As someone with six cardiac stents, I empathize. Follow the doctor's orders, then get back to it.
FYI: I passed my last set of stress tests with flying colors; it DOES get better. God be with you. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Daniel Rodriguez <drod...@gmail.com> wrote: > To all, > > I just want to say that I owe the list an apology. I did not want to > 'hijack' a thread/conversation about my condition. The OT Friday Funny was a > good joke, even my wife liked it. And she is in healthcare. > > For those who don't know, On July 27, I had open heart surgery to remove > 5-1/2 blockages that were in my heart. I was in the hospital for a week. A > week later, I had to go back into the hospital because the fluids that are > created because of the surgery, those tubes in your chest, were not > draining, or being flushed out of my system and my feet and legs were > starting to swell up. Fortunately, that was handled in time. > > It has been a real hard struggle just to recuperate. I am not used to 'just > sit around and do nothing'. I want to get back to work. But, right now, I > have not been cleared by my doctor to even drive, or even lift 10 lbs. ARGH! > I am allowed to go on 'short' walks. This past Saturday, I even went for a > two mile walk. It felt good. But I grow tired to easily and paid for it as I > slept nearly all day, yesterday. > > Again, I didn't mean to hijack that thread and should have known better. > Sorry. > > But for all those who did respond, thank you. It feels good to talk to > others, especially when you have something in common. > > > > > > -- -- Gregory Waleed Kavalec --------------------------------------------- What matters?... Only the flicker of light within the darkness, the feeling of warmth within the cold, the knowledge of love within the void. — Joan Walsh Anglund ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
