Comments on: Who Is In Control Here? http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/who-is-in-control-here/ Things I want to remember - James Wallace Harris Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: jameswharris http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/who-is-in-control-here/#comment-16 jameswharris Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:00:02 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/who-is-in-control-here/#comment-16 Oh, I've been walking like crazy and eating right. I aim for three miles every day, but sometimes my heart won't let me. My heart doctor suggests I get a procedure done called a radio frequency ablation which sometimes I want and sometimes I don't. I desperately want to believe that I have some control here. That if I do the right thing health-wise, my heart will reward me by acting right. This might be a total fantasy on my part, but I feel if I give in and have the procedure I won't make any effort to exercise and lose weight. I think I like having the gun to my head and I picture my heart doing what my will power refused to do. Other times, when I'm having some bad episodes and it's taking 45-60 minutes to get my heart to settle down I think I'm going to call my doctor. But when I feel better I hate that idea because it means I'm giving up on any hope of being in control. Jim Oh, I’ve been walking like crazy and eating right. I aim for three miles every day, but sometimes my heart won’t let me. My heart doctor suggests I get a procedure done called a radio frequency ablation which sometimes I want and sometimes I don’t. I desperately want to believe that I have some control here. That if I do the right thing health-wise, my heart will reward me by acting right.

This might be a total fantasy on my part, but I feel if I give in and have the procedure I won’t make any effort to exercise and lose weight. I think I like having the gun to my head and I picture my heart doing what my will power refused to do.

Other times, when I’m having some bad episodes and it’s taking 45-60 minutes to get my heart to settle down I think I’m going to call my doctor. But when I feel better I hate that idea because it means I’m giving up on any hope of being in control.

Jim

]]> By: one of us http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/who-is-in-control-here/#comment-14 one of us Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:54:00 +0000 http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/who-is-in-control-here/#comment-14 Brilliant piece of writing, Jim. Didn't know you had arrhythmia -- it seems very common these days, know lots of people with it and not by any means all overweight. Still, there are IMO so many benefits to even moderate workout and attention that it's a no-brainer. But then I think that depends on one's fear level too ;-) Hugs Dario Brilliant piece of writing, Jim. Didn’t know you had arrhythmia — it seems very common these days, know lots of people with it and not by any means all overweight.

Still, there are IMO so many benefits to even moderate workout and attention that it’s a no-brainer. But then I think that depends on one’s fear level too ;-)

Hugs
Dario

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