(I just posted this message in MIN_ADMIN and am posting it here in case anyone else is wondering about me.)

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Hello All,

I have been meaning to write this message for a while now. I was awakened by our pest control guy for the apartments I live in banging my door at 9 AM this morning which got me out of bed and I noticed that Andrew had told me I need to look at the BBS, so here I am.

I have been quiet since I got out of the hospital on February 15 as I have been very busy. I was hospitalized two weeks ago over the weekend due to angina (heart pain from unknown causes). Turns out I was very low in magnesium and I then found out that not all of the blockages in my heart were cleared when I had stents put in a couple of years ago. So I had to undergo a nuclear stress test (they inject a vasodialator into my system and a radioactive tracer to stress my heart a good bit) and an echocardiogram. Thankfully, all came back normal. My medications were changed and shuffled around and no angina since then. I'm taking care of my hypomagnesumia also.

My right foot is getting worse. Seems the Charcot foot really damaged the superstructure of my foot and I need to undergo foot reconstruction surgery very soon in order to keep my foot and not lose it to amputation. My cardiologist and I discussed this and it saeems that he would "sign off" on the surgery so I am now talking to my podiatrist about it. This would mean an eight to twelve week hospitalization. However, unlike last time, I can plan things. I'd also be allowed to wear my own clothing (instead of hospital pajamas) and I can bring my mobility scooter with me which would allow me to go down to the main hospital when I needed to or if I wanted to visit the small store they have there.

I also discovered that my current BBS setup is not conducive to remote adminstration so I am moving my BBS back to MBSE under Linux and I am considering setting up an ArcaOS VM for ProBoard testing and Cheepware development. I am currently waiting for a replacement hard drive to arrive and I'll get the new system up and running.

Speaking of Cheepware, I've successfully compiled one of my doors for DOS and Linux. However, I need to update MultiDoor (my fork of MannDoor) with a lot of new code I've written, including an error logging function. That's on the back burner for now.

My parents are considering moving so I have been busy trying to get the rest of my stuff into a 10'x20' storage room I have rented. It's difficult to do with my right foot scting up but it'll get done.

I'm sorry that I have been so quiet. But I am still around if needed and Andrew keeps an eye on things for me. If there's issues, he lets me know.

I am always available at zc@minftn.net if I don't respond to netmail in a timely fashion.

I'm hoping for things to calm down a bit but I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon.
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-- Sean

... "Thanks a thousand." - Nelson Rockefeller
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To: Sean Dennis
Re: Quiet
By: Sean Dennis to All on Fri Apr 05 2024 10:02 am

of my stuff into a 10'x20' storage room I have rented. It's difficult to do with my right foot scting up but it'll get done.

I'm sorry that I have been so quiet. But I am still around if needed and Andrew keeps an eye on things for me. If there's issues, he lets me know.

thanks for the update. are you still active in church? maybe they can help you move things?

also about magnesium, it seems like when we get older we get low on it and develop problems. i get bad cramps in my legs (like torture) and i feel like shit when i'm not taking it.
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Jas Hud wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

thanks for the update. are you still active in church? maybe they can help you move things?

Yes, that and I have a few others to help me. Something is wrong with my
back right now as it is very difficult and painful for me to move and walk.
I see my primary care provider next Wednesday to discuss it with him.

also about magnesium, it seems like when we get older we get low on it
and develop problems. i get bad cramps in my legs (like torture) and i feel like shit when i'm not taking it.

My medication has been changed to make sure I don't lose any more of it if
possible. However, since I don't eat any veggies often, my magnesium levels
are chronically low. I'm now taking 400mg of magnesium glycinate (an
easily-absorbed version of magnesium) and that seems to be helping in many
ways.

-- Sean


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To: Digimaus
Re: Re: Quiet
By: Digimaus to Jas Hud on Fri Apr 05 2024 10:47 pm

also about magnesium, it seems like when we get older we get low on it and develop problems. i get bad cramps in my legs (like torture) and i feel like shit when i'm not taking it.

My medication has been changed to make sure I don't lose any more of it if
possible. However, since I don't eat any veggies often, my magnesium levels
are chronically low. I'm now taking 400mg of magnesium glycinate (an
easily-absorbed version of magnesium) and that seems to be helping in many
ways.

i must have had a premonition because I got lit up in the middle of the night last night. I didn't drink enough water the entire day as well.
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Jas Hud wrote to Digimaus <=-

i must have had a premonition because I got lit up in the middle of the night last night. I didn't drink enough water the entire day as well.

I tend to drink a lot of water to keep hydrated and to help my kidneys. Due
to being on blood pressure and blood thinner medications long-term, there is now a small amount of blood that is leaking into my urine. It's a very tiny amount but not keeping hydrated, in my case, help lead to kidney failure.

Magnesium is also very good to help you sleep but you have to take it a few hours before bed.

Here is a video about magnesium glycinate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxCWlEJMS2U

-- Sean

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To: Digimaus
Re: Re: Quiet
By: Digimaus to Jas Hud on Sat Apr 06 2024 09:35 pm

Magnesium is also very good to help you sleep but you have to take it a few hours before bed.

that's why i orginally got it but i dont think it works.
i take melatonin and benedryl. they say benedryl can mess up your brain.

Here is a video about magnesium glycinate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxCWlEJMS2U

that's a good vid.
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Jas Hud wrote to Digimaus <=-

that's why i orginally got it but i dont think it works.
i take melatonin and benedryl. they say benedryl can mess up your
brain.

I take benfoitamine (a fat-soluable form of Vitamin B1; it also crosses the blood-brain barrier) and that helps me. Of course, melatonin has the most immediate effect.

that's a good vid.

Dr. Berg has a lot of great informational videos.

-- Sean

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