Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Art wrote: > About 3-4 minutes of stretching and 5 minutes at a pretty slow speed on the > treadmill for warm up then go to a Nu-Step machine for 2-25 minutes, then > back to the treadmill for 20-30 minutes at my max heart rate. I then go to > the weight machines and do 2 sets of curls, two sets of triceps extensions, > 3 sets of overhead presses, 3 sets of bench presses and 3 sets of lat > pulldowns. Then go to a cybex bike for 20-30 more minutes of aerobic > exercise and then a brisk walk around the track for one mile with the last > couple laps pretty slow for cool down (about 9 mph) . . . Wow, Art, that's quite a workout! Are you getting ready for an Iron Man competition? I'm impressed! Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Art. Why a hospital stay that long?? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Art. Why a hospital stay that long?? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Wow, Art, that's quite a workout! Are you getting ready for an Iron Man competition? I'm impressed! Christy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope, just trying to stay alive. Before I started February 1 I had spent the last thirty odd years sitting behind my desk or in front of the TV smoking cigarettes and eating and after an almost three month hospital stay I guess I finally decided to stay around for awhile:-). BTW, I had also been well over 100 lbs overweight. I've taken off 15 lbs in the last couple of months as well and was already " down " to a mere 277 lbs when I started working out. It was very difficult at first and I have stuck with it until it has become fun and something I look forward to daily. As a matter of fact I'm going to work out in about an hour. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Holy tamales Art you have been through a horrible ordeal. What a positive way to look at things. Thank God you are alive. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Holy tamales Art you have been through a horrible ordeal. What a positive way to look at things. Thank God you are alive. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Wow, Art, that's quite a story. I think you need a new regular doc. I wouldn't trust the old one. Vicki In a message dated 04/03/2002 9:14:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time, moseart@... writes: > Thanks for asking and thanks again to everyone here for all the help and > feedback:-). > Also for motivation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Wow, Art, that's quite a story. I think you need a new regular doc. I wouldn't trust the old one. Vicki In a message dated 04/03/2002 9:14:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time, moseart@... writes: > Thanks for asking and thanks again to everyone here for all the help and > feedback:-). > Also for motivation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Wow, Art, that's quite a story. I think you need a new regular doc. I wouldn't trust the old one. Vicki In a message dated 04/03/2002 9:14:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time, moseart@... writes: > Thanks for asking and thanks again to everyone here for all the help and > feedback:-). > Also for motivation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Art. Why a hospital stay that long?? Kathy >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll TRY and make this brief, but it is a very long story to tell it fully. It started with a cold that I caught from my little granddaughter. Within a week or so I was coughing terribly and in a lot of pain in my sides and back. I went to my regular Doc who told me I could not have pneumonia as I had the pneumonia shot recently and told me to go home, drink a lot of liquids and take it easy and I'd be over it soon. Within two or three days I was delirious some of the time and horrible pain the rest of the time. This, btw, is all second hand from my family as I remember none of it. My wife called his office and had to leave a message for him to call back, which he did not. My wife slept a bit that night as I was groaning, moaning etc and in obvious pain. She must have dozed off and woke back up at 4 a.m. to discover that I was not breathing. She called 911 and they arrived within less than five minutes. They were here for an estimated 45 minutes reviving me and hitting me with the paddles etc. Police, Fire Dept. and Paramedics. Getting long already. . I'll skip more details. . . My heart stopped again on the way to the hospital ER. In the ER they told my wife to call my kids as I was not going to make it. During the next two or three days my heart did stop once more and my kidneys and liver shut down completely, but got themselves going again within 36 hours. Turns out one lung was collapsed and the other 90% full of pus etc as was my entire chest cavity. 800+ stitches later they had removed approximately 3 pints of the stuff from my chest cavity that had escaped through the pleura. I was on a ventilator of course and remember nothing of it. I spent about 5 weeks in ICU monitored 24/7 and was then transferred to the unit next to ICU for another 3 weeks. I was then transferred to Sr. Kenny for rehab and spent a month there relearning how to walk etc. I remember very little of any of it until my last 3-4 days in rehab. After discharge I was not allowed to be alone in the house for another 2 months due to the brain damage and lack of ability to care for myself. Since then I have had several months of PT and Memory Compensation Techniques therapy at a nearby hospital. On February 1 of this year I was " discharged " from my 5 day per week therapy and started working out at the hospital's Cardio-Pulmonary Fitness Center and am now doing very well. Yes, my cognitive skills are diminished, my short term memory is poor and my balance is still rather bad, but improving by the day. It was a tough experience for my wife and kids and still is to some degree as I cannot work and will not be able to again. However, in a positive sense, this period of my life has caused me to finally start to do some things differently. Finally dealing with my Diabetes is one of them. I actually feel quite good now most of the time. As strange as it may seem I would probably be dead from something else had this not all occurred. The worst part of it that remains is the damage to memory and cognition, but I get by. Thanks for asking and thanks again to everyone here for all the help and feedback:-). Also for motivation. . . . Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Art. Why a hospital stay that long?? Kathy >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll TRY and make this brief, but it is a very long story to tell it fully. It started with a cold that I caught from my little granddaughter. Within a week or so I was coughing terribly and in a lot of pain in my sides and back. I went to my regular Doc who told me I could not have pneumonia as I had the pneumonia shot recently and told me to go home, drink a lot of liquids and take it easy and I'd be over it soon. Within two or three days I was delirious some of the time and horrible pain the rest of the time. This, btw, is all second hand from my family as I remember none of it. My wife called his office and had to leave a message for him to call back, which he did not. My wife slept a bit that night as I was groaning, moaning etc and in obvious pain. She must have dozed off and woke back up at 4 a.m. to discover that I was not breathing. She called 911 and they arrived within less than five minutes. They were here for an estimated 45 minutes reviving me and hitting me with the paddles etc. Police, Fire Dept. and Paramedics. Getting long already. . I'll skip more details. . . My heart stopped again on the way to the hospital ER. In the ER they told my wife to call my kids as I was not going to make it. During the next two or three days my heart did stop once more and my kidneys and liver shut down completely, but got themselves going again within 36 hours. Turns out one lung was collapsed and the other 90% full of pus etc as was my entire chest cavity. 800+ stitches later they had removed approximately 3 pints of the stuff from my chest cavity that had escaped through the pleura. I was on a ventilator of course and remember nothing of it. I spent about 5 weeks in ICU monitored 24/7 and was then transferred to the unit next to ICU for another 3 weeks. I was then transferred to Sr. Kenny for rehab and spent a month there relearning how to walk etc. I remember very little of any of it until my last 3-4 days in rehab. After discharge I was not allowed to be alone in the house for another 2 months due to the brain damage and lack of ability to care for myself. Since then I have had several months of PT and Memory Compensation Techniques therapy at a nearby hospital. On February 1 of this year I was " discharged " from my 5 day per week therapy and started working out at the hospital's Cardio-Pulmonary Fitness Center and am now doing very well. Yes, my cognitive skills are diminished, my short term memory is poor and my balance is still rather bad, but improving by the day. It was a tough experience for my wife and kids and still is to some degree as I cannot work and will not be able to again. However, in a positive sense, this period of my life has caused me to finally start to do some things differently. Finally dealing with my Diabetes is one of them. I actually feel quite good now most of the time. As strange as it may seem I would probably be dead from something else had this not all occurred. The worst part of it that remains is the damage to memory and cognition, but I get by. Thanks for asking and thanks again to everyone here for all the help and feedback:-). Also for motivation. . . . Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Thank God you are alive. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kathy, I thank Him every morning when I wake up and realize that I'm breathing and every night when I go to bed and realize I've been doing it all day:-) Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 I think you need a new regular doc. I wouldn't trust the old one. Vicki >>>>>>>>>>>> I think about changing all of the time, but he knows me pretty well and his nurse is fantastic:-) She does most of the real work anyway:-) He just signs stuff. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 my doc told me that they thought before that 20 minutes aerobics is sufficient and now they are saying you have to do aerobics for at least 30 minutes to keep your metabolism cooking for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 my doc told me that they thought before that 20 minutes aerobics is sufficient and now they are saying you have to do aerobics for at least 30 minutes to keep your metabolism cooking for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 tiggeriffic wrote: << my doc told me that they thought before that 20 minutes aerobics is sufficient and now they are saying you have to do aerobics for at least 30 minutes to keep your metabolism cooking for the day. >> Lifting heavy weights really works for us ... seems to keep our bodies cooking for a long time afterwards. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 tiggeriffic wrote: << my doc told me that they thought before that 20 minutes aerobics is sufficient and now they are saying you have to do aerobics for at least 30 minutes to keep your metabolism cooking for the day. >> Lifting heavy weights really works for us ... seems to keep our bodies cooking for a long time afterwards. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 tiggeriffic wrote: << my doc told me that they thought before that 20 minutes aerobics is sufficient and now they are saying you have to do aerobics for at least 30 minutes to keep your metabolism cooking for the day. >> Lifting heavy weights really works for us ... seems to keep our bodies cooking for a long time afterwards. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Vaughn, The exercise tips should be enough to make Ronnie forget her rash...I laughed so hard I wouldn't be able to scratch if I had an itch!! Vivian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Vaughn: Loved the " grandmother " one...thanks for sharing Jen L. -- Exercise It is well documented that for every minute that you exercise, you add one minute to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The only reason I would take up exercising is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I don't exercise because it makes the ice jump right out of my glass. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 How come I get reply's but never the original message, has me perplexed??? Rita Luv & Hugs! ************************************* Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because of them. Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good ride, but it doesn't get you any where. ************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Is having a good perplexion better than having a bad complexion? That word, perplexed, is very interesting. I think I'll use it several times on Friday. Just to perplex people. Mike ritadfromhollis@... wrote: > How come I get reply's but never the original message, has me > perplexed??? > > Rita > > Luv & Hugs! > > > > > ************************************* > Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because > of them. > > > Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth > > > > When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good > ride, but it doesn't get you any where. > ************************************* > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Is having a good perplexion better than having a bad complexion? That word, perplexed, is very interesting. I think I'll use it several times on Friday. Just to perplex people. Mike ritadfromhollis@... wrote: > How come I get reply's but never the original message, has me > perplexed??? > > Rita > > Luv & Hugs! > > > > > ************************************* > Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because > of them. > > > Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth > > > > When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good > ride, but it doesn't get you any where. > ************************************* > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Mike, have you been drinking or do you just picking on me??? Thought you be out Trick or Treating? When are coming to NH, beautiful here in the winter. Rita Luv & Hugs! ************************************* Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because of them. Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good ride, but it doesn't get you any where. ************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Mike, have you been drinking or do you just picking on me??? Thought you be out Trick or Treating? When are coming to NH, beautiful here in the winter. Rita Luv & Hugs! ************************************* Some people succeed in spite of their handicap. Others succeed because of them. Lord Keep Your Arm Around My Shoulder And Your Hand Over My Mouth When you worry it's like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you a good ride, but it doesn't get you any where. ************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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