The Next Step

Tomorrow I get to go back to work. Light duty, but at least back to gainful employment. I'm still kinda concerned about it because I'm so tired.
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I went today for a stress test and an echocardiogram. The stress test was to clear me to start rehab on Friday. It was not very stressful. They told me that this would be the easiest one I'll ever have. My BP was 118/78 so that was good. They never got my heart rate above 150 so nothing exciting. The echocardiogram shows preliminarily that my heart is back to normal from a pumping capacity standpoint anyway. That is good news. When I left the hospital my heart was pumping 25% less blood than it should have been. The tech today told me it was back up to its regular capacity.
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Being so tired now is mostly the result of not sleeping. That restless leg thing that started in the hospital has continued. Just for some variety, it was embedded in my pelvis area the other night, and last night it was in the other leg. If you've never experienced it, I can't adequetly explain how frustrating it is. The closest thing I can compare it to is when you're dead tired and you drink too much caffeine before bed.

It makes me want to kick a hole in the wall. Last night I didn't fall asleep until 2:45 ish. This may prove to be somewhat problematic tomorrow morning when the alarm goes off at 4am. On the bright side of things, I now know all about Naploeon's failed attempt conquering Egypt. The military channel at 0200 is a beautiful thing. I also now have a working knowledge of British aircraft carries from WWI. So I got that going for me.
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In other news,
The food around here is spectacular. We have been following the Mediterranean diet and it has been really good, and pretty easy to do. Tonight we had marinated Mahi mahi steaks that were excellent. We're having fun learning about all kinds of unfamiliar grains and spices. We have also learned that there is no such thing as a heart healthy hot dog....bummer. I'll just hold off as long as I can stand it and then head screaming for Nouno's.
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I think that about covers it for now.

So in the morning I take the next tenative step. I'm nervous about it, but so far so good. Everyday that starts is a good day.

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