Just Some Stuff
It seems like nothing much has been going on since I last wrote, but really, there has. Maybe it just hasn't been too thrilling to write about. lol
Last week I started taking L-arginine. My PH specialist suggested I take it if I wanted to go a more natural route, or I could try Viagra. Yes, I said Viagra! See, I had asked him about adding something to what I've been taking, to give me a little more oompf. I have been doing well on my lung medicine, but there have been times where I've felt I needed just a little something more to give me extra energy. Hence, the Viagra suggestion, or L-arginine. And with everything I've read online so far, L-arginine works in just about the same way Viagra would work. It opens up the blood vessels more, so that more blood can flow through, especially to areas that would need it most. In my case, that would be my lungs. Interestingly enough, when Viagra was first created, it was intended for heart patients. During studies, they discovered a little side effect. lol Because of that side effect, they decided it would market better for men! Well, now it's being used for many PH patients, just under a different brand name, so there isn't much of a stigma. Especially for women who are on it! lol
Well anyhow, I started L-arginine last Thursday, so it's getting close to a week of being on it. I'm not sure if it's truly helping yet, but I'm hoping that it will. I got back into exercising last Thurs, too, after not doing anything for 2 weeks due to my cold. It's been a slow process getting back into a routine. There have been a couple days where I've just felt horrible trying to walk. And sometimes it's depressing. I don't want to feel as badly as I do sometimes, I just want to exercise and get on with my day. But I'm slowly getting into it, and I'm hoping that this L-arginine stuff will help me out a bit more. Or I'm trying Viagra next! lol
Easter was very nice. I went to church with my family, and also sat with my friend, Dee, and her family. Hailey was such a good baby during the mass! And she was just too cute in her little Easter dress. My Dad told me Hailey held on to his pinky finger during the Our Father. How adorable is that?? After church, we took some pictures in front of my sister's house. Then I went to my parents' house for dinner later in the afternoon. It was a nice evening, and Hailey was great entertainment! She is really crawling around, and also trying to stand every chance she gets. Mandy says she can't wait until Hailey can walk, but I told her she better take that back. If she thinks her life is chaotic now trying to keep up with her, wait until she walks!! lol By the time I got back home, I was really exhausted. I ended up going to bed a lot earlier than usual!
This week so far hasn't been too bad. Yesterday I visited Erin and her cute little girl for a while. Today, I've just been doing odd things here and there. I had to reinstall AIM, which ended up being a newer version, and so much better than what I had before! I exercised in the afternoon, rather than the morning, and I seemed to do a bit better. I also started putting away winter clothes, and taking out some spring/summer stuff. It's still a little cool on some days to be wearing summer shirts (at least for me it is), but the bulky sweaters had to go!
I've been watching a group of little kids playing in their backyard on a swingset for the past couple hours. They are on the next block over, but I can see their backyard from here. They remind me of playing with my sisters for hours in our backyard on our swingset when we were little. I miss being a little kid sometimes. They have no worries like we do as adults. Their biggest concerns are what to play next, who did what to whom, and so on. I wish I could have that carefree life again! lol
Well, guess that's it for now. I should go start dinner, although I don't know what I want! See, that's another thing little kids don't have to worry about, what to make for dinner! hehe Til next time.....
Last week I started taking L-arginine. My PH specialist suggested I take it if I wanted to go a more natural route, or I could try Viagra. Yes, I said Viagra! See, I had asked him about adding something to what I've been taking, to give me a little more oompf. I have been doing well on my lung medicine, but there have been times where I've felt I needed just a little something more to give me extra energy. Hence, the Viagra suggestion, or L-arginine. And with everything I've read online so far, L-arginine works in just about the same way Viagra would work. It opens up the blood vessels more, so that more blood can flow through, especially to areas that would need it most. In my case, that would be my lungs. Interestingly enough, when Viagra was first created, it was intended for heart patients. During studies, they discovered a little side effect. lol Because of that side effect, they decided it would market better for men! Well, now it's being used for many PH patients, just under a different brand name, so there isn't much of a stigma. Especially for women who are on it! lol
Well anyhow, I started L-arginine last Thursday, so it's getting close to a week of being on it. I'm not sure if it's truly helping yet, but I'm hoping that it will. I got back into exercising last Thurs, too, after not doing anything for 2 weeks due to my cold. It's been a slow process getting back into a routine. There have been a couple days where I've just felt horrible trying to walk. And sometimes it's depressing. I don't want to feel as badly as I do sometimes, I just want to exercise and get on with my day. But I'm slowly getting into it, and I'm hoping that this L-arginine stuff will help me out a bit more. Or I'm trying Viagra next! lol
Easter was very nice. I went to church with my family, and also sat with my friend, Dee, and her family. Hailey was such a good baby during the mass! And she was just too cute in her little Easter dress. My Dad told me Hailey held on to his pinky finger during the Our Father. How adorable is that?? After church, we took some pictures in front of my sister's house. Then I went to my parents' house for dinner later in the afternoon. It was a nice evening, and Hailey was great entertainment! She is really crawling around, and also trying to stand every chance she gets. Mandy says she can't wait until Hailey can walk, but I told her she better take that back. If she thinks her life is chaotic now trying to keep up with her, wait until she walks!! lol By the time I got back home, I was really exhausted. I ended up going to bed a lot earlier than usual!
This week so far hasn't been too bad. Yesterday I visited Erin and her cute little girl for a while. Today, I've just been doing odd things here and there. I had to reinstall AIM, which ended up being a newer version, and so much better than what I had before! I exercised in the afternoon, rather than the morning, and I seemed to do a bit better. I also started putting away winter clothes, and taking out some spring/summer stuff. It's still a little cool on some days to be wearing summer shirts (at least for me it is), but the bulky sweaters had to go!
I've been watching a group of little kids playing in their backyard on a swingset for the past couple hours. They are on the next block over, but I can see their backyard from here. They remind me of playing with my sisters for hours in our backyard on our swingset when we were little. I miss being a little kid sometimes. They have no worries like we do as adults. Their biggest concerns are what to play next, who did what to whom, and so on. I wish I could have that carefree life again! lol
Well, guess that's it for now. I should go start dinner, although I don't know what I want! See, that's another thing little kids don't have to worry about, what to make for dinner! hehe Til next time.....
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