Good morning everyone. Yep - I'm actually getting my post done when it's still morning!! :-) I'd like to wish everyone a wonderful 4th of July.
How has your week been? Mine wasn't bad. I'm finally feeling more like being on my feet after the past few weeks of being ill, having been bitten by a dog and my overall tiredness. I'm still very tired, but at least, I can get up and do a few things before i need to sit down and sleep...
I actually got some things done this week, so I don't feel quite so useless!! I spent one morning mowing the yard (well, the part I normally do and didn't feel like doing when husband mowed), spraying some weeds, getting laundry and other housework down. Yesterday, I even pulled a bunch of clothes from my closet that I don't wear and got them boxed up to be taken to the Hospice Thrift Store where I take my donations. After I got that done, I even tackled that bottom dresser drawer that gets all the "stuff" shoved in when I'm not sure what else to do with it - things like shorts I only wear for mowing/yard work, Cuddlduds (sp) that I only wear in winter, the knee braces I used years ago - you get the idea - things that go in and never see the light of day again!!
I finally got results back from the chest CT I had. I haven't heard from my doctor (and probably won't), but as far as I can see from the report, there's nothing to get excited about. It notes a few things that we've known for a while that are going on with my heart, but my lungs seem to be okay, which is a good thing!!
I did see my cardiologist and because of my fatigue and periodic shortness of breath, he wants to do a PET CT because the echocardiogram didn't produce good pictures of parts of my heart. I'll see if that's still needed once they get the results from the chest CT.
So - that's my life, in a nutshell. In spite of being up and about more, I've lost ground with my weight. It's really hard to know exactly what my weight is because it fluctuates so wildly and a day to day basis, but as near as I can tell, I'm up by about 2 pounds this week. I seem to keep losing/gaining the same 5 pounds or so and can't seem to get beyond that. For most people, watching what they eat is key to weight loss and although that does make a difference for me, I also have to have adequate exercise in order for eating fewer calories to "count". Hopefully, I'll feel more like exercising in the coming week, though our temps are so high (95°+ with "feels like" temps in the range of 105 - 110°), it's next to impossible to do much outside during the day.
So - that's my saga. How did you do this week? I hope you were able to meet/exceed whatever goal(s) you set for yourself.
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week and a safe 4th of July~~