It's mid January and I've got my head around the idea of having high blood pressure now and everything feels pretty normal. I'm on Amlodipine pills 10mg for the moment and I'm hoping to get off of them if possible. I've got a blood pressure machine that straps to my wrist and measures my blood pressure and the measurements have steadily declined right from the outset. In addition I've changed my diet dramatically in accordance with the suggestions that the British Heart Foundation suggest, so with a bit of luck if the dosage is reduced the other changes that I've made might sustain the normal blood pressure readings? Who knows, but I've got an appointment with the nurse this coming Wednesday and she's going to look at my data that I've been recording and do some blood tests for things like Cholesterol as far as I can recall.
The only thing that I have been neglecting which doesn't help is the exercise component, but in the last day or so I've been making a start to get ready for the new season. I ate so much less than I would normally do over Christmas and people at work have been saying that I look like I've lost weight, so that's probably a good sign. I've now just to get some muscles, strength, stamina and agility back.
Another good thing that I've noticed is that my Plantar Fasciitis seems to have eased of after over two years of it and this has happened with no intervention. About a year or so ago I found a website, forum and a bunch of videos on Youtube by an Australian Podiatrist, who's qualifications put him at the top of his game. This bloke was in his late 50's pretty much the same as me and was still participating in sport of some sort - running possibly, I don't remember exactly, but he also had PF and he and his Podiatrist mates had pages and pages of info and discussions on the matter - what they were recommending for different patients and how much success was to be had with the different approaches for these patients. But, the bottom line seemed to be that there was no sure fire cure, there were recommendations that were made because there was potential for some increase in comfort, but the overall sense was that there was a placebo effect in recommending treatment (a) or (b) more than an actual proven medical benefit.
The main bloke writing the article was massively dismissive of all the stuff on Youtube, making the point that there was no all-singing all dancing cure for PF, because when it came down to it, PF in many instances if left alone suddenly (like mine has) dissipates and disappears. He went on to make the point that in my case for instance, if I'd seen a video on Youtube that has recommended rubbing brown sauce on my feet for 15 minutes a month ago and decided to try it, I might now be tempted to post stuff on Youtube about brown sauce being a miracle cure for PF, when in fact it had just gone away of it's own accord. I'm just happy that mine seems to have almost gone for the moment and fingers crossed I'll be able to bowl this season without that at the back of mind.
That'll do for now, I might waffle on about plans for variations for this coming season in the next couple of days.
