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MorelyMagicMist said:
Drat, another one of those days today. No longer desire communicating with anyone. Seems I even bungle that. Yes, I do know it's on me too. As much as it is is not all me, it is not all everyone else either. I'll just be the good person and take it all. Excuse me.
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Sorry you're not feeling well Morely, there is always tomorrow, gotta think positive....!
 
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MorelyMagicMist said:
Drat, another one of those days today. No longer desire communicating with anyone. Seems I even bungle that. Yes, I do know it's on me too. As much as it is is not all me, it is not all everyone else either. I'll just be the good person and take it all. Excuse me.
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That's why I haven't been around much lately. When the best I can do is snarl, I'm better off hermit'ing. Or taking it out on the ANTZ fools on Twitter. :D

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MorelyMagicMist said:
Drat, another one of those days today. No longer desire communicating with anyone. Seems I even bungle that. Yes, I do know it's on me too. As much as it is is not all me, it is not all everyone else either. I'll just be the good person and take it all. Excuse me.
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You are certainly not alone, I think many of us have had those days. If you feel the need to withdraw then do so knowing that your presence will be missed, and we will be waiting for your return.
 
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Its raining like hell out there...."YES, YES".....:bliss::bliss:....:vino:...:vino:

Some folks don't realize how much rain means to us desert dwellers.....I'm simply overrun with joy....:vino:

Smell That Smell.....
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We had some earlier, while we were grilling some burgers.... fortunately we always do that on the front walkway area, so if necessary, he can roll the grill under the porch roof. Today, it was necessary! :D

We had some boomers, too... My cat hid out under my desk. :D

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AndriaD said:
We had some earlier, while we were grilling some burgers.... fortunately we always do that on the front walkway area, so if necessary, he can roll the grill under the porch roof. Today, it was necessary! :D

We had some boomers, too... My cat hid out under my desk. :D

Andria
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I've been in Georgia during the summer when the infamous southern state thunderstorms arrive, during the humid part of the year (like now)....:D

Or Houston....where they have some of the craziest storms I've ever seen in my life....rain 4+ inches in an hour or two....:eek:

I miss that once in awhile...but not often....:D
 
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I've been in Georgia during the summer when the infamous southern state thunderstorms arrive, during the humid part of the year (like now)....:D

Or Houston....where they have some of the craziest storms I've ever seen in my life....rain 4+ inches in an hour or two....:eek:

I miss that once in awhile...but not often....:D
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Oh yeah, the first rain today, was about 2" in about 5 mins. :D Then the sun came back out... for awhile. Of course then it started raining again JUST when he was taking the patties out to the grill, so he had to hurry up and get out there before the rain put the charcoal OUT! :giggle:

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AndriaD said:
Oh yeah, the first rain today, was about 2" in about 5 mins. :D Then the sun came back out... for awhile. Of course then it started raining again JUST when he was taking the patties out to the grill, so he had to hurry up and get out there before the rain put the charcoal OUT! :giggle:

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I truly believe if you want it to rain, start the BBQ, rain just waits for a BBQ to start....:giggle:
 
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Turns out that my crap day today was not due to anything I did. Wife had ordered a fan. I got it set up and tried to plug it into the wall socket. Recall a bright blue arc, stumbling back a few steps. Our bedroom went dark as the breaker for it was thrown. Had my nephew trip it.

Wife looked at the jack on the cord and the burnt socket. The jack on the cord was defective regardless of the manufacturer's suggestion it was a safety feature. Knew I had not done anything out of line, also knew I took a jolt. Needlessly got grumpy, defensive verbally with my wife. I was not foul mouthed but was insisting I'd not fouled up.

She tried explaining even if I had there was no need for me to be like that with her. I have always felt a need to justify my doings, or that I'm at odds. She told me it didn't matter with her. We ended up going out for milkshakes. I was expecting her BIL to have had a fit at me. That didn't happen though. She told him about it. Kind of feel sorry she had to hear him.
 
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Robert Cromwell said:
I have a magnet on a stick for such things.
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Clever. I have hands and knees.

I did find a small screw on the linoleum before finding the screwdriver. I think it fell out of the box-o-Wraith stuff last night.

I heard a small tink when I unboxed it but failed to find the source of the little noise....
 
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magnet on a stick is great for finding tiny screws.

If I had an indoor cat I would just put magnets on it's collar and clean the screws and such off every now and again.
 
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Im home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has been an experience for sure. Earlier this week I seen the cardiologist and he was thinking of releasing me for work. The stress test and echo-cardiogram showed no problems. I told him I still had to do that fitness assessment and what should I do if I started having chest pains again. Also told him I needed a full release stating the test I had, his findings with a full release. Thats when he said he wasnt able to see the bottom of my heart too well on the test and decided to do the angiogram. Damn good thing he did with what he found wrong. %80 blockage on one artery and %30 to %40 blockage on the other arteries, and those test didnt show any blockages.
Of course when they was prepping me the dirty old man in me came out. Was thinking to myself it was suppose to be every mans dream to have 3 cute gals playing with him as they was trimming my privates. :teehee: Anyways they kinda keep you awake but well relaxed during the procedure. They tried to go thru my arm and couldnt so had to go thru my crotch which means two veins was cut. My right leg still hurts from it. It wasnt too bad until they went to put the stint in. Donno why but my left arm starting aching like a bitch and heart was hurting like hell. I told them I think I was having a heart attack and they said I was ok and soon I wont feel anything, thats when they gave me the good shit that knocked me right out.
After that i woke up in the room laying flat and not allowed to move. Kept feeling like I was suffocating and that lasted for hours. I would doze off and come right awake gasping for air. Really fucked up. Finally they let me set the bed up a little so I was sitting up some and it helped but the suffocating feeling lasted well into the night.
The funny part is how people find out so damn fast. I told no one I was going in for the procedure except my mom and the ex. The ex was my ride and she is the only one I trust with medical power of attorney on me. She knows my wishes and will do what I want. Someone seen her at the hospital, found out it was for me and next thing I knew peeps are showing up to visit and find out what happened. I was still groggy form the meds so I would doze off and wake up to find someone else there to visit. Was like damn, who sent out the smoke signals :giggle:
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Have to agree that it's a good thing you had to get that angiogram done. :shades: Alas, when I had my stents put in, the nurse doing the prep for going in through the femoral artery was not particularly cute at all. :cry: And that damned room was insanely cold!! They took care of me with some nice warm blankets. Like you, I could feel it when they got to the blockage with the stents and let them know. "Yep, that's us. You're doing fine."

The sedation was great. I vaguely remember being moved up to the ICU. And like you, I was sandbagged down in the groin to hold pressure on where they went in. Which I expected and was fine with...until I had to pee. I negotiated with the nurse for the old pee cup, but it just wasn't happening for me. "Either I get up and go to the bathroom, or I'm going to pee the bed!" I got my way and despite a wobbly start, made it to the bathroom - wired up like a Christmas tree, mind you - for one of the most glorious pees I have ever taken. :giggle: Other than the effects from the sedation, I felt perfectly fine afterwards - no pain or lingering effects. Maybe you were just reacting to the meds?

All told, I was in the hospital for 2.5 days. So you're on a similar track. The good news is, once you get past the crap from where they went in, it's back to a relatively normal life. Guessing that you're going to be on blood thinners for a bit, probably a beta-blocker like Metoprolol and maybe a statin as well. Standard fare for post-cardiac care. Doc may want you to cut out the caffeine and salt as much as you can. My cardiologist was pretty easy on those - he focused on me quitting smoking. Which is how I ended up here.

You're well ahead in the game. You didn't want to find out about those blockages by having a full-blown heart attack, trust me. And you're still on the green side of the grass.:hug: It's where we like you best!!

Best wishes for getting back in the saddle of livin' ASAP!
 
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Robert Cromwell said:
A metal food/water dish might cause problems as well :)
Scratch that idea.
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My furry friends who let me live with them would never forgive me if I were to collar them under any circumstance

Dr. Edgar Balzak would probably tolerate it, he is a size-giant moron

But Girlfriend and Rosebud would feel betrayed and I don't know if I could live with their disdain
 
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Juice....my BF Goons arrived today, yeh Catfish.....:)
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I got my BF pins from fatdaddy. First one needs a bit more filing, but it works fucking great
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Have to agree that it's a good thing you had to get that angiogram done. :shades: Alas, when I had my stents put in, the nurse doing the prep for going in through the femoral artery was not particularly cute at all. :cry: And that damned room was insanely cold!! They took care of me with some nice warm blankets. Like you, I could feel it when they got to the blockage with the stents and let them know. "Yep, that's us. You're doing fine."

The sedation was great. I vaguely remember being moved up to the ICU. And like you, I was sandbagged down in the groin to hold pressure on where they went in. Which I expected and was fine with...until I had to pee. I negotiated with the nurse for the old pee cup, but it just wasn't happening for me. "Either I get up and go to the bathroom, or I'm going to pee the bed!" I got my way and despite a wobbly start, made it to the bathroom - wired up like a Christmas tree, mind you - for one of the most glorious pees I have ever taken. :giggle: Other than the effects from the sedation, I felt perfectly fine afterwards - no pain or lingering effects. Maybe you were just reacting to the meds?

All told, I was in the hospital for 2.5 days. So you're on a similar track. The good news is, once you get past the crap from where they went in, it's back to a relatively normal life. Guessing that you're going to be on blood thinners for a bit, probably a beta-blocker like Metoprolol and maybe a statin as well. Standard fare for post-cardiac care. Doc may want you to cut out the caffeine and salt as much as you can. My cardiologist was pretty easy on those - he focused on me quitting smoking. Which is how I ended up here.

You're well ahead in the game. You didn't want to find out about those blockages by having a full-blown heart attack, trust me. And you're still on the green side of the grass.:hug: It's where we like you best!!

Best wishes for getting back in the saddle of livin' ASAP!
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Surprisingly the doc didnt say anything about diet. Nothing about salt or cholesterol or caffeine. I too had to go before they would let me get up so I made the ex hold it and the bottle for me while I layed in bed and went. I wasnt allowed to stand or even sit up for four hours after they put me in the room.

I went from taking nothing a day to now having to take 7 meds a day which is gonna be hard for me. I never was one who could take medicine daily nor on time but I was strictly warned that one of them that I take twice a day, if I miss just one dosage it could kill me.

The biggest problem I am having now is shortness of breath. The discharge papers said to immediately seek medical attention if that happened so I called the doc and let him know about it. He said one of the meds might be causing it and if it got worse to go to the ER. I quit smoking two years ago and didnt have any shortness of breath anymore. Now if i do anything I am experiencing it. The doc is going to have to change the meds around or find out what is causing it. No way I can return to work being out of breath anytime I do the slightest thing.
 
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GM & GFY Satahday morning check-in. Was supposed to get the scoot to the shop, but it
s going to be a rain day, ALL day, it appears. Nah, not doing it. Grrr... I need it back. The Mrs. is doing a road trip to visit family then do Disney stuff with 17 year old. PASS!!! Sturgis is just warming up, and I just might...

At least I'm getting some coffee beans roasted up. Prolly should mix a little today too.
 
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