Four down, 20 to go.
Like on dialysis days, I took all three blood pressure medications before going to rehab this morning. Once again, the meds were pretty effective. My starting blood pressure was 137/72 which meant no complaints or delays from the rehab nurses. Even though the gym was pretty full, there was no one on the treadmills so I didn’t have any problems with the cardio portion. My arms are still pretty weak though; I think they also look a lot flabbier than before surgery. All this from sitting around for four weeks?
One interesting observation. The treadmills face a large window which overlooks the entrance to a large parking garage for CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County) employees. On the entrance, there is an electronic counter that show the number of open spots remaining. Each time a car enters, the number would decrease by one, and when a car leaves, it would increase by one. Anyway, on Wednesday morning, the signed showed only three spots were open at 8:00 am. Today (Friday) at 8:30 am, there were over 150 spots open. Does CHOC schedule less people to work Fridays or employees starting the weekend early? Make sure your kids don’t get sick on Fridays.
Life with chronic diseases 