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Oh My Goodness, How Sweet. :D and I want to wish a Happy Birthday to Mike. I hope you had a great birthday. :D I had one of my best birthdays.. Thank goodness no one forgot and I can't believe this board sent me a happy birthday message (very early this morning) !!! I read their happy birthday message first thing this morning - just got out of bed and turned on my computer for messages and there it was "happy birthday" message from Hank.. What a lovely surprise.. :D

I have to tell you - I went to my EP doc last week and I'm in intermittent 'full heart block' and I know I've had trouble breathing going upstairs and especially running up hills - but I thought it was from my lungs not recovering fully from the OHS surgery. But my EP doc said: No, I can't get my heart rate over 140 bpm on my own. So he programmed my pacemaker 'on' to take my heart rate up to 165 bpm when exercising.. I've been really bummed out -knowing that 165 bpm is the best I can get. I can't run uphills on 165 bpm - at least not for ME... If I continue to race - I'm looking at all 'flat' race courses if I want to get a decent race time and not walk the entire race and come in LAST. I know this probably sounds frivilous for most heart patients - I'm very lucky..

Just by coincident I just took up biking several weeks ago and I bought a new bike for my 'birthday' and I'm so glad - as without thinking about my happy times on this bike - I would be just lost.. I've been very, very sad for days since I got the news. I can still run - but its not the same - and although I have it better than most - I feel a quality of life I had has been lost. But at least it explains my frustration on not breathing from time to time..

But your wishing me a happy birthday touched my 'heart' in a very warm feeling..

Thanks to All of You. It meant so much to see the post from Hank - on what I thought would be a truly 'miserable' birthday.. This board is so nice.. I've met some wonderful people who genuinely care about other people.. My daughter is going to get married in a month or so and her husband to be is in the Army - and I'm afraid she'll be moving away from home. Like they say when it 'rains' it 'pours'. I guess I'll have to join a frequent flyer program.. I hate to FLY... But I will want to see my daughter and her husband to be.. He's a really nice guy. They both graduated from college and had shared an appt. during their senior year. I think he's very nice and I like him. I'm just not sure I want her to leave this state.. Its not like the old days where I could say: Go to your ROOM.. and I knew she was 'safe'... Its hard to let go and let them grow up... Now we're getting ready to go to his boot camp graduation and then plan a very 'fast' wedding.. In between 'orders' - he's still not sure where he's going after boot camp.. :-( I hope its not Iraq :-(

Well, I had a wonderful birthday and I want to thank you all...
Best Wishes
Marilyn (runner)
 
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