Given my heart history, I have to remain constantly aware of my energy level. That’s my early indicator of redeveloping heart issues. If my capacity starts a steady decline, that means it’s time for another visit to the Cath Lab to open up the blood flow to my heart again. We expect it to happen; we just don’t know when.
We’re watching for patterns. A change in energy for one day is not a big deal. A decline over time is. For the last couple weeks, walks were getting tougher and slower. Clearly, something was going on. I was almost ready to trigger the cardiology visit and change our schedule to accommodate hospitalization and recuperation, when a coincidence struck me. For the last few weeks I’ve been eating oatmeal again after a several-year hiatus. I love oatmeal. I don’t remember why I stopped eating it in the first place.
But the onset of my energy decline coincided with my resumption of daily oatmeal. I eliminated the oatmeal from my diet. I feel great again.
You just never know.
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