Robert's Posts

Well, it is past the 6 month mark and Rob is getting more and more active. He is exercising regularly, he is working in the yard, running errands, visiting with family and what else comes up. He still has some issues with the COPD which will always be and he is adjusting to them like a trooper!! He is doing better at reading his body again and knows when to stop and rest. He is gradually introducing his previous activities back into his life. He is doing well!! Would not want to repeat this experience but sooooo happy there are people out there who are good at what they do.

On the 14th of Aug. will be 5 months!! Seems like much longer than that! Rob is doing so much and of course he over does but it is difficult to know how much is too much until it is too late. He is getting better at giving himself permission to rest or to say no, not now. He has not had any depression. I think I worry about him more now than he does. I am having to work at keeping up with him now as it had gotten to the point that he could not keep up with me. What a wonderful gift the surgery has been. Thank you to the experts in this field. linda

Again it seems longer than the 9 weeks since surgery!! Rob is doing well, family is making sure he is not bored and he has developed a new interest, genealogy. He has walked on the treadmill for up to 45 min. He is driving and the blood is still not where it should be so still adjusting the coumadin. Took a trip to visit family last week-end and the questions that came up are: Is this too much? Will we know if we can stay over night or not? Is this too much pressure on the heart? Is the heart really alright? The anxiety was there but didn't stop him from going and he did great! It is amazing how good Rob said he felt! He goes for an ultra sound next week. There are still things to be careful of but pretty much life has returned to normal! Thank you medical field!