Water under the bridge
Well, a lot has happened since the last post. Since my last pericarditis attack, I have spent a total of 14 more days in hospital over 3 visits, been invalided out of carpentry, had to plan my own treatment and rehab, because the public health system isn't set up for long term care.
It's good at saving lives (including mine) and it works from that viewpoint. But the drugs, side effects etc are never explained, and if I took everything on faith, I could be headed for major long term health prtoblems by now not associated with my original condition. Drugs and drug companies...
Bottom line, I have a "permanent" condition where the part of the heart which controls the rythmic beat is larger than it should be.
This means the electical impulses go haywire (sometimes) so I take beta blockers as a prohylactic.
I got a cardilogist to change the type last August (last time I was in hospital) because I couldn't stand the lack of energy or the way I felt. I have managed to reduce the dose by 75% since then, and with the right mental conditioning, I reckon I can get my body to completey heal itself.
Unfortunately, I still get energy blackouts, and one of the more unpleasant side effects, even at low doses, is insomnia (oh for a solid 8 hours of sleep) So I need afternoon sleeps to make up, which kinda breaks the day up a bit.
Anyway by December I had had enough. How could I use the shitty experiences I had suffered over the las 12 months to profit?
I didn't want to lose another year of my life.
Upshot is I went and did a fitness course fulltime which means I am now a qualified personal trainer.
In fact I took extra credits to become a Diabetes Australia Queensland accredited fitness professional, because I figure obesity and diabetes II are the root cause of all the other problems including heart conditions.
So here I am 4.5 months later with a strength level i haven't seen for 2 years, a pretty good fitness level for my condition (and the meds I am on) and have clients who have already got great results. See www.reviveyourlifeonline.com to see how they fared.
It's good at saving lives (including mine) and it works from that viewpoint. But the drugs, side effects etc are never explained, and if I took everything on faith, I could be headed for major long term health prtoblems by now not associated with my original condition. Drugs and drug companies...
Bottom line, I have a "permanent" condition where the part of the heart which controls the rythmic beat is larger than it should be.
This means the electical impulses go haywire (sometimes) so I take beta blockers as a prohylactic.
I got a cardilogist to change the type last August (last time I was in hospital) because I couldn't stand the lack of energy or the way I felt. I have managed to reduce the dose by 75% since then, and with the right mental conditioning, I reckon I can get my body to completey heal itself.
Unfortunately, I still get energy blackouts, and one of the more unpleasant side effects, even at low doses, is insomnia (oh for a solid 8 hours of sleep) So I need afternoon sleeps to make up, which kinda breaks the day up a bit.
Anyway by December I had had enough. How could I use the shitty experiences I had suffered over the las 12 months to profit?
I didn't want to lose another year of my life.
Upshot is I went and did a fitness course fulltime which means I am now a qualified personal trainer.
In fact I took extra credits to become a Diabetes Australia Queensland accredited fitness professional, because I figure obesity and diabetes II are the root cause of all the other problems including heart conditions.
So here I am 4.5 months later with a strength level i haven't seen for 2 years, a pretty good fitness level for my condition (and the meds I am on) and have clients who have already got great results. See www.reviveyourlifeonline.com to see how they fared.
posted by Rick Rakauskas at 11:22 AM
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