More about my health

Well, I have been blogging about what is going on in my life, and with my brain over the past month, and I have a few more tests tomorrow. I need to do an EEG, a bubble study, as well as blood tests. They moved my neurological appointment up from the 4th of September to the 28th of August, and I am not sure what to think of it. Maybe it is nothing and the doctor is going on a vacation. Maybe the doctor figured something out with his meeting, and he wants to see me sooner to run some more tests. I really have no idea, and it is beyond my grasp as to what I can control. It is what it is, and I have got to live with the results no matter what they are, so I am not going to worry over it. I know this would be driving some people insane, and it is trying on my calm and even keeled nature, but I have been through a lot in my life so far, and it has prepared me for the results what ever they may be. So, on a side note, but it also does concern my health, I have started back up with a physical activity schedule.

One of the things that was driving me absolutely bonkers over the past few months was my inability to do things physically demanding. This was due to my lack of energy which I attribute to the shingles I had. There was a week where I slept almost 2 straight days, 20 hours one day and 16 the next. I had zero energy to even get to work and do a normal routine let alone hit the gym. Now, I have finally got myself back to normal health wise (sans my brain), and I am doing a boot camp. I started it on Tuesday, and I was sore as hell today. The last thing I wanted to do was go and bust my ass at 5:45 in the morning while I was as sore as I was, but it was good, and I struggled through it. The workout is similar to football drills for about an hour, or working with a personal trainer. I have gone the personal trainer route before, and I do pretty much the same stuff, just with a few more people. Picture it as a personal trainer working with three people at a time, that is what I did. It was a combination of 50 second workout, and 10 seconds rest for 10 min. Then a lot of running, sprinting, quad and ab work. I am overall sore, which is a very good thing, and it reminds me what I feel like when leaving the gym. I have an extra bounce in my step, and I like the feeling. I figure if I am going to combat what ever is invading my brain, I need to be in top physical condition, and I will need to reinvent myself physically, which I am in the process of doing.

It is all good, and life is good. I have had the pleasure of living an amazing life so far, and I have a bright future in front of me as well. One with a family, with the kids playing in the yard, and me reading the Sunday paper on my Kindle. Life is good if you look out for the good in life, and appreciate it. I am at a point now where I am very appreciative for what I have, and what I have had up to now. In the past few years I have been to Japan, seen the Grand Canyon in a helicopter, watched a rocket go into space that had a telescope I built on it, hiked the White Mountains, been to Seattle, Montreal, learned to fly, kayaked the islands in Boston and the North Shore, eaten a cheese steak in Philly, and explored the world around where I live. Not too shabby for an old salty lobsterman :) I only have the future to look forward to, and I am trying to plan a trip over Christmas. I am thinking about hiking Machu Picchu, doing an Everest base came expedition (you don't hike Everest but instead travel to the base camp), or going on a safari in Africa. In any event, what ever I choose, I will cross that one off my bucket list, and I will enjoy it every step of the way :)

Yet another completely random post, but it is cathartic to write my views here. My few readers, thanks for checking in, and don't feel shy to leave a note or two :) Even if there is nobody who reads this blog, I like to do it for myself because it helps me clear my head and keep me honest with myself. Something I was not able to do at one point in my life, and I am thankful that I am beyond it.

Peace Out,
Michael