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  1. cct1

    cct1 Well-Known Member
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    Nate--one thing to throw out for consideration, if you have good trails in your area--biking. I love the workout--you have to concentrate a little on what you're doing just enough to keep your mind of everything else, but not so much it's taxing. Taking in views of the lake and woods, it's about the most peaceful hour and a half I get. Wish I could do it in the winter.
     
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    Nate--thing about bikes: wait until the weather gets bad, then buy if they still have a good selection. The selection of used bikes is usually pretty good in the winter, and as you probably already know the prices plummet. Come springtime, the prices magically start going up again.
     
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    Very proud of you Nathan. Keep it up
     
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    I think I missed a few things, but still proud of you, buddy. I know it's hard work, but the payoff is well worth it.
     
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    Great job Nathan that is a huge loss.

    Keep going :Thumbsup:
     
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    Varmint food. Yum!!!
     
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    Trees and bushes......blech.....:frown2:

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGDOvVwv2kE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGDOvVwv2kE[/ame]
     
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    Whew - Before I expanded the tiny thumbnail on my iPad, I thought you were eating Christmas wreaths! :eek6:

    Keep doing what you're doing. :Thumbsup:
     
  9. Nathan

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    Just realized today is 5 months from my surgery.

    Seems so much longer ago in another life...

    Had an EMG Test today, that was odd. I think the department also trains the three letter agency operatives. Turns out I have carpel tunnel too...

    So the twisted brain in me thinks


    Fish in the Wrist...

    That leads to...

    Ants in my pants....

    I knew there was an earwig in there someplace. Those of a certain age from the Mid-Atlantic area will remember this ditty that got a fair amount of airplay.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MlRtVQFtDA]Rats in my Room - Danny and Joey - YouTube[/ame]
     
  10. cct1

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    You mean you can't see it? Oh no, the eyes may be further a long than I though...
     
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    Nathan,
    Great job. Thanks for sharing your journey with us even when not all is good.
     
  12. Nathan

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    Whats new....

    16 weeks since I started Cardiac Rehab. I'm now fully a member of The Ohio State University Center for Wellness and Prevention, quite an odd name. Then again The Ohio State University Center to Beat You Silly whist you Love It in Order to Get Fit might scare off some people.

    Started a Stretching Class to increase flexibility and improve balance. It's fun, and I'm by far the youngest person in the group.

    Still on a plateau. Meeting with the trainer later in the week to mix things up a bit. Have to be a bit careful though. I'm still having muscular pains in my chest from being cracked open. Silly me keeps aggravating the area too.

    Still not really sleeping like I used to. I'm starting to wonder if this is just part of the new me where not as much sleep is required. Try and explain that idea to your doctor sometime...yeah.

    Physically I feel great, much better than I have in like forever.

    In other news, I'm not real enamored with HealthKit in iOS 8. Been trying to use it but unless one carries the phone all the time some of the data is skewed. I've paired it with my Jawbone Up. I'm looking forward to other apps that I use making themselves available to HealthKit.

    I have loads of data on weight, caloric intake, physical activity and blood sugar levels, yet only the nutritionist is interested in seeing the info. We've made some interesting correlations that have helped me fine tune things. I can present the data in easily digestible graphs, it surprises me no doc that I see has any interest.

    I'm also starting to see what I call "Checklist CYA Healthcare".

    By this I mean if you have X done then you will need to see P, Q and R at some point because everyone should. in my case it was a referral to a vascular surgeon. Was a quick visit. It was explained to me that because so many people don't follow through on their own care that these visits are needed.

    So that is whats going on here...
     
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    Good to hear you are feeling so great. Just keep doing the right things and stop aggravating the chest area. Don't need you popping open like a jack in the box.
     
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    With as many steps as you take a day, you should figure out how to turn that into a paying gig...wear a sandwich board for some of the local shops or become a dog walker. Congrats on the continued progress!
     
  15. cct1

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    How do you like the Jawbone? My wife wants either that or a fitbit (which is ridiculous, she's the healthiest person I know, it's like peeing in the ocean for all the difference it's going to make).

    CYA healthcare....You want to get rid of that? It's called Tort reform. Which was the monkey on medicines back that was never addressed by the recent ACA/Healthcare overhaul. Obama, and most of congress, are lawyers. Coincidence, or not?

    Ok, back to your regularly scheduled program...
     
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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Yea it might!

    I wonder if health kit will work better with apple watch, when comes out?
     
  17. cct1

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    I like the Apple watch concept, but it's too big--the fitbit and Jawbone would work great at the gym, the Apple watch, not so much.
     
  18. old81

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    Congratulations on the progress Nathan, sounding like you are ahead of the game. :)

    CYA healthcare, try it when you are 68, seems my Doc of many years has changed how he looks at me as I got over 65. Not making me happy, but I only go yearly anyway unless I am really piss-poor sick.

    Makes me wonder, but back to topic.

    Get better and enjoy life.

    Don
     
  19. cct1

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    Nate--all joking aside--the recovery from Carpal tunnel is very quick, I'd get it done (I know guys who do them right in the office). There's never going to be a good time.
     
  20. Nathan

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    I have the car coming back next week too. Also have a client site going live at the end of the week.

    The date is rescheduled for January 14 with me going to visit family 2 days later. This is a much better time.