Follow up on coming out of the doldrums.

Coming out of the Doldrums, a follow up from last month.

Last month I talked about depression and determining why I was so depressed and couldn't pull myself out of it.

As a reminder, I looked into my medications and discovered that one of them, used for reducing my blood pressure, had a major side affect causing severe depression.

As I mentioned last month, with the OK of my doctor, I cut the dosage in half and Wow, what a difference. I don't feel like I am in the bottom of a well, full of water, with no way out. The change in how I feel is really significant.

At the doctor's request, I have been keeping a log of my blood pressure, and yes it is running higher then it should, but I am not feeling any deleterious affects from this change.

Yes! I know that long term elevated blood pressure can cause some serious health problems, including aneurysms, heart failure, etc. So I will be discussing this issue further with the doctor. There has got to be something else that can be done to keep my blood pressure down. "I know one thing that would help, decapitate all of the Republicans in Washington DC." Then bring in representatives that will actually listen to their constituents.

On another medical issue, my artificial hip is still unstable, and I have to very careful how I move, and how I get up and down. I am working on getting clearances from my various doctors so that the orthopedic will operate. He, the orthopedic doctor, is talking about replacing the existing ball joint with a ball within a ball joint, which will help keep it locked into the hip better, because of the larger diameter.

We shall see.

In the meantime, I will accept all prayers and sympathy that I can get.

Blessings to one and all from the gahillbilly.  .  

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