Vorlon Whispers

11/16 Morning Update

I’m up and about. I decided to forego my exercise this morning after yesterday’s experience. I’ll go out tomorrow morning and try to better sneak up on my exercise goals.

All in all, I don’t feel too badly. I feel tired and I’m still getting pain shots from time to time. I figure the pain is likely still from the Neulasta. During the day, they’re an inconvenience, but not incapacitating. At night, they can prevent me from sleeping. I’ve gone back to taking 600 mg of ibuprofen before bed and that seems to help during the night. Now that my stomach is much more stable, I can handle the higher dosage.

Yesterday I calibrated my scale. I put 90 Lbs of known weight on the scale and then adjusted the zero adjustment until it read 90 Lbs. I would have put more on, but I think that’s about all I have in weights – although if I look around, I might have another 20 Lbs.

Yesterday I was 142 Lbs and, now after recalibrating my scale, I’m reading 148 Lbs. I’m considering getting out my skin fold calipers and checking percent body fat instead. They might be a more reliable reading. Maybe I’ll just go out and get a better scale.

The good news is I’m hungry this morning.

I check my temperature and blood pressure every morning and night. When I check my blood pressure, it usually puts my heart rate at 80 something. That’s very high for me and I think in indicator of higher basal metabolism. Six months ago, my pulse rate would have been in the low 60’s. That one thing pushes me to improve my aerobic capacity. I’m just going to have to keep whacking away at it.

Posted by The Vorlon at November 16, 2005 7:09 AM