Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

2/18/2009

All Clear

Filed under: Advice from your Uncle Jim,Criticism, Marginalia, and Notes,Life, the Universe, and Everything,News and Current Events,Personal — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Tiger which is terribly early in the morning or 5:17 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waning Crescent

Well, the doctor told me that I’m still alive yesterday!

So, yesterday I got the results from my scan last week. Everything was good. Well, mostly.
I mean, my blood pressure was low enough to surprise the aid, which is good considering they were concerned that I was going to blow a gasket when I first started going to M. D. Anderson. I mean, my blood pressure was almost twice then what it was today. Literally. They thought I was going to stroke out before they could start chemotherapy treatments. Now, with medication, it’s on the lower side of normal.
And, my blood counts were all pretty normal. I’m still a little on the anemic side, but even that wasn’t worth mentioning.

She was a little concerned about my weight, but, then, I know it’s a bit of a problem.
So, I need to get my bike back into shape and start riding. In spite of what some people may think, I have been working out at least three times a week for a couple months. But, dumb bells and hitting the heavy bag just isn’t taking the weight off. I feel better than I have in two years, but, then again, considering that I was basically a walking corpse at one point there, that’s not saying much.
Oh, and I need to get a juicer like I’ve been meaning to for months. Several cancer survivors I know or have met all swear by theirs, so, I figure I might as well get a less expensive one and see how I like it. What can it hurt, right?

Anyway, all is well.
Nothing to see here.
Move along. Move along.


Advice from your Uncle Jim:
A real hero is someone who's afraid, but does the right thing anyway.

5 Comments

  1. Has your body fat index changed ? I would be curiouse. I started traveling this last week. That means I cover two miles each time. I ran a mile today and walked a mile. he he

    Comment by im822 — 2/18/2009 @ 2:27 pm

  2. Yay! All good!

    Comment by Dataceptionist — 2/18/2009 @ 5:07 pm

  3. Wonderful News!!!

    Comment by Jenn — 2/18/2009 @ 9:15 pm

  4. My neighbor sure likes her juicer. She buys lettuce and spinach and juices it. When you start to bike, remember not to give up the bag and dumbells! Before you know it you’ll be better than new!

    Comment by Cheri — 2/18/2009 @ 9:22 pm

  5. Pleased to hear you are doing well. Buy the juicer. 🙂

    Comment by Jill — 2/19/2009 @ 8:29 am

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