Though my Cardiologist who put in my pacemaker passed away this summer at a relatively young age which was awful news while I was in the hospital, my own future is brightening because my cardiologist (another one) is still alive and told me that my heart health is better than it was before 2020 because of my pacemaker and taking Amiodarone.
So, my heart health between 2020 and now has actually improved because of these two things. I was telling my cardiologist that in some ways my health is better than it was when I was 37 which is also true. Howver, after 37 I also likely had an undiagnosed Hypothyroid condition which nearly took me out by 2006 from constant bouts with bronchitis and trying to prevent pneumonia. However, I discovered through my physical trainer who was also a trained physician's assistant in Germany that I actually was hypothyroid even though I had never been tested for this.
So, when I began taking Armour thyroid my brain suddenly felt like I was 20 years old again. This was when I was 58 in 2006 so from believing I might die soon then I went to a whole new lease on life in 2006 even though one of my best friends from childhood died that year which was very hard for me too. So, in some ways there is this guilt we have when we go on living and our friends don't.
However, then this is balanced by how important we are to our families and friends. So, I can see how much I am still needed by my family and friends so I try to stay alive for them even though I'm presently 77 years old.
So, the point of all of this is that I received this good news and that I likely will have a hernia surgery that my heart wasn't strong enough before to do now.
So, this is the good news. I likely am going to go on living and I even possibly might be skiing this time next year if I'm lucky because I haven't been able to since 2020 when Covid began because of my hernia condition and the fact that I wasn't allowed to have a hernia surgery because my heart wasn't strong enough to endure this before now.
So, the good news is that not only am I likely going to have hernia surgery I'm also potentially at least going to be able to ski once again. also, I had to give up my KLR 650 motorcycle because I'm presently not allowed to pick up over 40 pounds unless I had this surgery. Skiing and dualsport motorcycles have always been very healing for me. So, having to give up either or both of them is very hard for me.
However, it's possible that I will get something like a jeep that you can remove the top and bring down the front window to get that "Wind in your hair" kind of feeling that riding a motorcycle off road brings too. However, I mostly prefer country paved roads away from the maddening Crowd more than anything.
So, things are looking up and I might still be alive both 3 months from now and even skiing by next year this time.
What an amazing world we live in to be able to say this at age 77!
By God's Grace
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