Wiegieboard doesn't even lift.

Wiegieboard said:
Thanks for getting back in touch. I'm sorry it took so long to reply. I was quite ill but I have some news regarding it.
I'm 42 years old now. Not old by normal standards but my body took some punishment.
Yeah we were on Cagewarriors haha. I used to train under Paul McVeigh who was once their lightweight Champion for quite some time.
45 is wild. We're getting super old haha.
So this is the news.
About 4 weeks ago, I was sleeping 16 hours a day and was exhausted all the time. I had been that way for literal years. If I walked to the shop, I had to come home and sleep after it. I couldn't finish my 3 hour shift at work etc. Not only that, but I caught a virus. They normally linger in me for about 3 months or so until the doctor gives me something to kill them off.
Not this time though.
The virus hit me for 4 days and disappeared. I woke up one morning after 8 hours sleep needing a piss. I was going to go back to bed for another 8 hours like I normally do but I didn't need to. I watched some Dragonball Z and went to work like normal around 4pm and I didn't get out of breath walking up the stairs. I wasn't breathing heavy and I wasn't sweating either. I felt fine.
I put it down to a rare good day, it was the best good day I'd had in a couple of years.
I normally go to bed around 9pm but I was fine. I went to bed at 10pm......woke up at 6am. Felt fine. Felt fresh. That doesn't happen. This happened for a week where I felt ok. Highly unusual, so I called my doctor.
The doctor said ride the wave, so I did. I got a gym membership and went in on my first day. For many years, I had 20 minutes in me, then I'd crash for 3 hours. Not that day though. 20 minutes came and went. I was fine. Did another 20 minutes, was fine. Was beginning to think that I might be ok.
For 2 weeks now I have been fine. I have been training. I've been training HARD.
My illness seems to have somehow left me? I'd come to believing that I'd be ill until I died, but I think somehow I might have been given a second chance at something.
I am NOT squandering it.
I've been so ill for so long that I understand my body will be soft, so I am doing a loooong slow build up of controlled strength and effort with a primary focus on getting my cardiovascular abilities back, and protecting my joints. I remember that when Mr Boar hit his 40s, he said it was about maintaining the chariot that will carry him to old age.
I will continue my Journal Henceforth. Also as Mr Boar would say......ONWAAAARDS!

Martin1956 said:
What you describe has close parallels to what I've being going through, albeit a bit more extreme. Get your kidney function checked, mate. My high blood glucose caused high blood pressure which caused multiple issues including kidney damage, which is the root cause of my fatigue. All the best, and thanks for your kind words.

marc said:f**kin xfiles s**t lol people do tend to park next to people in empty car parks, which to me is weird.

Wiegieboard said:
Thank you. I do have high blood glucose and high blood pressure.
I'll bring this up at the doctors and see if they can do anything for me.
Fatigue is the worst thing I've ever experienced. You just can't get anything done and it spills over to every single aspect of your life. I do have a bad liver already, so ot only makes sense that other parts of me will be falling to bits hahaha

Martin1956 said:
My kidney function was low before I got referred. The kidneys regulate blood pressure and can be badly affected by high BP. Get it done ASAP. I'm close to needing dialysis.

Wiegieboard said:
Thank you Martin. I'm just in the door now after eating and feeding the crows. I'll get on the phone to my doctor now

jt said:I have to admit that if I see a car in a carpark clearly parked away from all others I HAVE to park next to it.