Wow I have come so far!





I was cleaning out some notes on my phone and I found one that made me stop and realize how far my journey in 2019 has brought me.  I had just celebrated some achievements my son has mad and I need to celebrate mine too.  So here it is.

In January 2019 my PCP had me see a cardiologist because my blood pressure (BP) was out of control.  He put me on a third medication and gave me a target range for my BP and said he would check in with me in 3 months.  I remember being fearful but determined.  The goal he gave me still seemed high but I wrote it down so I could remember it.  Here is what I wrote out.

Seeing this note I realized two things:
  1. I need to take my BP more consistently.  I fell off the wagon
  2. At that 3 month check-in I was well below that.

And I have continued to do amazing work.  I am not convinced it is all due to the medicine I think it was multiple things.  Since January I have worked to reduce my stress levels, I have worked on relaxing my neck and back muscles; which means my chronic pain level is decreased, and I considered losing weight.

My weight really had not gone down until late August, but I had maintained.  I am a bit excited to see if my continued weight loss affects my BP in a positive manner.  I hope it does because I would LOVE to reduce the number of meds I take and perhaps the dosage as well.

Oh, and I did finally buy new jeans!  They are still a bit tighter in the thighs than I would like and what I am used to, however, Mr. Padawan has assured me that they are not indecent.   He also reminded me that I am still in the process of losing so even if I return them now I will simply need to buy them in a week or so.  And his final point is that even with them being tighter than I would normally wear they are probably more comfortable than the baggy falling of me jeans that I currently have.  As usual he has a good point.

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