FEELING GOOD After heart surgery - Page 2

Flying Dog · 09-20-2011, 09:18 AM

Glad to hear you are doing well!
Listen to your "Boss" and do what she says!

JimBob · 09-20-2011, 11:59 AM

Doc sez I can drive on the 23rd. Pat and I are going on the SSR apple Hill run on the 24th.

My first drive will be an SSR Run. Woo Hoo!!!

I've been walking about a 1/2 mile twice a day for 2 weeks.

Life is good!

nulogic1 · 09-20-2011, 01:38 PM

Mr Jim, you sound like a real trooper with a good outlook! Congradulations to you!
Modern medicine is THE one great blessing of education!
Hope to see you in Laughlin this January!

Brother!

Mike

JimBob · 10-04-2011, 09:20 AM

6 weeks since surgery. I sneezed today with out pain. Woo Hoo. The breast bone is healing.
Going to cardiac thearpy today. I'm hoping to be released for more exercise. Looking forward to weights and upper body workouts.
thanks for all the good wishes.
JimBob

Dicktator · 10-04-2011, 03:15 PM

Glad you are doing better. We always like GOOD News.

Dicktator

JimBob · 10-20-2011, 04:01 PM

I did the treadmill test yesterday and nothing blew. 12 minutes with out stopping, H/R of 114 on a 16 degree incline. Next week I go to my first Multi-fit class where they set the limits for individual workouts.
8 weeks down , 4 weeks to go.

Woo Hoo!

shiftz33 · 10-20-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JimBob

I did the treadmill test yesterday and nothing blew. 12 minutes with out stopping, H/R of 114 on a 16 degree incline. Next week I go to my first Multi-fit class where they set the limits for individual workouts.
8 weeks down , 4 weeks to go.

Woo Hoo!

Congrats!

Jgrden · 10-20-2011, 06:52 PM

Good work. Good health to you for ever and ever.

DOOPHUS · 10-20-2011, 08:03 PM

Great news, JimBob!

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RUN ROD RUN · 10-20-2011, 08:15 PM

That good news.
Have you been able to drive out on your own?

JimBob · 10-20-2011, 09:41 PM

Whoo!!! Hoo!!!!

JimBob · 11-06-2011, 07:05 AM

10 weeks later and I have have been released to increase the cardio exercise. I've been going to the gym everyday for 30 minutes on the bike. Heart rate is 55 resting and 85 to 95 with the bike.
I'm also trying a few of the strength machines on the upper body. Man, 3 months of sitting on my a$$ has weakened the muscles.
This whole process is tough but is better than it was by a long shot.
LIFE IS GOOD!

Dicktator · 11-06-2011, 08:39 AM

Pleased to hear you are back up and running, as they say.

Life is short enough as it is.

Dicktator

Purple Penelope · 11-06-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JimBob

Life is good. I'm amazed at what I can do. Pain is totally gone (never was terrible)and the walking for rehab has started. I'm up to a mile a day, 1/2 at a time. The shortness of breath during mild exercise is gone, better than before surgery. All this in 2 weeks.

JimBob, good for you. These H/A's are all different. Mine in June had no pain or numbness, just a tightness in my chest....commonly referred to as an "Elephant sitting on your chest"

JUST READ YOUR IN THEARPY...GREAT!!!! I'm in my second month and I've learned more about my heart that text books can provide.....and in laymens terms.

You don't want to exceed your maximum rate which is.....
220-your age, then 70 to80% of that number. For me it equates to controled activity on the treadmill or bike at 112-118 heart rate. Your heart healing and performance is measured by the drop in heart rate from activity to the resting difference five to 8 mnute time period.

When I started that difference was a drop of 10. Now it has increased to 20+. I didn't know any of this, and am glad I went to thearpy, because I've learned how to gauge my activity, and know where real improvement comes from. Good luck with your rehab.

I now belong to the "stent" club......there are a bunch of us around to talk about it

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Don't forget to take your meds......small price to pay for being vertical.

Dicktator · 11-06-2011, 03:11 PM

Ed, My resting heart rate is 54 to 62, what does that mean, if anything.

Dicktator

PapaWalker · 11-06-2011, 07:19 PM

JimBob - Had heard you were doing well. God is good and obviously those of us who have been lucky enough to spend time with you are happy with the good news. Hopefully you can join Northern SSR group on a run. If you can do a short run just let me know. Be happy to drive over perhaps to have coffee or lunch or just visit.

JimBob · 11-27-2011, 08:25 AM

3months later. All body parts are healed, including the leg incisions. They were slow to heal. I don't think about it all the time now, just thankful to be here.