Category: Random Thoughts (Page 2 of 16)
I went down a small rabbit hole recently reading about home office setups. I will be working from home for at least the next few weeks and wanted to see any tips to improve ergonomics and anything specificly for heart attack survivors.
Other than drooling over some fantastic and expensive setups, I did review ergonomics as related to monitors and it confirmed what I already knew.
My existing monitor setup involved sitting on a 2 shelf shoe rack which raised the monitors up to just above eye level. Normally this was nevery a problem but I did notice since the heart attack, after about an hour I was getting a headache and pain in my neck.
I have now removed that shelf so the monitors sit directly on the desk and with a bit of an adjustment, I have found a good working angle that I can sit there for quite a long time.
I think I will still look for a small 1 tier shelf as one of my monitors is not height adjustable and Iām using a book to bring it up to the right height.
Now to only convince my wife a 37ā curved monitor is needed….. š
It’s been an interesting few days, starting on Tuesday night.
I want to thank London EMS as well as Dr. Tang and the rest of the Cardiac Care Unit at LHSC Victoria Hospital
First of all and I was told several times, I did the right thing when I got chest pains and very bad sweats, I called 911. After some assessments, I was told I had experienced a small heart attack.
In the end, they discovered a blocked valve in the heart and inserted two stents to bypass it. This was all done in the space of 14 hours. The procedure is done in a surgical bay that looks like the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
You are also awake during the procedure, and the surgical team took the time to explain what they are doing. They put a probe up your arm from the wrist you can see it via a display (and feel it going in your arm and shoulder.
After that, there is an overnight stay while they do more tests to make sure everything is ok. I was discharged Thursday midday.
I have to take it easy for a few days and not lift anything heavy and I can’t drive for a month. So I’ll be working from home for the next month. And obviously, some lifestyle changes will be happening.
People may criticize the health care system and there are issues but for the people in the field, it does work. The front-line staff do what they can despite the challenges.