GP’s Old Man With A Plan Log
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Dustin07
Legend
she sounds like my wife. these broads are tough as nails. they sent my wife home with a 10 day supply of oxy that last surgery and the night I got her home she was already off it and back to the ibuprofen for a couple days. their pain tolerance inspires me to hide how much I'm in pain half the time lol.Thanks guys….she is doing much better today. Even tried to talk me into hopping in the hospital bed with her. I told that was the Morphine talking, and she said “no they quit giving me Morphine yesterday.
gphagan1
Legend
7/14/2026
Tuesday
Stretches
Warmups
Rotator Cuff
McLeod Flys
Bench 5-3-1
175 x 5
205 x 5
230 x 10( 2 RIR)
Spoto Bench
230 x 5, 5
HS Incline Bench Machine
210 x 10, 10, 10
CG Bench
185 x 10
205 x 10, 10, 10
Side Laterals
30s x 10, 10, 10
Cybex Tri Extension Machine
3 x 10
My wife is getting better every day now. The doctor told us even though she was in very good spirits, and didn’t complain much when they admitted her, he said she was very sick and this was a very dangerous infection. But he said she is actually doing great now. He is going to keep her probably 3 more days and continue with the IV antibiotics and test again Friday to see if she can come home. We like it that they started giving her probiotics and all the yogurt she wants. She wanted me to thank you guys for all the kind words, and the thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She said she could feel the love.
I’m going back to work Wednesday, since she’s doing so well, and I was able to get my workout in today. I was really stiff in stretches and warmups, but started feeling good once I started adding weight.
The program called for 225 on my last set of bench, but I went ahead and put 230 because I had rounded up to 225 last month, and man it really went smooth. Pretty sure I could have got 12 at 230, but sticking with my plan of leaving a couple reps in the tank.
I think I’m starting to feel the effects of not being on TRT. The little bit of Mast and DHEA has no doubt helped, but I can definitely feel my energy being zapped and I’m having to take a little more rest between sets. My source should have it in next week….man I really hope so.
Tuesday
Stretches
Warmups
Rotator Cuff
McLeod Flys
Bench 5-3-1
175 x 5
205 x 5
230 x 10( 2 RIR)
Spoto Bench
230 x 5, 5
HS Incline Bench Machine
210 x 10, 10, 10
CG Bench
185 x 10
205 x 10, 10, 10
Side Laterals
30s x 10, 10, 10
Cybex Tri Extension Machine
3 x 10
My wife is getting better every day now. The doctor told us even though she was in very good spirits, and didn’t complain much when they admitted her, he said she was very sick and this was a very dangerous infection. But he said she is actually doing great now. He is going to keep her probably 3 more days and continue with the IV antibiotics and test again Friday to see if she can come home. We like it that they started giving her probiotics and all the yogurt she wants. She wanted me to thank you guys for all the kind words, and the thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She said she could feel the love.
I’m going back to work Wednesday, since she’s doing so well, and I was able to get my workout in today. I was really stiff in stretches and warmups, but started feeling good once I started adding weight.
The program called for 225 on my last set of bench, but I went ahead and put 230 because I had rounded up to 225 last month, and man it really went smooth. Pretty sure I could have got 12 at 230, but sticking with my plan of leaving a couple reps in the tank.
I think I’m starting to feel the effects of not being on TRT. The little bit of Mast and DHEA has no doubt helped, but I can definitely feel my energy being zapped and I’m having to take a little more rest between sets. My source should have it in next week….man I really hope so.
Dustin07
Legend
Hey that 230 by 10 is pretty great! aren't we pretty close to PR territory there? I can't remember where you had maxed your 10 rep sets at...
She sounds pretty great, I'm sorry that she has had to stay in the hospital.. thats a longer stay than I would have expected!
He is going to keep her probably 3 more days and continue with the IV antibiotics and test again Friday to see if she can come home. We like it that they started giving her probiotics and all the yogurt she wants. She wanted me to thank you guys for all the kind words, and the thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She said she could feel the love.
She sounds pretty great, I'm sorry that she has had to stay in the hospital.. thats a longer stay than I would have expected!
gphagan1
Legend
Yeah we were surprised he wanted to keep her a few days extra, but he said because her immune system is probably weak from her MS medicine he is wanting to be safe and make sure.
I’ve done the 230 x 10 before, but this time definitely felt easier than it did before. Hoping I get a surge when I get back on TRT.
gphagan1
Legend
7/16/2026
Wednesday
Stretches
Warmups
Wide Grip Pulldowns
160 x 10, 10, 10
Pull-ups
12, 12
HS Iso Lateral High Row
230 x 8
320 x 8
330 x 8, 8, 8
Machine Preacher Curl
4 x 10
Incline DB Curl
45s x 8, 8, 8, 8
DB Rear Laterals
35s x 10
40s x 10, 10
Had to rush a little on this workout, but still felt strong all the way through even though I was definitely zapped at the end. Afterwards went by Longhorns and got a couple of steak dinners and went and surprised my wife at the hospital. She had a little bit of a rough day today from body aches which they were pretty sure is from the MS. It’s pretty common when she has to go into the hospital and her body is weak that she has an MS attack. Her Neurologist is a part of her care team in the hospital, so he’s giving her Solumedrol for the next 3 days to calm down the flare up. To be honest I think we are going to talk to him about changing her biologic medicine that he started her on last August, because her immune system has really took a hit with this one. He said this one hits some people’s immune system harder than others and after the last couple of kidney infections he said we may need to change. Well I think this one has made that decision for us and we need to change. Honestly those medicines all seem to work great in the beginning for MS, but after a while it’s like the disease adapts and it’s less effective, but the side effect of the weakened immune system stays. She’s tough though and keeps soldiering through.
Wednesday
Stretches
Warmups
Wide Grip Pulldowns
160 x 10, 10, 10
Pull-ups
12, 12
HS Iso Lateral High Row
230 x 8
320 x 8
330 x 8, 8, 8
Machine Preacher Curl
4 x 10
Incline DB Curl
45s x 8, 8, 8, 8
DB Rear Laterals
35s x 10
40s x 10, 10
Had to rush a little on this workout, but still felt strong all the way through even though I was definitely zapped at the end. Afterwards went by Longhorns and got a couple of steak dinners and went and surprised my wife at the hospital. She had a little bit of a rough day today from body aches which they were pretty sure is from the MS. It’s pretty common when she has to go into the hospital and her body is weak that she has an MS attack. Her Neurologist is a part of her care team in the hospital, so he’s giving her Solumedrol for the next 3 days to calm down the flare up. To be honest I think we are going to talk to him about changing her biologic medicine that he started her on last August, because her immune system has really took a hit with this one. He said this one hits some people’s immune system harder than others and after the last couple of kidney infections he said we may need to change. Well I think this one has made that decision for us and we need to change. Honestly those medicines all seem to work great in the beginning for MS, but after a while it’s like the disease adapts and it’s less effective, but the side effect of the weakened immune system stays. She’s tough though and keeps soldiering through.
Dustin07
Legend
I was going to ask if that might be playing a role. She goes home this weekend?
hmm thats interesting. my buddy has had that issue for years with various a.d.d. meds. he finally came out with a combination/dosage that seems to be dialed in his brain at times would be just a mess. it got to where we could always tell when he changed rx and I'd be like... yo Ian, you left your right shoe and and jacket in the bathroom again, did you change your meds?
MrKleen73
Legend
@gphagan1 Man, I know how that can be with the MS stuff, my MIL just finished her chemo / radiation for metastasized lung cancer, and the stress from it has her MS in full effect right now. Poor thing is slurring her words, having a hard time doing any normal physical activities, forgetting what she was saying. Just on the MS Struggle Bus... Her mind takes a MASSIVE HIT when she gets sick, and the MS kicks in. Like it truly just takes her out so hard. She is supposed to come out in 2 weeks but I am not sure if that is ideal or if we should ask her to give it another month so she can recover a bit more, and really enjoy her stay. She will be with us for 3-4 weeks this time, which will be nice to have her around, and after the cancer got so bad they originally just kind of gave her a death sentence we do not want to lose any time with her. Luckily a change in doctors and facilities they came up with a new experimental way to attack it and she got to ring the bell about a month ago!!! The radiation sickness has hold of her now so her MS resilience is crumbling under that load. So this is one MS outbreak I am sure she does not regret.
You have no idea how much that last comment fits me. LMAO! Thank goodness, I have a high IQ or I would be pretty useless. LOL
Dustin07
Legend
haha yeah I get that. most of the a.d.h.d. people I know are also by far the most intelligent people I know. I can't tell you how many times Ian has left his gymbag in my car when we run down for a lunch session. Or the time we get into my car, drive a 1/2 mile down the road and he goes "oh we need to go back, my gym bag is in my truck"
gphagan1
Legend
We’re hoping she can go home this weekend. The MS flare up has her Neurologist just wanting to be very cautious because of how serious this infection was, so the Urologist and the Infectious Disease Doctor, they called in because of MRSA, with her Neurologist will all decide together when she can go. Her Neurologist talked to us this morning and said they don’t want to put a time table on when she can go home because any relapse from the MRSA coming back would be way more serious.
You know I know I complain about the health care system a lot, but all these doctors and nurses are doing a fantastic job, and I’ve got to say it’s refreshing seeing how much they truly care.
Man that is very sad for your mother in law…just one of those diseases whether MS or Cancer is brutal, but both of them together I know is a true nightmare. Hopefully the chemo has really helped and her MS will calm down so she can have some relief.
Dustin07
Legend
I'm with you there!!!! I can't tell you how grateful I was to be in America with my wife's cancer!!!
I'm super grateful that you guys like your medical team, thats a great place for her to be mentally.
MrKleen73
Legend
Yeah MRSA is super serious, I don't think many people realize how bad it truly is. While unpleasant to have to stay she should definitely be there until the doctors are comfortable letting her leave. Especially with her having an MS flare up.
Yeah, it is sad, but also awesome since she seems to have been given an all clear for right now. I think she has to go in again in another week or two to get another scan, make sure nothing is growing back but yeah, they expect her to live a good bit longer now. So even though she is miserable right now with all of that she is super stoked to know she has more time!