Weight Update #2

Since my last update a week ago, I’m pleased to report that my weight has stabilized at 159 to 160 pounds, a level I consider to be ideal for me. So the precipitous weight drop I had previously experienced was indeed the result of the Lasix medication. Thankfully, my discontinuation of that drug has enabled my weight to rebound, and my low sodium diet has prevented the return of the lung congestion from which I had been suffering. So I’m currently drug free, my daily 3-mile hikes continue, I do not experience any shortness of breath even on substantial exertion, and I feel remarkably well. I still have mild soreness in my kidneys, however. And that heart continues to pound away. But other than that, I’m ready to take on the world . . . and just may have to.