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All went ok with medical things yesterday. some rechecks and follow ups in a year. my back got its first xray since more than a year ago and its solid. whatever discomfort I get is not related to anything moving or dislodging. the fusion is solid. because of the leg length issue i still...

yesterday I did a yard walk and my therapy work. daily event, just not varied enough to report on it. im doing several sets of curls and countertop pushups, up to 3 sets of 20 with no discomfort. my incision is not completely healed yet so have to be cautious yet. its a weird place...

we are working on training Puss to stay off countertops. fairly successful so far. my goal is not perfection but improvement which we are achieving. I think. DH is big on punishment (squirt gun) while Im focusing diversion. if its not fun, he will stop going somewhere, like the...

Cathy I don't try to keep him off all shelves. theres one spot between our chairs where I keep salt shaker, red pepper flakes and toothpicks. he was swatting all those off the shelf. also the squirt gun we keep for punishments! I sprayed that shelf with the repellant spray. he didnt notice...

diane sue I was looking for a cat repellant spray that would stop going on certain shelves. we keep things on a shelf in the TV room. salt, toothpicks, tv remotes. I read reviews. people use the sprays on animal body parts they wont leave alone, like hot spots or surgical wounds that need to...

I have a week full of medical appts, then if I survive, im done for a while. getting the strips off my wound is tonight before we go tomorrow. Ive been showering almost every day now and the patch is still sticking. apps with cardiology, endocrinology rheumatology and ortho this week...

we walked our park walk this morning 1 hr 20 minutes. very spring like today as it has been for several days but today is the last day. we are enjoying the sun and warm temps. cathy we will kennel him for this trip assuming we are able to go next weekend. will continue to look for...

We hadn't planned on it originally but decided to let Puss be an indoor/outdoor cat. he is much much better now that he spends a little time outside. I know there are risks. other cats, coyotes bobcats. we will be sure he is in at night. we have a lot of space that is reasonably safe...

diane sue the requirement was not get the shoulder area wet at all for several weeks. its impossible to use an overhead shower even a hand held and not risk water running over the shoulder area so i washed my hair in the sink with DH's help and took half showers with the hand held...

its such a relief to get heart rate settled down. its ok now. I dont get all compulsive about checking it all the time. the speed up was happening hundreds of times a day so it was very frustrating. pacers think everyone has a heart rate of 70, but they dont. didnt do anything yesterday...

I think they got it done on the heart rate adjustment. I dont want to be too quick to judge but I have felt much less unhinged since then. its just weird when your heart rate is way faster than what it should be for what you are doing. makes me feel anxious and uneasy. its been better...

back from cardiology appt and will see if the changes made help. I'm optimistic because I dont feel a lot of jumps in heart rate which is good. I live in a very wet climate especially in the mountains. if you get wet, you cant stroll inside to dry off or change clothes. most...

the three layers I can think of is fitted long johns, fleece layer on top followed by a windblock layer of "nylon-like" breathable material. No cotton anywhere. that outer layer should be waterproof breathable. if any layer traps moisture it will get the other layers damp and you will...

Cathy I cannot imagine 5 layers on top and bottom. you would be in a full body cocoon. hope its warming up. we tried to xc ski in breezy minus 20 degree weather, and it was barely okay when skiing but as soon as you stopped, it was cold. it was a short trip. not fun. we skied to...

we arent getting into spring totally yet. its a lot warmer but we are looking at serious rain and wind this weekend. sort of spring like but not too pleasant. montana has been so cold and record snowfall and now are looking at much warmer weather very suddenly. it was only a few...

yesterday I did therapy work and this morning we did a walk/hike for 1 hr 15 minutes. all of a sudden its springlike with budding plants, birds singing and some flowers blooming. pacemakers cover a whole range of situations and problems. they have a million features. im sure they...

shannon we stopped the cat before he came in the house. we saw him walking down our driveway carrying the squirrel by the neck and made him drop it. the squirrel was back to life immediately and they squabbled a little but I grabbed Puss and the squirrel made his getaway. usually he...

Judy its a very complex little device. so many ins and outs and variations that it can take a committee to figure out how to do some things. i think of it like a smart phone. mostly you learn the parts you need most of the time, and look up details on other features you might need but...

had a cardiology appt this afternoon and are getting the problem solved in steps. it seems the unit was not set up to match the parameters. took us a long time to work out 16 years ago. I dont know whose job it is, unless they just assume you need new settings because its a new updated...

I did a spin bike the last 2 days along with all the therapy work. its tedious avoiding upper body . I can do a little but not much. seems like forever. when I do treadmill I have light weights I use that raise intensity a little. Im having issues with one of the settings on the...