Post Surgery Update
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:39 pm
Grumpy asked me to post an update on how things are going after my bypass surgery, so here goes.
Since I came home from the hospital a week ago today, I have seen a noticeable improvement every day. Thursday, my wife drove me into town for a much needed haircut. Friday we went grocery shopping and I pushed the cart around with no adverse results. The incision pain has been manageable from the beginning, but I experience less pain each day. I'm only using the medication first thing in the morning to help loosen things up and at night to help with getting sleep. I hope to be able to start cardiac rehab this coming week or the next. The weather hasn't been conducive to getting outside and walking, so my muscle tone and pulmonary capacity is still a little diminished. Beyond that, I feel just fine and have not had much trouble sleeping or getting around. I'm anxious for warmer weather, so I can get outside more.
If anyone has any curiousity questions about the procedure, just ask.
Since I came home from the hospital a week ago today, I have seen a noticeable improvement every day. Thursday, my wife drove me into town for a much needed haircut. Friday we went grocery shopping and I pushed the cart around with no adverse results. The incision pain has been manageable from the beginning, but I experience less pain each day. I'm only using the medication first thing in the morning to help loosen things up and at night to help with getting sleep. I hope to be able to start cardiac rehab this coming week or the next. The weather hasn't been conducive to getting outside and walking, so my muscle tone and pulmonary capacity is still a little diminished. Beyond that, I feel just fine and have not had much trouble sleeping or getting around. I'm anxious for warmer weather, so I can get outside more.
If anyone has any curiousity questions about the procedure, just ask.