These posts document some of the health issues I have had in recent years.
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Adventures of the Heart March 3, 2016
I turned 63 last week and celebrated by going in for a catheter ablation the next day. This has become a fairly common procedure where…Continue reading »
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Heart Update January 25, 2016
I have been living with Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) for the past three years now. It seemed to be nothing more than a nuisance until late…Continue reading »
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Final Word on My Heart – For Now April 6, 2013
In the last three months I have seen my doctor, a cardiologist and a physiologist; been wired up to a heart event monitor for two…Continue reading »
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Cholesterol Control March 4, 2013
I went in a couple of weeks ago for my annual physical. I did this primarily to have my PSA level checked, making sure that…Continue reading »
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Heart Update: Atrial Fibrillation February 6, 2013
Yet another trip to the cardiologist indicates potential Atrial Fibrillation. Treatments include drugs or a Catheter Ablation, burning out the faulty tissueContinue reading »
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Atrial Fibrillation January 19, 2013
Over the past 20 years, or so, I have had periodic episodes where my heart decides to start periodically skipping beats. I made it in…Continue reading »
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Aging Gracefully – Not Gonna Do It! October 25, 2012
Not too sure just when it happened, but I think I have finally started to get old. And I don't like it very much. Granted,…Continue reading »
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Prostate Cancer – One Year Later February 20, 2012
This past week I passed my one year anniversary as a cancer survivor. It was last Valentine's Day that I had a Radical Prostatectomy, having…Continue reading »
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And Life Goes On March 15, 2011
Well it's been four weeks now since surgery; and not a four weeks I would hope to repeat. I have never spent so much time…Continue reading »
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Surgery: A Big Adventure February 20, 2011
I must admit that surgery was quite an adventure, but one that I do not look forward to ever having to experience again. I have…Continue reading »
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Surgery Pre-Op February 9, 2011
Surgery is now six days away and today was the day scheduled to get all of the pre-op stuff done. Spent time with my surgeon…Continue reading »
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It’s Surgery January 5, 2011
The biopsies I had earlier, plus my PSA reading, indicate that the cancer is in an early stage and should be contained within the prostate.…Continue reading »
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Prostate Cancer December 17, 2010
Cancer. Such a simple word; but with such ominous overtones. One day all is well in my little world, then the bi-annual physical, a high…Continue reading »