10th entry, January 30th

Today was alot easier then yesterday. The only big event today was testing my ICD. My Mom and I had lunch with my cousin Lyza @ the Miracle of Science bar and grille. it's been awhile since I have been there (http://www.miracleofscience.us/). The menu is the periodic table on the blackboard in back if you go to the above site. The food is pretty good. It's been about 8 years since I have been-it was a little tough sitting on a Friday in a good bar not having a Guinness. This was especially tough, when the bartender was overpouring into frosted mugs.

After lunch and a quick trip to Trader Joes it was off to the ICD clinic to have it tested. I met the person who consulted on my ICD implant and the person who put the ICD inside of me. They tested it and everything looks great. I asked about the 3 of the arm "Nos":

1)No lifting arm above the shoulder-----new answer now I can work on range of motion and moving my arm above my shoulder.

2)No pushing or pulling------new answer pushing and pulling in 2 weeks

3)No lifting more then 5 pounds===new answer back to normal daily lifting in 4 weeks

They also said to me you must be going nuts based on how active you were before. They said I would need to make an appointment with Dr. in charge of the implant (the consultant) to put together a plan on how we can get my sport and workout activites on a path back to normalcy.
These were all the right answers. For once, some hope, I tried not to get to caught up in it but it sounded good. I made my appointments and left the MGH Arrythmia clinic in a pretty good mood, so good I bought another scotch I cannot drink yet. I'm still on Coumadin because of the unclear/sure clot.

Monday is the trifecta again (PT/OT/SLP).

That's it for today..........................Welcome Annette and Diana as a new blog followers,

Brian