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Showing posts with label coping with pulmonary embolism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coping with pulmonary embolism. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

My Pulmo Rehab Journey

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My therapists suggested I should blog about my pulmo rehab journey. I'm supposed to complete 16 sessions within two months. It's bee...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Pulmo Rehab

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Had my fourth pulmo rehab session yesterday. I guess the center thought it was time to level up my exercises. We did last Thursday's one...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Wellness Wednesdays: Addressing Personality Flaws

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My doctors told me that my biggest flaw is my type A personality. They told me I'd end up killing myself if I don't slow down. I kep...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Miracle Sundays: Be Steadfast

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The new year feels wore off just after a few days. I busied myself in the kitchen because I wanted to see the floor which was still covered ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Wellness Wednesdays: Keeping PTSD Under Control

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I have PTSD for a long time now. I had done well post-OHS because I was able to keep myself busy. It was the PEs*** that ruined me and my ga...
Sunday, October 16, 2022

Miracle Sundays: Thrombosis Day 2022, What You Need to Know About Blood Clots

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It was World Thrombosis Day on October 13. I completely forgot about it since I was busy with my quilt projects. I thought I'd blog abou...
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Wellness Wednesdays: Dealing with Life's Mysteries

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I have learned to accept the fact that doctors and science cannot explain everything. The best way is to live your life the best way you can...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Wellness Wednesdays: Know Your Kryptonite

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Now that my breathing has improved, I have a bit more energy now to move around. My doctor was happy with the progress I made tripling my da...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Wellness Wednesdays: Tips for Those with Invisible Disabilities

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If you look at me you'd never think I am disabled. People always assume I function very well. What they don't know is my mobility is...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Tripled My Steps!

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I have a measly base of 1,000+ steps per day. Post-PE in 2018 I was able to do 6k per day when I'd go to work. This dwindled in post-202...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Hope from a Tiny Thing

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"I'm always excited to meet a new complicated patient!"  Finally met my new cardiologist this morning and that's what she ...
Thursday, April 7, 2022

Vitamin Sun

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I'm probably hideously pale again. I've been cooped up in the bedroom since Saturday. Thought I'd be able to venture out already...
Friday, January 14, 2022

Breaking Routine to Attain a New Reality

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I'm breaking the routine I have settled on this past week. I wake up, eat breakfast, drink my meds, check on the bell peppers, blog, pre...
Friday, January 7, 2022

What I'm Doing to Refill My Tank

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My tank has finally started to fill up. I was running on fumes for more than a year. I really wondered how I could refill my tank. I learned...
Friday, December 3, 2021

Be the One Who Goes for It

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My energy has been going kaput by midday the past few days. We've been very busy and I've been forced to take the stairs and that...
Monday, November 22, 2021

The Perils of Being Home

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I know I've been eating too much the past two weeks, so I tried to cut down beginning yesterday. I haven't even weighed myself since...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

First Week: How I Know I'm Truly Home

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It's been a week since we got home from hotel quarantine. It took me a few days to wrap my head around the fact that I'm truly home....
Saturday, November 13, 2021

Nesting

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We became empty nesters in late 2019 when Miggy decided to go back home after graduating. We felt lost for a long time. I remember Sweetie a...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Acclimating

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Ahhh, life in the Philippines. It's been 48 hours since we got home. I have been sleeping better and breathing better. My lungs are happ...
Friday, October 29, 2021

The Reset Button

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I was a bit disoriented when I woke up to an empty apartment. Surprisingly found Sweetie on the couch and not the dining table where he usua...