"Tony" Thought Journal 3.0

I think I still do a lot of things, although I don't go out of my way to socialize with people anymore, I enjoy a conversation with someone I know when I come across them in the grocery store, at a restaurant, or while walking; unlike my wife, I don't go to people's houses. One thing I find is that I am consciously reducing my inclination to build or buy things to last to where I something acknowledge that whatever it is, it doesn't need to last much more than a decade.
 
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Beth Gallagher said:
Did I write this post??? Tony, you have perfectly described my life, so don't feel alone. I am really grateful that Ken was able to bring SOC back for us because it is most of my "socializing" these days. I'm also spending more time doing what I want and not wasting time on stuff I have no interest in. (As witnessed by the dust bunny population under the furniture.).

As for reading stuff online, I find a laptop or a tablet work best for me because I can enlarge the text enough to read comfortably. I seriously struggle with reading on my phone.

If you have an iPhone, the jump to an iPad would be an easy learning curve if you are so inclined. You can buy a stand for the iPad if it gets too heavy to hold up for extended periods. Just a thought.
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It is comforting to know that I'm not the only one that feels this way. I too do most of my socializing on SOC. And I must admit I learn a lot also.

Sometimes I write stuff in a post maybe a story about my past I feel like I just have to tell it, then I'm sorry I did. I don't want to bore anybody. Throughout my work career I written so many SOP's (standard operating procedures), that sometimes I write like a step by step procedure.

Today I did go to CVS to pick up my prescriptions. The one I go to has a driver up window so I don't have to get out of the car and walk through the store.
I decided not to use my cane because I only have to walk to the car and back to the house. It's about a 25 ft walk to the car from the house. I did okay I'm going to start walking more to strengthen my legs.

I'm planning tomorrow that I will start transplanting the multiple seedling pots. Can't wait to see how I handle setting up the beds outside. I'm anxious to get the radish seeds in.
 
Tony Page said:
It is comforting to know that I'm not the only one that feels this way. I too do most of my socializing on SOC. And I must admit I learn a lot also.

Sometimes I write stuff in a post maybe a story about my past I feel like I just have to tell it, then I'm sorry I did. I don't want to bore anybody.
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Well, put those feelings of regret behind you. Speaking for myself, I enjoy your posts very much and never find them boring. It's not like any of us are living jet-setter exciting lives anymore, so sharing our day-to-day and some things from our past is kind of comforting in a way.
 
Tony Page said:
I got home last night around 8:30 from the ER. It was the day that got out of control.

I woke up yesterday with my usual pain for my upper left wing on my back that went through to the front chest. It was hard breathing I had to take deep breaths, when I did my I could feel my left lung.

I didn't want to go to the ER so I went to Urgent Care instead. I wanted an x-rated make sure my lungs were clear of pneumonia, and they normally do an EKG.The X-ray showed my lungs were clear, the EKG however showed I had a U shaped curve. the PA there concluded that meant I had high levels of potassium. within the last week I have been taking some potassium pills because of cramping in my legs. I also was having cereal with bananas almost daily. She also felt I could have a tear in my aorta. she wanted to call for an ambulance, I said no I'm going home I want to speak to my wife and family first. She said you can call them from here I said no I'm going home. Then she said call your wife I want to talk to her I said no. I said I'll talk to her when I get home.

I went home spoke to my wife and daughter told them what was going on, next thing I know is the PA calling to tell me that she spoke to the owner of the clinic who is a doctor and she agreed with her that I should go to emergency. She then asked to speak to my wife which she and my wife agreed I was stubborn. With all of this my wife and daughter now are on my case to go to emergency "let us call you an ambulance." I finally caved ambulance came took me to emergency I spent the next six or seven hours looking at the ceiling. my potassium levels were within the normal range. Their EKG did not have the U shape curve. the blood test and the CT scan was all negative.

At the end of the day I went to two services and still don't know what the pain in my back is. I personally always felt it's muscular.

One interesting thing did happen.The CT scan was with contrast when they injected the chemical you feel it warming your veins. when I got back to my bed after the CT scan my back pain was gone. could it be the heat from my veins being hot relax the muscle I think so.

This morning my wife is at the cardiologist office waiting to have a test done. While there I rescheduled appointments I canceled last week one for vascular test the other appointment to see the cardiologist.

The one good thing that came out of yesterday's episode is I met a lot of nice people at the hospital especially the nurses and doctors they were friendly and actually one female doctor called me sweet I said you got to be kidding to myself but they all were nice people.
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Look up citrulline an easy to take powder to increase nitric oxide for your blood vessels to relax and beet root powder. Unless the doctor has you on heart meds. There are other things like magnesium glycinate for their relaxation.
 
I thought I was doing okay now I'm not sure after they're reading my latest test results.
I just found an email that my test results are in my portal for my recent test US Carotid duplex bilateral?

It checks blood flow to brain I believe. I've read the results on my portal looks like I failed. The word plaque shows up a lot. Also the words the artery is tortuous. I suppose my cardiologist will explain it all to me I have an appointment in about a week.
I know the technician said they want to check for plaque because it can cause a stroke. I'm not knowledgeable about this stuff but I can tell you I've had two TIA's over the last 4 years so maybe it's all related.

I wonder if that can be the cause of me feeling foggy headed sometimes.

Maybe I should take a full aspirin daily I cut it back to a baby aspirin when I started taking them again after the radiation treatment.

I haven't shown my wife the test results yet maybe I should.
 
Tony Page said:
I thought I was doing okay now I'm not sure after they're reading my latest test results.
I just found an email that my test results are in my portal for my recent test US Carotid duplex bilateral?

It checks blood flow to brain I believe. I've read the results on my portal looks like I failed. The word plaque shows up a lot. Also the words the artery is tortuous. I suppose my cardiologist will explain it all to me I have an appointment in about a week.
I know the technician said they want to check for plaque because it can cause a stroke. I'm not knowledgeable about this stuff but I can tell you I've had two TIA's over the last 4 years so maybe it's all related.

I wonder if that can be the cause of me feeling foggy headed sometimes.

Maybe I should take a full aspirin daily I cut it back to a baby aspirin when I started taking them again after the radiation treatment.

I haven't shown my wife the test results yet maybe I should.
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Good luck to you and your wife @Tony Page
 
I dropped my wife off for her stress test. I just finished one of my morning favorites cereal with sliced banana.

Worrying about her test I didn't sleep much last night. I was thinking of taking a nap while I wait for her call to pick her up she said the test takes about a 3-hours. it's better I stay up rather than Chance missing her call.

The outdoor temperature is supposed to get close to 60 degrees today. I am preparing mentally what I'd like to do as far as gardening goes. My wife usually does the pruning and our Crepe Myrtle needs it badly. I'm planning on feeding the evergreen shrubs, setting up the hoses and a general cleanup of the yard. Before I can do any of that though I have to clean out my old car I'm going to Junk it. the car is running but it has numerous problems, they're all fixable but to be honest I don't have the patience to wait for a buyer.

Today I'm going to go slow because I'm tired because of lack of sleep tomorrow is another day.
 
Tony Page said:
I dropped my wife off for her stress test. I just finished one of my morning favorites cereal with sliced banana.

Worrying about her test I didn't sleep much last night. I was thinking of taking a nap while I wait for her call to pick her up she said the test takes about a 3-hours. it's better I stay up rather than Chance missing her call.

The outdoor temperature is supposed to get close to 60 degrees today. I am preparing mentally what I'd like to do as far as gardening goes. My wife usually does the pruning and our Crepe Myrtle needs it badly. I'm planning on feeding the evergreen shrubs, setting up the hoses and a general cleanup of the yard. Before I can do any of that though I have to clean out my old car I'm going to Junk it. the car is running but it has numerous problems, they're all fixable but to be honest I don't have the patience to wait for a buyer.

Today I'm going to go slow because I'm tired because of lack of sleep tomorrow is another day.
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Maybe you could donate your car to one of the charities that will come pick it up and give you a receipt for tax purposes. I have personally donated old cars to Make-A-Wish foundation and an organization that provides housing to disabled vets, but there are many others that do the same thing. It saves a lot of hassle and they don't even care if it runs.
 
@Tony Page It is easy to overthink cardiology concerns . A few months ago I went through all kinds of test, in the ER for hours, in the yellow zone for two days, until finally a cardiologist read my C-scan that in used in lieu of the cath scope to check arteries and heart valve. Also I had blood test every two hours, electrocardiograms, cardio echograms, and finally they could find nothing worthy of any treatment. Just continue with Flaxseed oil capsules and 81mg aspirin, go home and do what ever you want.

A long time friend just went through a heart valve replacement using the TAVAR method. She dreaded it for a month, but once it was done, she says it was easy and no worse than a colonoscopy. She now breathes easy, has energy, a perfect electrocardiogram, and has more energy that most of us oldies around her can tolerate. :LOL:
 
I came across a photo yesterday of me when I was 10 years old. it comes with a story that I may have posted on the prior SOC I don't remember. If you've "heard that song before" please don't continue. it's on my mind and I have a need to tell it.

It starts by my parents taking me to a professional photographer in Manhattan. Photos were taken of me from a swimsuit to a dress suit. I hated it. I wondered why my brother didn't have to be put through this why me?

Sometime past and one Sunday morning while I was sleeping my mother came over and gave me a big excited hug. She kept repeating "you won, you won." she was holding a copy of the New York Daily Mirror Sunday magazine section it was open to a page that she put in front of me that I looked at with bleary eyes. I could see one of my photo's, taking by that professional photographer on the page. I sat up, my mom and dad were standing over me with a happiness I never saw before. They explained to me that I was one of the winners of the New York Mirror Newspaper Charming Child Contest. I could see a stack of newspapers on a nearby table. my father had gone out and purchased about 20 copies.

This was something I knew nothing about and was confused about what I was looking at. I started realizing what was going on, I think I surprised them because I said something like "why'd you do this?" all I can think about was my friends were going to have a field day with this. I wasn't happy. I was always on the shy side and didn't like bringing attention to myself. besides having my photo in the paper I did win $25. My parents took a photostat (I think that's what it's called) of the check, framed it and hung it on the wall.
I bought a new baseball glove and bat with the money.

Short time later my father took me back to Manhattan to meet Candy Jones. She was in charge of a large modeling agency and she held interviews with the winners. I was in the running for the number one spot in the Charming Child Contest.

My interview went terrible first I was shy second the irony is my father wanted me to be a ball player, and girls were not good for you, if you want to be a ball player.

I answered her questions with a weak voice feeling intimidated. the questions about baseball were easy, however when she asked "do you like girls?", it was an immediate and strong "no."
I remember overhearing my father telling my mother basically that I blew the interview that I was high on the list to win, but because I was shy and not outgoing enough, it's not what they're looking for.

I was glad I didn't win, at that age all I wanted to be was a center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, just like thousands of other kids that lives in Brooklyn.

January 24,1954
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Tony Page said:
I came across a photo yesterday of me when I was 10 years old. it comes with a story that I may have posted on the prior SOC I don't remember. If you've "heard that song before" please don't continue. it's on my mind and I have a need to tell it.

It starts by my parents taking me to a professional photographer in Manhattan. Photos were taken of me from a swimsuit to a dress suit. I hated it. I wondered why my brother didn't have to be put through this why me?

Sometime past and one Sunday morning while I was sleeping my mother came over and gave me a big excited hug. She kept repeating "you won, you won." she was holding a copy of the New York Daily Mirror Sunday magazine section it was open to a page that she put in front of me that I looked at with bleary eyes. I could see one of my photo's, taking by that professional photographer on the page. I sat up, my mom and dad were standing over me with a happiness I never saw before. They explained to me that I was one of the winners of the New York Mirror Newspaper Charming Child Contest. I could see a stack of newspapers on a nearby table. my father had gone out and purchased about 20 copies.

This was something I knew nothing about and was confused about what I was looking at. I started realizing what was going on, I think I surprised them because I said something like "why'd you do this?" all I can think about was my friends were going to have a field day with this. I wasn't happy. I was always on the shy side and didn't like bringing attention to myself. besides having my photo in the paper I did win $25. My parents took a photostat (I think that's what it's called) of the check, framed it and hung it on the wall.
I bought a new baseball glove and bat with the money.

Short time later my father took me back to Manhattan to meet Candy Jones. She was in charge of a large modeling agency and she held interviews with the winners. I was in the running for the number one spot in the Charming Child Contest.

My interview went terrible first I was shy second the irony is my father wanted me to be a ball player, and girls were not good for you, if you want to be a ball player.

I answered her questions with a weak voice feeling intimidated. the questions about baseball were easy, however when she asked "do you like girls?", it was an immediate and strong "no."
I remember overhearing my father telling my mother basically that I blew the interview that I was high on the list to win, but because I was shy and not outgoing enough, it's not what they're looking for.

I was glad I didn't win, at that age all I wanted to be was a center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, just like thousands of other kids that lives in Brooklyn.

January 24,1954
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Very nice story! ⚾🧢 What a cute little 10 year old you were, Tony! :)
 
What a great story , @Tony Page ! That is awesome that your parents entered you in the contest, and it turned out to be an experience you will always remember, even if you were not impressed at the time.
I remember when the baseball team was called the Brooklyn Dodgers, and there used to be a comic book about Rhubarb, the Cat, who was the team mascot.
He was a beautiful orange tomcat, and I loved reading his comic books every month when they came out.
Was there an actual cat/mascot named Rhubarb, do you remember ?
 
Yvonne Smith said:
What a great story , @Tony Page ! That is awesome that your parents entered you in the contest, and it turned out to be an experience you will always remember, even if you were not impressed at the time.
I remember when the baseball team was called the Brooklyn Dodgers, and there used to be a comic book about Rhubarb, the Cat, who was the team mascot.
He was a beautiful orange tomcat, and I loved reading his comic books every month when they came out.
Was there an actual cat/mascot named Rhubarb, do you remember ?
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He wasn't a mascot for the real Brooklyn Dodgers. From what I understand he was in a movie with a fictionalized Brooklyn baseball team.
 
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