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Hi JoAnne Just checking in to see how you and those tomatoes are doing? Hope you are improving daily. It sure has been a hot summer for your part of the country. Here in FL we haven\'t been over 95 (110 with the heat index). I just finished session #25 of rehab and am doing well. Take care. Fran

Hi, JoAnne! I\'ve thought about you from time to time but have to apologize for just now getting back to you! Sounds like you are being smart and listening to your body...not pushing it. It was really interesting to hear about your \"cooked\" tomato! The heat is getting to everyone and everything. Anyway, Gerry and I are so glad you\'re doing so well. Pam

Glad to hear that your rehab is going well. I know it\'s hard to be a patient patient :), but keep trying, which sounds you\'re doing. The last time I saw you a week ago, I thought and told you that you look great! The healing process takes time, which I know you have already discovered. Hang in there! LOL Gloria M.

Hi JoAnne Thanks for the update. It\'s always nice when the update is boring and \"drifting along\". Enjoy yourself and your time off. Your body will know when it\'s time to return to your work routine. Stay healthy. Fran

JoAnne, Believe me, it will definitely take 6 months before you really feel more yourself and then by a year you won\'t notice it at all. Andrea & I have been wondering about you. Mane Assets has said that you quit and won\'t be coming back. So what is the real scoop? ndrea had her hair colored by someone outside. Tee has cut my hair twice and I actully have a new shorter style now. When I asked Tee, she ackwoledged you wouldn\'t be coming back but implied she didn\'t know the entire story. But she did say she thought you had gotten another job at Penney\'s or someplace like that that had better benefits & hours. So maybe she was just repeating the office speculation...but she didn\'t word it that way. Maybe it was the language barrier. Can you recommend someone for Andrea for her cuts and color? Wish you the best. Sandy Schluge sas2u@virginia.edu 924-4275

JoAnne, I think you\'re doing amazing considering the type of surgery you had. Don\'t put too much pressure on yourself. You\'ve had major surgery; thus, the healing is going to take a while. I know it\'s very hard to be a patient patient, but I know you can do it. Hang in there! You\'ll get to where you want to me before you know it. Take care! Gloria M.

JoAnne, I think you told me one time that this would be your first experience with major surgery. You are certainly doing very well indeed. It has been my experience with surgeries that you kind of bump along for a while in recovery and then all of a sudden you start to feel great again. I miss seeing you and hope to see you again soon. Charlotte

Hey Joanne, \"Roller Coaster\" is a perfect description of what it\'s like to recover from a major surgery. The up and down is very normal and expected. I\'m hoping that your sternal discomfort may be significantly improved in another month, and would expect that it will gradually lessen over time. It\'s great that you\'re walking and staying active- which will only speed your recovery. A good rule of thumb is to listen to your body- rest when you\'re tired, and do light activity when you have more energy. When you exert yourself more, you\'ll likely feel more tired the next day/ so you rest more that day. It will be up and down for awhile, and the peaks and valleys will become more level gradually over time. It sounds like you\'re doing amazingly well! I\'m so proud of you, and happy that you have a healthier heart now. Miss you! Ginny

Hi JoAnne It\'s our nature to compare ourselves to what we were like before. For a lot of people the improvement after surgery is dramatic. But I bet even they are still working on getting to be 100%. It doesn\'t happen overnight, as I\'ve said before I would judge day by day and then my dear husband suggested we judge week by week. It was the perfect answer and of course, each week was better than the previous one. To me, sounds like you\'re doing great. Are you sleeping flat in your bed? Have you tried raising your upper body with some pillows or a wedge, there might be less pulling. Keep healing. Fran Z

Hi JoAnne You are only five weeks post-op so perhaps you are expecting a little too much from yourself. You won\'t be doing cartwheels for at least another week! Glad you are healing well. Cheryl, Ontario