Chef Dennis Follow Up
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Expert Expediter
Get better soon Chef.
Tomorrow we will let OVM go back to getting your blood pressure up!
Ohhh...funny guy.....LOL
Tomorrow we will let OVM go back to getting your blood pressure up!
John, does bring up an interesting observation on the behalf of his drivers. .....
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John, does bring up an interesting observation on the behalf of his drivers. .....
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I am good for at least 10 points.....LOL
In Guido s case maybe more like 25 points. ....
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I tend to get him worked up more then most...LOL
chefdennis
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Thanks everyone!! Ok, I felt great, no pain no swelling everything was great...Woke up this morning to pain and. Acorn sized lump at the spot in thr groin where the cath was inserted. Now they insert a Cologin (ms) plug to close artetybyt i never felt it and there was no pain to touch...well its there now..LOL..
So after a call to a friend who is a cardiac nurse and my cardiologist, its sitting in my recliner with a heating pad on the bump.
So yeah, it will Monday before I go in service...not quite the "super lov..no wait "superman". I think i am....LOL..
Oh and it was asked above about heart muscle damage, nope it was all good they found the blockages well ahead of time, so that's all good...
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So after a call to a friend who is a cardiac nurse and my cardiologist, its sitting in my recliner with a heating pad on the bump.
So yeah, it will Monday before I go in service...not quite the "super lov..no wait "superman". I think i am....LOL..
Oh and it was asked above about heart muscle damage, nope it was all good they found the blockages well ahead of time, so that's all good...
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Good there was no muscle damage.....this is my second stent and both times were inserted thru the wrist.....not the groin
Chef, I am glad you are all right. Just try and take it easy a bit. You are like super man in a day! lol. Any how good luck back on the road. I hope it all works out for you.
Glad to hear you made it through this and that you are still on your feet. Your comment about lifestyle changes prompts two thoughts:
1. One of my brother-in-laws knew a bar owner who was obese, enjoyed cigars and did no exercise beyond tending bar. He had a heart attack or blockage or some such thing that he survived. His doctor recommended lifestyle changes, which for this guy meant giving up the cigars, changing his diet and doing some exercise.
After two years he declared to his friends across the bar that he was sick if it. He loved his steaks and drinks and stogies too much; more than life itself, he decided. He said to hell with all that diet and exercise crap. He was going to eat, drink and be merry, even if it killed him.
Kill him it did. A couple years later he was dead, perhaps twenty or thirty years earlier than would have been the case had he tended better to his health. But those who knew him shed few tears for that loss of two or three decades of life. The man knowingly and happily made the tradeoff and accepted the results when they came.
2. A number of expediters have talked about how they joined a fitness club and are using those gyms on the road to improve their health. If you have never considered a fitness club before, but are determined to make the lifestyle changes you mention, you might want to check out a fitness club to see what it's like.
Diane and I joined a fitness club a few months ago and we're thrilled with the results. We have no before and after photos or huge weight loss results to present (some weight off, yes, but have more to lose) but are pleased just the same.
It's great to have this new source of showers on the road. And it feels good to feel good, which is one of the benefits regular exercise -- no matter how modest -- can provide. It's easier to climb in and out of the truck now. We don't need to sleep as much as we used to. It's great!
The exercise routines started short and slow at first. It was nice to see and feel our bodies wake up, so to speak, as we started using them again. Fifteen minutes on a treadmill when you are out of shape is more difficult than an hour on the same treadmill when you are in shape. Bit by bit, the exercise is becoming easier as our bodies respond.
As we felt ourselves getting in better shape, our minds began to change too. It is no chore to go to the gym but something we really want to do. It is easier now to resist the temptation for a full meal and to eat a healthy snack instead.
Sitting all day is what expediters do, unless you decide to do something different. Check out a fitness club. You might be glad you did.
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Not only sitting all day butt sitting all night. We sit while working and sit while waiting for the next load. I have been considering joining a health club, mostly do to the positive input from E.O. members. Just being able to shower and park is an extra benefit to the workout.
I try to layover at Walmarts. I like to walk and walking the perimeter of most Walmarts will get you at least a ½ mile. I try and walk 1½ miles or more a day. While walking may not be the best cardio-vascular exercise, it is easy on knees. I implore all expediters to get out and walk whenever possible, cut back on the caloric intake and give up the nicotine.
