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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: April 10, 2022

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Cathy Byrne got a guestbook from Ruth joy

2 years ago (July 21, 2023)

Cathy , enjoy your celebrations ! 😊

Cathy Byrne

Will do. We went out to eat last night and just chillin today.

Deena Z

Congrats, Cathy! Feels good to have it behind yoi, eh.

Cathy Byrne got a guestbook from Ruth joy

2 years ago (July 20, 2023)

Hi Cathy , Congratulations on your first anniversary 😊

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Cathy Byrne

Thanks Ruth. Itâ€™s hard to believe itâ€™s been a year. In some ways seems like yesterday and then it seems it was forever ago.

Cathy Byrne got a guestbook from Howard Powders

3 years ago (August 27, 2022)

Hi Cathy. Hope your surgery with Dr. Adams went well!!😊

Cathy Byrne

It went very well. Recovery has been way better than I anticipated. Iâ€™ve been walking a lot doing a mile for the past week and a half. I will be starting rehab Monday. How are you doing.

Howard Powders

Glad for you! I'm doing about the same, thankfully. I did 2 rehabs already, 6 weeks post-op, and I am obviously out of shape! Walking about a mile isn't bad, which like you, I was doing, but using the machines they want me to use is another thing! They give... Read more.

Cathy Byrne

Yep. Iâ€™m a little nervous about rehab. Iâ€™m sure Iâ€™m really out of shape too. Probably gonna get me feelings hurt. ðŸ˜‚

Howard Powders

Itâ€™s supposed to help get our heartbeat rates down a bit.ðŸ™‚

Cathy Byrne

Three trips to rehab down 33 to go. Apparently Iâ€™m doing well with exercises. I donâ€™t seem to have trouble accomplishing the set goal.

Howard Powders

I have 33 to go too! They give me a massage at the end of each session for my sciatica, but after 3 of them, I have to say they are ineffective, and I will just do the exercises without the massages going forward. Glad you are taking well to... Read more.

Cathy Byrne

31 to go. Could only go twice this week because of the holiday. My METS are 2.5 so far. Whatever that means!

Howard Powders

METS is metabolic equivalent. Compares your activity level to sitting at rest. 2.5 METS means you are exerting 2.5 times the energy when exercising than when you are at rest. They don't do that at my place. I cut out the massages. They aren't helping me. I went Monday and... Read more.

Cathy Byrne

Wow. Apparently I need to work harder then

Howard Powders

Pace yourself.

Cathy Byrne

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