogram.<\/p>\n

How soon? (pause)<\/p>\n

Would Friday work?<\/p>\n

And, so that\u2019s how I\u2019ll be spending my weekend.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, any issues will be discovered and addressed at the time.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m anxious to feel better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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