Road to Recovery - Was a Good Day!

Today was overall a very good day. I had a procedure done this morning called a Cardioversion which is basically an electric shock to the heart or you could call it a reset of the hearts electrical system and timings. I've already had two of these done in the past with no success, but this time my body was in a much better state to respond more positively as we removed about 15 pounds of water and the docs here at St. Paul's Hospital had adjusted the meds for my heart to work better.

it was a huge relief when I woke up to find out it had worked. Now my heart is beating around 40 beats per minute less! This is going to allow me to move on to the next stages of recovery much more quickly!

Road to Recovery - Taking a Bit of Time

In this Road to Recovery - Taking a Bit of Time video update, I talk a out a recent fall I had and go over where I am at in terms of how my heart is reacting to the surgery.This may not be my best news so far b sometimes you have to take a few steps back before you start making progress again.

Road to Recovery - Night Before Open Heart Surgery

So here I am the night before I head into Open Heart Surgery to replace my Aortic Valve and a portion the Artieria Root above it. Early on today it was looking like the operation was going to be postponed for at least another week but the team of doctors decided to go ahead with the Tueasday Morning Surgery as planned which I am happy for!

It was a bit of a roller coaster ride not knowing for much of the day what was going to happen and because of this I was not able to make the video since I was not sure what was going on until just recently.

Video not made yet I wanted to get the written post portion all ready to go so once the video is made I can quickly edit it and uplaod it and get everything linked before I go to bed tonight. So in other words I am not sure what I am going to say in the video so make sure to watch it to find out. Basically it will be my final thoughts and emotions the night before my life saving operation.

It will be a few days before I make another video but there may be some update info on my other social media platforms so make sure to stay up to date with how the operation went via Facebook and Instagram...

Road to Recovery - I Should Have Died!

For some of you this is going to be a bit of a surprise unless you have been following me on Facebook and or Instagram. I have been in the hospital for a week now after checking myself in with shortness of breath and pain in my upper stomach right under the rib cage. As it turns out it is heart related and very serous in nature.

Unknown to me I was born with an Aoritic Vlave Defect that over time starts to leak back into my heart adding more and more presure and work for my heart enlarging it to the point where it starts to become less and less efficient where I am now at around 15% efficiency. A normal healthy heart should be 60% efficiency. On top of this right above my Aortic vlave the main artery is also enlarged and bubbled which can rupture at any time.

This means I need to have open heart bypass surgery to correct the valve and anoursim issue and lesson the stress on my heart with hopes that my heart can also recover to some degree allowing for an improved heart efficiency over time.

It looks like my operation for this will be this Tuesday but it is not a for sure date. That is the gist of what is going on but I go into more detail in this video so make sure to watch it and follow along as I face the most challenging experience of my life which is to keep it!

Happy New Year 2023 - New EUC - Mental Health - Moving Forward

It's another New Year and to kick it off I made a quick video while riding on my EUC (Electric Unicycle) while wearing my Camera Glasses so the video is a little bit shaking so be warned... When I am a little bit more confident I will use my Insta360 camera which is way more stable and allows me to view everything in full 360 degrees.

Getting back to the main content of this video, well the title kind of already gives you a heads up but I talk about my New EUC (Electric Unicycle) and why I am already upgrading from my recent purchase of the Begode Tesla T3 which is an awesome EUC but I just couldn't pass on a deal I got for a fully upgraded and modded Begode EXN EUC. It's a bit of overkill for me right now but I have adjusted to its larger size and more power and when I am ready for what it can really do I will have the right unit for it.

I also talk about how I am now doing since my recent panic/anxiety attack and my goal to get off of all the medications. Long story short, no serious anxiety has returned so far and I a mostly off of a all the drugs other than a sleep aids.

In terms of moving forward and what I plan for the year? Well it's for sure not written in stone but I will be putting most of my focus on health and relationships. First step is to feel 100% again mentally and physically and that means finding a balance between gym life and life in general. We will have to see how things go, I will not be putting a lot of pressure on myself in the gym, that said the gym is a place I need in my life and that will not change. I'm just not going to be so hard on myself if I miss a workout or lose a bit of strength.

Life is precious, enjoy every moment of it!