My obese body weight has me going through many challenges other than fibroids. Also, every time I'm walking around in the house, I have a hard time catching my breath. Lately, I have been having dizzy spells. My body is always in a hot temperature and I sweat sometimes. I'm always thirsty and the only time I'm comfortable is when I'm laying down in the bed. I always have to turn on the air conditioner. Some people say that big is beautiful. Some men say that they like some women with, what's the quote, "meat on their bones". But what about my health? I mean I'm paying a huge price for having a heavy set body and the price is brutal.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Price of Obesity
Hello Everyone,
My obese body weight has me going through many challenges other than fibroids. Also, every time I'm walking around in the house, I have a hard time catching my breath. Lately, I have been having dizzy spells. My body is always in a hot temperature and I sweat sometimes. I'm always thirsty and the only time I'm comfortable is when I'm laying down in the bed. I always have to turn on the air conditioner. Some people say that big is beautiful. Some men say that they like some women with, what's the quote, "meat on their bones". But what about my health? I mean I'm paying a huge price for having a heavy set body and the price is brutal.
My obese body weight has me going through many challenges other than fibroids. Also, every time I'm walking around in the house, I have a hard time catching my breath. Lately, I have been having dizzy spells. My body is always in a hot temperature and I sweat sometimes. I'm always thirsty and the only time I'm comfortable is when I'm laying down in the bed. I always have to turn on the air conditioner. Some people say that big is beautiful. Some men say that they like some women with, what's the quote, "meat on their bones". But what about my health? I mean I'm paying a huge price for having a heavy set body and the price is brutal.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
The Decision to Live
Hello Everyone,
After my heart attack, I started making wise choices about what I eat. The foods on my list that I consider wise choices are turkey sausage, egg whites without yokes, applesauce, wheat bread, fruits and vegetables. Celery with peanut butter has really grown on me. Today, my family bought KFC for dinner. I chose to eat a turkey sandwich and some applesauce. I'm so proud of myself! I kept the sodas away from me as well. My relatives and friends have been stressing to me about the importance of eating in moderation. I'm not going to lie, it has been really hard. I miss some of the foods I love, such as ice cream and other sweet foods. Just look at the healthy foods I've been eating for almost a month!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Where Do I Go From Here?
Hello Everyone,
On my last day at the hospital the nurse told me to stay away from all foods that contain a large amount of sodium, including all canned vegetables because they contain a large amount of salt and sodium. In order to receive the real vitamins and minerals as part of nutrition, you must eat fresh vegetables, you know, the kind that are in produce section from the grocery store or a fruit stand. She also told me to stay away from different kinds of sodas.
After having a heart attack and laying in that hospital bed, I realize that everything that I thought was healthy may not be healthy at all. There really is such a thing called "looks can be deceiving". Foods that say that they are low fat may contain a lot of salt. Salt is not good for anyone.
So right now I'm laying in my bed, trying to figure out "where do I go from here?". What kind of food do I eat without sodium? I was planning on just watching my weight, but now I'm going to have to be more strict. I have to rebrand myself. Well, I hate to do this, but I have to return my Knorr rice products to Walmart because of the large amount of sodium.
The nurse said I have to stay away from Sodium because Sodium, which is the same thing as Salt, will raise my blood pressure. I'm still going to keep my favorite dark chocolate brands, Green and Black's and Ghirardelli because I know dark chocolate is good for the human body.
On my last day at the hospital the nurse told me to stay away from all foods that contain a large amount of sodium, including all canned vegetables because they contain a large amount of salt and sodium. In order to receive the real vitamins and minerals as part of nutrition, you must eat fresh vegetables, you know, the kind that are in produce section from the grocery store or a fruit stand. She also told me to stay away from different kinds of sodas.
After having a heart attack and laying in that hospital bed, I realize that everything that I thought was healthy may not be healthy at all. There really is such a thing called "looks can be deceiving". Foods that say that they are low fat may contain a lot of salt. Salt is not good for anyone.
So right now I'm laying in my bed, trying to figure out "where do I go from here?". What kind of food do I eat without sodium? I was planning on just watching my weight, but now I'm going to have to be more strict. I have to rebrand myself. Well, I hate to do this, but I have to return my Knorr rice products to Walmart because of the large amount of sodium.
The nurse said I have to stay away from Sodium because Sodium, which is the same thing as Salt, will raise my blood pressure. I'm still going to keep my favorite dark chocolate brands, Green and Black's and Ghirardelli because I know dark chocolate is good for the human body.
My First Heart Cath In The Hospital
Hello Everyone,
I was nervous about my heart cath during my visit at the hospital. I heard lots of stories, like the doctors will put you to sleep with medication. But I had forgot the fact that some people tend to exaggerate things. Those stories didn't help me one bit. I've never ever been on the table under the knife before. I was scarred out of my wits.
I had didn't have a choice though. If I wanted to live, I was going to have to put on my big girl underwear and go through the heart cath. The very first time I heard the words heart cath, what was pictured in my mind was being put to sleep and having someone's chest being sliced and opened and poking their heart with a knife or whatever objects surgeons use in order to fix up someone. The nurses and my family told me that during a heart cath, doctors use a tube on your wrist and push it up through the arm to the chest so they can look and see what is going on at the screen and see how much blockage is inside the arteries.
Well the Monday came and I knew that the big moment was coming. I had time to do some breathing sessions. The nurse came in early in the morning and gave me some anti-bacterial soap and anti-bacterial wipes and had me take a shower so there won't be any germs on my body during the heart cath. So I go in the shower and used the soap they gave me and used the wipes after I got out of the shower. Later on, the nurses brought in a bed in my room and put me in it so they can wheel me to a room that had sections with beds, units and televisions.
All sections had numbers labeled. The nurses said I have to take off my underwear just in case they have to do the heart cath from the groin. Doctors do heart cath in two ways: through the wrist or through the groin. Me, being the chicken that I am, I chose the wrist. They gave me aspirin for the pain and made me wait a few minutes. After a few minutes, I was finally put in the health cath room. It was so cold in there.
By the time surgeons got me on the table, I wasn't scarred anymore. The anxiety and thoughts left my mind. I got wanted to get it over with. There was this huge screen thing on top of my head. I kept on asking several questions like, "Are you guys going to put me to sleep?" They said no they are not going to put me to sleep.
The surgeons said they were going to numb my wrist so I won't feel anything. I kept my eyes closed. I could feel the needle in my wrist and the tube going up to my arm. They took a look at my arteries on the screen. The doctor said they have seen that my diagonal branch (D1) had 99 percent blockage, my LAD had 2 percent blockage, but my main arteries are good. In order to go to the diagonal branch (D1) they have to go through the LAD and the left main artery.
I can't get a stent put in my diagonal branch (D1). If I had the surgery I would not survive because I weigh 376 pounds (last month I weighed 385 pounds) and the surgeons didn't want to take a chance with me. So the doctors prescribe me some heart medication that is part of the Walmart $4.00 drug prescription program to get the blockage cleared away. It turned out that my hearth cath wasn't so bad. I was afraid for nothing. The surgeons and nurses bandaged my arm and put this huge thing around it. I loved everyone at the hospital they did a wonderful job with me.
The picture below is my illustration of where my blockage is.
I was nervous about my heart cath during my visit at the hospital. I heard lots of stories, like the doctors will put you to sleep with medication. But I had forgot the fact that some people tend to exaggerate things. Those stories didn't help me one bit. I've never ever been on the table under the knife before. I was scarred out of my wits.
I had didn't have a choice though. If I wanted to live, I was going to have to put on my big girl underwear and go through the heart cath. The very first time I heard the words heart cath, what was pictured in my mind was being put to sleep and having someone's chest being sliced and opened and poking their heart with a knife or whatever objects surgeons use in order to fix up someone. The nurses and my family told me that during a heart cath, doctors use a tube on your wrist and push it up through the arm to the chest so they can look and see what is going on at the screen and see how much blockage is inside the arteries.
Well the Monday came and I knew that the big moment was coming. I had time to do some breathing sessions. The nurse came in early in the morning and gave me some anti-bacterial soap and anti-bacterial wipes and had me take a shower so there won't be any germs on my body during the heart cath. So I go in the shower and used the soap they gave me and used the wipes after I got out of the shower. Later on, the nurses brought in a bed in my room and put me in it so they can wheel me to a room that had sections with beds, units and televisions.
All sections had numbers labeled. The nurses said I have to take off my underwear just in case they have to do the heart cath from the groin. Doctors do heart cath in two ways: through the wrist or through the groin. Me, being the chicken that I am, I chose the wrist. They gave me aspirin for the pain and made me wait a few minutes. After a few minutes, I was finally put in the health cath room. It was so cold in there.
By the time surgeons got me on the table, I wasn't scarred anymore. The anxiety and thoughts left my mind. I got wanted to get it over with. There was this huge screen thing on top of my head. I kept on asking several questions like, "Are you guys going to put me to sleep?" They said no they are not going to put me to sleep.
The surgeons said they were going to numb my wrist so I won't feel anything. I kept my eyes closed. I could feel the needle in my wrist and the tube going up to my arm. They took a look at my arteries on the screen. The doctor said they have seen that my diagonal branch (D1) had 99 percent blockage, my LAD had 2 percent blockage, but my main arteries are good. In order to go to the diagonal branch (D1) they have to go through the LAD and the left main artery.
I can't get a stent put in my diagonal branch (D1). If I had the surgery I would not survive because I weigh 376 pounds (last month I weighed 385 pounds) and the surgeons didn't want to take a chance with me. So the doctors prescribe me some heart medication that is part of the Walmart $4.00 drug prescription program to get the blockage cleared away. It turned out that my hearth cath wasn't so bad. I was afraid for nothing. The surgeons and nurses bandaged my arm and put this huge thing around it. I loved everyone at the hospital they did a wonderful job with me.
The picture below is my illustration of where my blockage is.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Heart Attack, Maybe? I don't know.
Hello Everyone,
Well I just want to let you know that I'm officially admitted into the hospital to get some test done. My chest pains were so intense I woke up my family member who I've taken to the doctor on Friday, March 11, 2015. On the next day Saturday, I wasn't feeling so good. I laid in the bed all day Saturday because my chest was hurting every time I walked around or did some physical work. My chest would be better if I just laid down and did absolute nothing. The kitchen was a mess, but I just didn't have any energy to do anything during the day. Later that night, I tried to fix me something to drink and once again, my chest started to bother me so bad I started to sweat. I decided to sit down in the family room and wake my relative up and tell him that my I'm having chest pains. He asked me did I need to go to the hospital. I told him yes. While he was getting dressed he gave me 3 antacids to help me. They helped me for a short time. I went into the ER and I didn't even have to wait. I had to admit, I was so scarred. This was the moment that I didn't want to go through. I waited too late to change my ways. Thank God I'm given another chance. After the doctors and nurses asked me several questions, measured my blood pressure and took my blood, I turned on the TV (I didn't have anything else to do but just lay there and wait on the doctor). Later, the nurse gave me a shot on my butt (yes, my butt). After awhile, I felt better. Later the doctor and nurses came back and discussed my heart enzymes with me. They said because my heart enzymes were elevated and high, I either might have done some damage to my heart OR I'm not getting enough oxygen to my heart. I was like, damage? To my heart? What damage? Then it hit me. I was like........Oh no! So the hospital decided to keep me........and yes the nurses and doctors are still taking my temperature and my blood pressure and my blood, lots of blood. I've been looking at needles and blood throughout the day. A different doctor (my relative's doctor) who came to my room told my relatives and I because of my heart enzyme levels were elevated and high, I may be possible that I might have had a small mild heart attack, he's not sure. He also said that I might need a heart cal to see what he working with. No! I've never been put to sleep before and I never been under the knife before. I'm so nervous. So I'm awaiting the results of all these test that are being taken. I will keep you guys posted.
Well I just want to let you know that I'm officially admitted into the hospital to get some test done. My chest pains were so intense I woke up my family member who I've taken to the doctor on Friday, March 11, 2015. On the next day Saturday, I wasn't feeling so good. I laid in the bed all day Saturday because my chest was hurting every time I walked around or did some physical work. My chest would be better if I just laid down and did absolute nothing. The kitchen was a mess, but I just didn't have any energy to do anything during the day. Later that night, I tried to fix me something to drink and once again, my chest started to bother me so bad I started to sweat. I decided to sit down in the family room and wake my relative up and tell him that my I'm having chest pains. He asked me did I need to go to the hospital. I told him yes. While he was getting dressed he gave me 3 antacids to help me. They helped me for a short time. I went into the ER and I didn't even have to wait. I had to admit, I was so scarred. This was the moment that I didn't want to go through. I waited too late to change my ways. Thank God I'm given another chance. After the doctors and nurses asked me several questions, measured my blood pressure and took my blood, I turned on the TV (I didn't have anything else to do but just lay there and wait on the doctor). Later, the nurse gave me a shot on my butt (yes, my butt). After awhile, I felt better. Later the doctor and nurses came back and discussed my heart enzymes with me. They said because my heart enzymes were elevated and high, I either might have done some damage to my heart OR I'm not getting enough oxygen to my heart. I was like, damage? To my heart? What damage? Then it hit me. I was like........Oh no! So the hospital decided to keep me........and yes the nurses and doctors are still taking my temperature and my blood pressure and my blood, lots of blood. I've been looking at needles and blood throughout the day. A different doctor (my relative's doctor) who came to my room told my relatives and I because of my heart enzyme levels were elevated and high, I may be possible that I might have had a small mild heart attack, he's not sure. He also said that I might need a heart cal to see what he working with. No! I've never been put to sleep before and I never been under the knife before. I'm so nervous. So I'm awaiting the results of all these test that are being taken. I will keep you guys posted.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Do I have Angina? I hope not!
Hello Everyone,
While I was at the doctor's office with a family member the entire day, my chess was burning, constantly. Every time I got up and walked around my chess was burning. But every time I sat down, the burning in my chest would stop. This has been going on ever since my relative told me to get up and put on some clothes so I can go to the doctor with him. I had to go with him because he needed someone to drive him home. I drunk some milk before I left home so my blood pressure or sugar can go down and help me relax, it only helped for a short time. When my relative told me to do something, I was slow to do it because I knew the burning sensation would start again. The burning would come on in the same places, right in the chest, my shoulders and upper arms. At first I thought that maybe my bra was too tight so I adjusted my bra. After I adjusted my bra, the burning sensation was still going on while I was walking around. On Saturday, it was painful just to walk from my room to the kitchen. Now my weight is 385 pounds and never came across this! Wait a minute, I have high blood pressure from time to time. I looked on the internet and it said this is something called angina. In medical terms it is called Angina Pectoris.
While I was at the doctor's office with a family member the entire day, my chess was burning, constantly. Every time I got up and walked around my chess was burning. But every time I sat down, the burning in my chest would stop. This has been going on ever since my relative told me to get up and put on some clothes so I can go to the doctor with him. I had to go with him because he needed someone to drive him home. I drunk some milk before I left home so my blood pressure or sugar can go down and help me relax, it only helped for a short time. When my relative told me to do something, I was slow to do it because I knew the burning sensation would start again. The burning would come on in the same places, right in the chest, my shoulders and upper arms. At first I thought that maybe my bra was too tight so I adjusted my bra. After I adjusted my bra, the burning sensation was still going on while I was walking around. On Saturday, it was painful just to walk from my room to the kitchen. Now my weight is 385 pounds and never came across this! Wait a minute, I have high blood pressure from time to time. I looked on the internet and it said this is something called angina. In medical terms it is called Angina Pectoris.
Making The Choice Of Life
Hello Everyone,
A family member of mine has only one artery working and the rest of the arteries closed up with plaque. That one artery of the heart is keeping him alive. The doctor says he is going to have to lose weight which will help a lot. But look like some ways, besides exercising, are going to have to change. I'm going to have to start buying some Olive Oil and more herbs and spices. No more salt. I read on the internet about how to clean heart arteries naturally. Looks like I will make a habit of making him drink some Apple Cider Vinegar. During the last couple of years, I found out for myself that ACV can be my best friend. Many people say the Apple Cider Vinegar is part of an old fashion remedy. But I'm starting to learn that those old remedies always work.
A family member of mine has only one artery working and the rest of the arteries closed up with plaque. That one artery of the heart is keeping him alive. The doctor says he is going to have to lose weight which will help a lot. But look like some ways, besides exercising, are going to have to change. I'm going to have to start buying some Olive Oil and more herbs and spices. No more salt. I read on the internet about how to clean heart arteries naturally. Looks like I will make a habit of making him drink some Apple Cider Vinegar. During the last couple of years, I found out for myself that ACV can be my best friend. Many people say the Apple Cider Vinegar is part of an old fashion remedy. But I'm starting to learn that those old remedies always work.
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