With my local live poker game on summer break for 3 weeks I haven't been playing much poker but its given me time to catch up on other things. With the house up for sale of course it was time to go through the closets, garage etc. and get rid of stuff. I was actually surprised that there wasn't more stuff but we just bought this place 3 years ago so not a lot of time to accumulate which is good. Most of it went in the big garbage bin but we do have a great online selling site here that you can advertise for free on. I had an old 3 drawer wood filing cabinet that I really don't need anymore and I actually sold it in 1/2 an hour. I posted it and no kidding 5 minutes later a guy called, asked a couple questions and directions and he came and bought it. Didn't quibble about the price so I must have advertised too little. That's okay glad its gone. Sold a lazy boy chair too. Now if we could just get someone to buy the house.....
I watched most of that new poker show called Face the Ace. I think I missed the first 10 minutes or so. I actually liked the concept with the Heads Up Play. Now that I have the PVR I will probably record it as it was on Saturday night which is not usually a great time for me to watch TV. The only thing I would change is that if the guy decides to go for the million he gets guaranteed the 40,000. That way its not all or nothing. He should get some credit for winning 2 heads up matches against the pros.
The most important thing we have in our life is our health. Of course we love our spouses, kids and families but health is everything. I have mentioned that my cholesterol count was high and I have been diligently working on getting it down by diet and without the use of drugs like Crestor or Lipitor. The reason I have resisted is my age. I figured I was too young to need those kind of pharmaceuticals. I may have to reconsider. On Friday night I had just finished dinner and was watching the news and for some reason I had problems breathing. It was really weird, came out of nowhere and scared me and my wife. I broke into a sweat and actually felt sick. My wife called an ambulance who responded quickly and after some oxygen and a trip to emergency for an EKG and blood work it appears I am fine. Pretty shaken up but basically they just put it down as shortness of breath or an anxiety attack.When they said anxiety or panic attack I felt foolish and bewildered as I am not someone who gets anxious but they said its very common and mimics a heart attack. All I can say is it was pretty scary. The question I have is what brought it on? I am not sure myself but I did spend a lot of time googling anxiety and panic attacks and it described what happened exactly. The doctors said it could have been brought on by my obsession with diet and constantly thinking about my count and health. In other words stop worrying so much, relax and hopefully it doesn't repeat itself. I made the decision that if my count doesn't come down by my next test (end of August) I will listen to my doctor and try Crestor. Then I can stop obsessing.
Monday, August 3, 2009
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My husband has high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Even if he ate what I ate (which is uber healthy) his cholesterol would not lower itself. He has been on all the drugs for about ten years. Forget about age. Just do it hand in hand with healthy eating.
ReplyDeleteMy cholesterol was too low - can you believe that. I did not know you could have too low. I had to change my diet and introduce some dairy and fish.
Don't worry about having an anxiety attack, you would not be the first. It is human nature to feel concern with unknown things going on in the body. They can be scary.
Good luck with selling your house.
Thanks Linda. I am going to do that. I was just being a typical guy (stubborn) having always lived a healthy lifestyle by running and staying fit. Figured I could handle the choesterol myself. Thats what probably brought the anxiety on.
ReplyDelete"I had problems breathing. It was really weird, came out of nowhere and scared me and my wife. I broke into a sweat and actually felt sick."
ReplyDeleteGlad you're okay now. Must have been scary.
Thanks Memphis. It was scary. Just seemed to come out of nowhere.
ReplyDeleteDude, read up on those drugs before you start taking them. Not too long ago, I read an article that said that while those drugs lower your cholesterol, the cholesterol is only a symptom to the problem, and they do not prevent heart failure, etc. In other words, they make you feel good that your cholesterol is low, but don't actually fix anything. There are rumored lawsuits against Lipitor (and maybe that other drug you mentioned) for being ineffective.
ReplyDeleteThanks HighonPoker. I appreciate your comment. I have read a bit and it seems nobody can agree on if they are worth taking. I will see what my test looks like at the end of the month and then decide I guess. I plan on doing more research too
ReplyDeleteI would stay away from all these big pharma prescription drugs - they might be the cause of you feeling bad. Maybe just eat healthy and enjoy life.
ReplyDeleteThanks Wolynski. I am actually not on anything. Was trying to avoid using them and I thought I ate healthy but I do have an appt. with a nutritionist so we will see what I should be eating. Hopefully it all helps.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're feeling better now. My husband has had anxiety attacks before and he said it really is scary and you just know you're dying. He tried the anti-anxiety drugs, but grew tired of feeling like a 'zombie' and learned to control it on his own. Best wishes to you, hopefully diet will help your cholesterol level. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jusdealem. I had no idea so many people suffer from them. Since this has happened so many people have told me either about themselves or their friends, spouses etc. Its nice to know that they can be controlled without drugs.
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