THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, I have had a very easy time of it.
My story is not very interesting. I was out walking from the day I got home. Just 8 days out of surgery, I was working from home a few hours a day (about 6-8). By the second week I was walking ½ mile around the block. I noticed that my pace was getting stronger and by the third week I was up to ¾ mile 2 to 3 times a day. I even made the mistake of weed whacking my yard in the third week. But I am yet to drive.
I have had very little to complain about. Even in the hospital, I did not have coughing spells, I had NO A-fib problems. It did take a few weeks till I could take a deep breath. I had a little problem with being short of breath when I talk. This has pretty much gone away. I do find that I can have a lot of energy one day, and the next day I am wiped out. I guess this is how you know you are not pacing yourself.
I still have some back pain and a bit of mussel soreness in my upper right chest area. This makes finding a comfortable position to sleep a problem. But this comes as no surprise to me. You all told me about this going in. Now I understand.
Well tomorrow I am going to try to run the lawn mower. Don’t worry, it is self propelled.
Feeling pretty good,
Stuart Schwartz
My story is not very interesting. I was out walking from the day I got home. Just 8 days out of surgery, I was working from home a few hours a day (about 6-8). By the second week I was walking ½ mile around the block. I noticed that my pace was getting stronger and by the third week I was up to ¾ mile 2 to 3 times a day. I even made the mistake of weed whacking my yard in the third week. But I am yet to drive.
I have had very little to complain about. Even in the hospital, I did not have coughing spells, I had NO A-fib problems. It did take a few weeks till I could take a deep breath. I had a little problem with being short of breath when I talk. This has pretty much gone away. I do find that I can have a lot of energy one day, and the next day I am wiped out. I guess this is how you know you are not pacing yourself.
I still have some back pain and a bit of mussel soreness in my upper right chest area. This makes finding a comfortable position to sleep a problem. But this comes as no surprise to me. You all told me about this going in. Now I understand.
Well tomorrow I am going to try to run the lawn mower. Don’t worry, it is self propelled.
Feeling pretty good,
Stuart Schwartz
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