(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: June 28, 2024 Up and down week. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-27 Happy Friday! I’ll be home in the morning today, then I have a Doctor’s appointment this afternoon. It’s been another busy week, this will be my 3rd doctor’s appointment this week, and I started a new class through Nichpad. This one focuses on mental health more than physical health, but that’s also what I need right now. There’s not a lot more I can do about physical health at the moment. Some good things this week: The first Growth class went well. Did my homework from that, I’ll do my homework from the second one over the weekend. I didn’t get to the second one because of yesterday’s doctor’s appointment. Saw my Cardiologist on Tuesday. My leg wound is healing and he’s pleased with the progress. The ultrasound of the stent went well, and I’m now off the blood thinner, so that I won’t be bruising all the time! He said he’ll see me in a year, but if I have any heart issues or suspect any, come back sooner. My heart so far is slightly enlarged from the COPD but still functioning fine. But that could change, and I have a cardiologist available in case, which is a good thing. Means a MUCH shorter wait to get in. My weight at the cardiologist was 242, so I’ve definitely lost more and broke the 250 plateaus finally! We’ve discovered that Sunny does react to my seizures. She doesn’t alert beforehand yet, but she comes right over when I’m in one, stands up with her paws on my shoulders (I’m usually in my computer chair) and nuzzles against my face. Since I am aware during mine, that’s very comforting, and helps me come out of them a little faster. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/27/2248982/-IAN-June-28-2024-Up-and-down-week?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/