Thursday, March 31, 2011

Thursday's Recipe Swap Meet ~ Swedish Meatballs

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OK... we know you have all these recipes that you love to make. You got them from your mother, your grandmother, a magazine, or maybe you made it up, perhaps you don't even remember where the recipe came from. Well, how about sharing them with all of us? We are going to share ours with you every Thursday!



My good friend and (according to her husband) excellent cook, Dolly over at XmasDolly

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Echocardiogram Appointment


I have an echocardiogram scheduled for tomorrow, to check my heart valves. The good news is that I have low blood pressure - the weird thing is that ever since my surgery, my heart rate actually DROPS with strenuous exercise (riddle me that one Batman).

I am sure my echo will be fine. I've had a bunch of EKGs, which have come out alright with the exception of a "flipped" heart beat, and both Dr. Nash and my general practitioner told me not to worry about the dropping heart rate. Also, I learned that the relationship between blood pressure and heart rate is a dynamic one - meaning they don't always rise and fall together.

I guess tomorrow's echo results will just add a few more pieces of information to my puzzle.

Blood Pressure History

Pre-Surgery
March: 100/60
April: 113/66
May: 116/67
Post-Surgery
July: 92/60
March 7th: 105/60

Heart Rate Averages (post-surgery)
Average Resting Heart Rate: 84-90
Resting Heart Rate on March 7th: 72
Average Heart Rate Moderate Exercise: 120-132
Average Heart Rate Strenuous Exercise: 66-72

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Wordless Wednesday: Puppy Star

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Welcome to Wordless Wednesday..... Here is our little Mai-Li thinking she is going to be a star:





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And don't forget about our recipe sharing meme tomorrow: "Recipe Swap Meet Thursday"

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