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Thursday, January 04, 2007

I went to my first Yoga class today...It was pretty cool.

Better News? I ordered an Altitude Simulator and it is arriving on Monday. If you follow this blog, you know that my hematocrit generally wavers between 32 and 36. Normal for an adult male is between 38 and 50. Pro cyclists use Altitude tents to get their hematocrit as close to 50% as possible. The more red blood cells the faster and longer you can go.

When I was first transplanted my hematocrit jumped from 32 to 38 and I felt like superman. I'm looking forward to that feeling again. If my body responds to the simulated altitude I'll be a very happy camper.

Incidentally, I got busted when Discover Fraud Prevention called my wife to ask about a rather large purchase I had dropped on the card. She was not a happy camper.

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In 1986, doctors discovered that my Kidneys were failing, they gradually got worse until September 25, 2000 when my mother donated a kidney.

After the transplant, I felt like I needed to prove something to myself, so I took a bicycle tour(PACTour) across the US. I've competed at the US and the World Transplant Games as well as in Ultra distance events. My transplant will likely fail in the next couple of months and I'm currently preparing to go on dialysis.

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