Cold weather is hard on my heart. In addition to Raynaud's Syndrome I just do not like being cold. Growing up in South Florida I have always craved warmth and bright sunlight.
This week the arctic blast came through. My periphery circulation constricts and my heart goes wild trying to pump enough blood to my ice cold finger and toes. My pulse has doubled over the last week from an average of 45 bpm to well over 100 now. I have doubled up on my Losartan dosage with my cardiologist's permission. The increase in Losartan helped last winter.
Some web resources indicate more strokes and ischemic events occur during the cold weather. Unfortunately, even aortic dissections seem to be more prevalent during cold weather.
Right now I have a hot cup of green tea in my hand while I 'peck' the computer keyboard with my left hand. Gloves work too.
Stay warm this winter season!
Sharing Healing Powers through Nature Systematics. Read below about my field recording adventures, experimentations with nature art, and about our attempts to grow terpene-rich hemp flowers in a sustainable and organic manner (IPM), how nature immersion helps me manage my aortic dissection and kidney cancer, about green roofs I've designed over the years and much more life fun.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
No more Florida Green Roofs - least by me anyway. #Marfan Syndrome #Aortic Dissection
I am dying - I guess we all are - but my dissected aorta is very difficult to live with.
And so I am no longer able to pursue my passion of green roofs. Jimmy Sterling with Sterling Roofing will be the person to talk to if you are interested in a green roof in Florida. Jimmy's website is here.
This hurts me so bad. In many ways. Peace.
Kevin's dissected aorta. |
This hurts me so bad. In many ways. Peace.
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