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07-06-19, 11:43 AM
#226
smelling the roses
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First ride since the angina diagnosis. A different route--smaller, slower traffic, more local road, chipseal instead of asphalt, but other than that a very stressless ride. And shade part of the way. I nose-breathed the whole way and never left the small chainring. Since atorvastatin cannot be just stopped, I will decline to start until after all the tests are in and I've talked with the cardiologist and the cute gp. Perhaps I will one day be able to return to mouth-breathing and pedaling the big ring. But for the time being I will pretend to be an old man, and ride like old men are expected to ride.
07-06-19, 11:54 AM
#228
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07-06-19, 12:15 PM
#229
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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07-06-19, 12:48 PM
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07-06-19, 12:57 PM
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Should Be More Popular
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Nope. It’s a protein that will be pretty much digested by your GI tract. Trust me, I know about such things.
That said, there ARE oral ESA’s (erythrocyte stimulating agents) under development so stay tuned.
That said, there ARE oral ESA’s (erythrocyte stimulating agents) under development so stay tuned.
07-06-19, 12:58 PM
#233
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07-06-19, 12:59 PM
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07-06-19, 01:26 PM
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07-06-19, 01:27 PM
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https://youtu.be/hwE5gfZlMZY
it’s gonna get warm at my house today
101.7 degrees in the shade where I’m sitting
it’s gonna get warm at my house today
101.7 degrees in the shade where I’m sitting
07-06-19, 01:31 PM
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It hit 97 in my upstairs bedroom earlier this summer, I don't use AC, but I do use a recirculating fan. Was bad but not unbearable, since I was getting plenty of fresh air. Plus I'm in CA, so it was dry heat.
I like to embrace the heat rather than avoid it like most people do, and I think it helps me tolerate it better when out on the bike. Hardly ever have to pee, since I'm sweating all the time.
I like to embrace the heat rather than avoid it like most people do, and I think it helps me tolerate it better when out on the bike. Hardly ever have to pee, since I'm sweating all the time.
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07-06-19, 01:55 PM
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It hit 97 in my upstairs bedroom earlier this summer, I don't use AC, but I do use a recirculating fan. Was bad but not unbearable, since I was getting plenty of fresh air. Plus I'm in CA, so it was dry heat.
I like to embrace the heat rather than avoid it like most people do, and I think it helps me tolerate it better when out on the bike. Hardly ever have to pee, since I'm sweating all the time.
I like to embrace the heat rather than avoid it like most people do, and I think it helps me tolerate it better when out on the bike. Hardly ever have to pee, since I'm sweating all the time.
It’s now 102 in the shade, and I’m fine with that.
07-06-19, 03:53 PM
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I depend heavily on pharmaceuticals to enable me to enjoy a relatively normal lifestyle despite an MI 22 ago, hypertension, high cholesterol, GERD, and BPH. I am constantly thankful that I can tolerate such a wide assortment of drugs with essentially no interferences.
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07-06-19, 04:50 PM
#245
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And genes. Don’t forget genes.
07-06-19, 04:58 PM
#246
Mostly Harmless
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07-06-19, 04:58 PM
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07-06-19, 05:03 PM
#248
Mostly Harmless
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07-06-19, 05:06 PM
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When I was 38, I started the Lisinopril at 40 mg and also hydrochlorothyazide. My blood pressure has been steadily dropping the last 10-15 years and my old doc first removed the water pill and then halved the Lisinopril five years ago. I run about 124/72 and often as low as 116 for a top number. I asked my new doc about stopping it altogether and she said, “Why? It’s working.”
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07-06-19, 05:07 PM
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