Hawkwind faces life with hypothyroid...

[Hawkwind]

Well, I wanted to head into the gym today...but I'm still using my albuterol a bit too much...so I did a light full-body at home. Good thing as I needed my inhaler part-way through the workout and ended up with the shakes.

Week 6 - Day 1

Zerchers 3 sets/8r - 100#
Romanian deads 3 sets/8r - 100#
Seated calf raises 3 sets/8r - 100#
Conventional GM's 3 sets/8r - 50#

Bent over BB rows 3 sets/8r - 50#
Seated military press 3 sets/5-8-8 - 50/40/40
*Just didn't have it in me for 50 again.
DB incline press 3 sets/8r - 20#
CG bench 3 sets/8r - 40#

M-ball abs 2 sets/25r jack-knives
*Decided not to do another set since Eric usually has us work our abs

Eh...that's it. I'm not particularly happy...

[Hawkwind]

Tuesday I was lucky enough to have another one-on-one class with Eric. At least I think I was lucky...we always work my backside off! Kicks, my front-ball, side and rear kicks need work...and we worked 'em. Lordy, my glutes and quads are sore today!

I got my call back from Kim on my TSH levels. They are showing 'normal' (I forgot to ask her the actual numbers...I can do that in 6 weeks when we re-do my blood work.) but since I'm still not doing well from day to day as far as getting past noon without crashing and burning badly almost daily, we agreed that I should go up another 15 mg on my Armour Thyroid. So I start the additional dose with my regular dose tomorrow. Let's hope this does it...we'll know in 6 weeks.

On a different note...
The docs have decided that they have done all they can for my sis-in-law. The tumor has not shrunk and they have done all the radiation and chemo they can. Hospice has been called in. So now we keep her as comfortable as possible and wait...

I still have to tell my oldest and youngest. It's killing me...I have had nothing but 'bad news' for them about their beloved auntie for the past few weeks as her condition has begun to deteriorate. After a while you come to hate being the bearer of bad news.

I was with my mom's mother when she died...but she was in her 90's and had a good life...this is killing me. Jan is the sweetest and most generous person I know...it's so unfair to lose her when her grandies are still so young and she should have so many years ahead of her to enjoy them...

[Hawkwind]

Eh...I'm around. Thurs-Sunday I was a bit under-the-weather with a weather related fibro-flare. Nothing too severe, just enough to keep me groggy and off kilter. I did get my MA class in on Thursday. No hike Friday due to the rains.

Gypsy and I took off yesterday for a short afternoon hike up Soapstone Mtn in Shenipsit State Forest in CT. We both really needed to get outside and clear our heads.

My nephew is up from NC...we had the chance to chat 'horse' the other day. It's rather cool to have someone else in the family besides my kids understand about life with horses! (The 'new' boarder is coming along. He's relaxing, gaining weight and has been pretty well behaved on the ground for his owner. I have them working back through all his basics. We also just started stretching/flexibility exercises on him as well. Poor old guy...he's pretty unbalanced and stiff from his ordeal prior to being brought here.)

My middle son and his family are going to be here in a couple weeks. Jer wants to see his aunt before things get worse. I'll be thrilled to have them here for a couple weeks...but boy it's awful when something like this brings your babies home...

One-on-one class with Eric last night. I worked my backside off on my kicks and some of my short forms this weekend. Two hours alone on Friday night, and some of that as weighted work. But I have finally mastered a couple short forms that were evading me...and my kicks that were giving me trouble are finally showing improvement. Although...all this kick work is giving me chronically sore hips, glutes, hams and quads!


I'm still rather groggy late mornings/mid-day...which is actually driving me absolutely insane!

[narcsarge]

Sounds to me like you probably still have the best gams in your MA class Hawkie. I know too well what you mean about the hips and butt. Still, how many people our age are complaining about workout pains? Hope you feel better real soon!

[Weecrack]

Regarding ur hypothyroid

Ever look into raw glandular extracts?

Alot of people with the same/similar medical conditions swear by them...

Theres a plethera of them on the market....

I can talk to the natropathic doctor thats on staff at our shop and see what he says....

Youll get through it....

Also if you can get it research the herb stinging nettle its has good properties to open up bronchial passages, they usta dose it with mau huang till america fkked that one up....