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Today, I had a 3pm meeting with a client
We met inside his car. For lymphatic drainage massage, consultation, career coaching & progress report. It's been a month of communication by messenger.
I got my professional fee & a gift(good will). He bought in Singapore city. I love the perfume & tea. Also my professional fee. Yehey!!! What makes you happy during weekends?

strippedfof political BS straight from the front line workers of what we now know about Covid19, vaccine risks, pregnancy with vaccinations, future mutations, etc.

About a month ago Rudy Giuliani claimed he was attacked while campaigning for his son inside a ShopRite store.
Security video revealed it was a tap on the back and nothing in comparison to what Rudy stated to the police and continued to support in some social media and video chats.

About a week later someone who was supporting Rudy as to the extent of his injury and stated he needed to undergo surgery to have a stent procedure.

I've heard nothing since.
That sounds like a trumped up B.S. story and I'm curious if anyone has heard more about Rudy and stents.

The only 'injury' he sustained was being called a scumbag!

As a followup to my heart scan/stress test this past Wednesday, my doctor suggests I continue walking, increasing the duration, go on a low cholesterol diet and to take 81 milligrams of aspirin daily. Added to that is a blood test a few weeks before I revisit in 6 months.

So... why the 81mg?

Like most other things in life, I'm thinking it could be arbitrary. Is 82mg too much for a skinny man and too little for a fat man? Someone had to figure that out enough to have drug manufacturers selling packages of 81mg aspirin.
I'm accustomed to taking 975mg if I have a pulled muscle or really bad headache. But that's only for a day or two at maximum.

81, you've got me thinking.

In a world so full of starving many (UN says about 75 percent) why is this a continued problem in the first world?

Anyone?

What are the factors that contribute to this challenge?

Thanks all for your reads and participation.

Long story short: My cholesterol is too high, which means I will have to change my diet, as I suspected. That means limit my intake of sugar, cut down on the fat and generally be a healthier person. Maybe get rid of some of my weight will help as well.

So what now? Well.. Now I will have to revisit what I eat. Luckily I have a brand new cook book, which contains a LOT of healthy food, so I'm gonna have a look in that. I want to make food that is both filling and tasty, which hopefully will be easy to make. Cooking in general is pretty easy, if you know what you are doing.. Anyway..

Lower my cholesterol is my immediate goal, and I will do whatever it takes to get it done!

30+ years in the woodworking business has always affected my asthma that started in my early childhood. A few years ago I was working at one place that did bathroom renovations. The office and warehouse shared the same air conditioning system and the materials used in the products was really making me sick. The Abuterol inhaler that I've used for years was no longer keeping my lungs clear. I had to see a specialist. Monthly visits to a pulmonologist who had me on a steroid based inhaler that was working at a cost of over $300 a month.
He said my health is in jeopardy and I should consider changing jobs. He was right. I did and my health improved, but I have some sensitivity issues now that my lungs were damaged.
Changing health care providers last year got me a different pulmonologist and a different steroid based respirator was prescribed. It worked great but I was gradually gaining weight.
This is the year of -ologists and the cardiologist said, lose some weight, exercise more and reduce my cholesterol.
The byproduct of that is I weaned off the steroid inhaler and used less Abuterol too!
I went from sitting at a computer for hours and hours to walking as much as a mile every day.
Yesterday was the recall to see the pulmonologist. Actually, I don't see 'him' any more, it's the physician assistant (PA) who I've been seeing and she asks more questions, documents our meetings and appears to have more knowledge to recent respiratory products.

Everything was good. Clear lungs, no need for steroids, Abuterol once or twice every other day. Basically, I want to be signed off with the pulmonologist... in my mind, it's don't call me I'll call you.

She want's to see me in 3 months. I suggested 6 months. She almost became teary eyed and said 4 months as it's important to be checked on a regular basis.

I can always cancel and not reschedule.

Are you actually awake during sleep paralysis?
What happens during sleep paralysis. During sleep paralysis you may feel: awake but cannot move, speak or open your eyes.


When does sleep paralysis happen?
Sleep paralysis occurs when the sleep cycle is shifting between stages. When you wake up suddenly from REM, your brain is awake, but your body is still in REM mode and can't move, causing you to feel like you're paralyzed. Episodes of sleep paralysis last from a few seconds to 1 or 2 minutes..


Who is most likely affected by sleep paralysis?
Who Develops Sleep Paralysis? Up to as many as four out of every 10 people may have sleep paralysis. This common condition is often first noticed in the teen years. But men and women of any age can have it.


What does sleep paralysis mean?
Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During these transitions, you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds up to a few minutes.

Sleep paralysis is a normal part of the REM sleep. However, it is considered to be a disorder when it occurs outside of REM sleep. It can occur in otherwise healthy people, as well as in those presenting symptoms of narcolepsy, cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations.

Mentioned in and earlier blog, it's been years since I visited a cardiologist. All my hypertension prescriptions were written by my primary care physician. I'm not feeling any anxiety, symptoms of pain or that I have heart trouble, but sometimes heart attacks come without warning. The smart thing is to be proactive and see a cardiologist.

My cardiologist started off with a heart scan using ultrasound and that test was a few weeks ago. A second test was for stress. We're all thinking it's the test where I'll be on a treadmill with oxygen tubes and electrodes running 'for my life' while some technicians are monitoring my condition.

Last week they called and told me what to expect... it's not the treadmill test, it's a PET/CT. That means I slide into a tube scanner, similar to an MRI machine/device and they scan the heart with an injection of dye for imaging contrast first. After that scan, they they inject a drug that dilates the blood vessels and re-scan. They warned me the effect would make me feel weird. That wasn't the correct word. Within a minute I began to feel like I wasn't getting enough air and my breathing increased to the point of heart pounding, extreme headache as though I was climbing stairs but my body was at rest.

I was told caffeine would help get over the symptoms so I stopped for coffee and a sandwich. The test required fasting for 12 hours before and it was a good idea to eat some food before I pass out!

Four hours later and walking around has me feeling like I did 2 months ago when I just started doing morning walks... as though I exercised on the first day.
I did some research and it appears to be a side effect that will soon pass.

Tomorrow is the followup with the cardiologist and I'm hoping the results are normal.