Chris's Posts

It's been a while since I last posted. Truth be told, after the failed mitral valve repair and a second surgery to re-repair it, I went with the "out of sight out of mind" approach while I waited for my three month follow up echo. During that time, we left Brookfield and moved back to Wausau, WI. That meant finding a new cardiologist. I ended up going with the guy that was my dad's cardiologist. My parents seemed to like him and he knows my family history. It took a little while to get in to see him and to set up the echo so my 3 month echo was actually a 4 month echo. Fortunately this time around the news was positive. They say the re-repair is functioning "fantastically". My EF is the same as it was back in June (around 45%) so they increased my Coreg dose a bit. Hope to get that number back up to 55 or so. My energy level is still down a bit but I think that's because I didn't do cardiac rehab this time around. As it stands right now, my next appointment is in a year. Chris

It's kind of amazing how fast time goes by. It has been 18 days since surgery and life is getting back to normal, except for the cabin fever. It has been so hot the last week or two. Highs in the upper 90's to low 100's with high humidity. It's been HOT!! So we have been doing walks/laps around the mall. It hasn't been so bad except for the inconvenience of having to have Sam drive everywhere. Pain has been good, only been using a couple of Tylenol for bed for the last 7 days. Sleeping has gotten a lot better as well. Thanks for all the well wishes!

Boy does it feel good to be home. The travel wiped me out quite a bit but it is REALLY nice to be home. We got to the house about 6:30 pm. Sam ran to the store to get a few essentials and it's now about 9 pm. Can't wait to see the boys tomorrow. Karla is coming to stay with me for the day while Sam runs to get them. Thanks again to the family for taking care of them while we were away. We appreciate it more than you'll ever know. Chris