Day Two, breaking camp. Do I return to the trailhead or carry on? Two-minute read.
Health Issues
Seems the older I get the more health issues I have. I know it’s inevitable, but that doesn’t stop it from being a source of concern and annoyance.
Day One Stats and a packing omission — My heart was playing up, and I might not have enough meds to continue my trip. Two-minute read.
December 27, 2024 18:00
Uh oh! — Pills out on the trail can only mean one thing. Yup, the dreaded AFIB has struck again. Going as slow as I could and taking a rest at what seemed like every few yards, it was still a struggle to bring and keep my heart rate down, and impossible to get it to settle into a regular rhythm.
March 28, 2024 15:44
Day Four — View from my hammock, February 2, 2024 — I survived the night 🙂 (at my age I sometimes wonder!), but my heart was still in AFIB. I had enough water for breakfast (12oz), a cup of something hot (10oz), and about 4oz for the trail.
February 2, 2024 9:28
Day Three – Camped above the Eleven Point River to the Whites Creek crossing on the North Loop. A hard day, and some health concerns. Two-minute read
February 1, 2024 16:30
Testing, testing. One, two, three — Two outpatient visits to the hospital today for some tests. Ultrasound in the morning, and my annual cardiology checkup in the afternoon. All my results were good. In a little experiment, I used AI to obfuscate the personal information in the image. It makes a nice change from pixelating it.
October 3, 2023 10:09
Dusk at Hercules Glades Wilderness and some Shenanigans on the trail — On the Pilot (Tower) Trail at Hercules Glades Wilderness. Definitely time to turn on my headlamp. No more pictures, because — darkness — but my night hike was not without incident, and you’ll have to read the full post to find out what happened. 10-minute read.
February 11, 2023 18:23
Day Three – Trail Buddies and the end of the trip – It had been a good night, but I woke up feeling very unsettled and a quick check of my pulse confirmed what I thought. I was in AFIB again. One-minute read, +1
May 8, 2022 10:11
There go my backpacking plans – Things started to get a bit surreal as it dawned on me that I was the “Cardiac Emergency” just announced on the hospital PA system. Five-minute read, 2 pictures
May 28, 2019 21:30
A Backpacking Trip Goes Wrong – I was lost and didn’t even know it. And then I was taken violently ill.Journal: 14 13
February 2, 2019 13:25
Daily Pills – At what point do you throw in the towel and admit that, maybe, just maybe, you are not the young person you used to be? One-minute read
May 9, 2017 10:00
I’ve been having a few health problems, and a standing desk is one of the things I’m trying to beat them. Two-minute read, 5 pictures
December 28, 2016 11:18
An afternoon in bed (365:348) – I thought I was feeling better, Unfortunately not.
December 14, 2011 9:27
Not so good (365:340) – I’m not very well, let’s hope I get better quickly. Last time it took me six months to recover – not a prospect I want to consider.
December 6, 2011 21:47
Remain Calm – This is only a drill… (365:136) – This is not today’s picture, it’s a picture I took back in December 2010. But it is very representative, as this is the tee shirt I just had to wear today. Anyway it amused me. My actual picture for today is at the bottom of this post and shows my cut hand without bandages. Three-minute read, 3 pictures
May 16, 2011 10:02
Three x-rays, one tetanus shot and twelve stitches later (365:135) – Do not try this at home.
May 15, 2011 19:17
A sign of how things have been going… We’ve both had colds, and now we are left with what the writing on the box describes as ‘…a productive cough…’ Both have been a good excuse to increase my Stella input.