Seph's Posts

Walking was my main activity. I tried to walk a little more every day. I was pretty wiped out for a couple weeks, though. My walks were initially just down the driveway and back. It was a slow process, but you are much younger and will progress faster. I started cardiac rehab in 3 weeks, and I did treadmill, recumbent bike, and the tred step machine for 10 minutes each. Gradually I got up to 20 minutes each with a higher work load on the bike and tred step. Glad you are home! Don't forget to take a nap when you are tired!!

I'm happy all went well for you! Mainly I walked, a little every day.. Like Marie I was pretty tired the first few weeks and I pushed too much at times, thinking I had to .. do what you can, as long as you move at least 10-15 minutes a couple of times a day. No one say you need to run the 3 minute mile.. do at your pace if you get tired stop.. things get better as time goes on! Best of luck.

It's so hard waiting. I wish there was a clear answer to what to do to ease your mind. I took something to help me sleep eventually as the nights were the worst for me. You just have to have faith in the people taking care of you. They will want the very best for you and do everything they can to see that it happens. Soon you will look back and not even believe that it actually happened. You will do great and soon you'll be on the recovery side of things.

That is a really good question. I didn't have trouble sleeping, and I wasn't nervous until the day of surgery. I did tons of research into all the possible outcomes, good and bad. I researched my surgeon extensively. I finally came to the conclusion that I couldn't fix the problem myself, and I had to trust my doctor or go somewhere else. Once I got there, I just became calm. Worry kills your life. Its just not worth it. And having 8 prior surgeries helped too, although they were all very minor except one. So I generally knew what to expect. Have some fun before surgery and make some quality time with friends and family.