Jim's Guestbook

Hey Jim, Thank you so much for your prayers and well wishes. Please convey them to your wife as well. They were appreciated greatly. I continue to do well, altho I tire very quickly and easily. But the strength will all come in time, I\'m sure. Glad to hear that your back in the \"swing\" again. Really good news. Diana

Hi Jim I knew you weren\'t coughing but wasn\'t exactly sure what went wrong. Did the doctor not believe the stretched vocal cords were from the tube? I know when I went the doctors were telling me all sorts of things those tubes do. You take it easy. Cheryl, Ontario

Hey Jim, Thank you for the encouraging words on my guestbook. Wow .. thats amazing you came off of surgery so quickly! You\'re probably a lot tougher than I am .. for sure. The hardest part I am dealing with now are the symptoms of my cardio going downhill so badly. The doc told me to do nothing until my next appointment. Thats in about 3 weeks!!! I haven\'t missed 3 weeks of workouts in .. well never. What\'s a gym rat to do?? lol .. I see you reside in Arizona? My wife and I really, really love it there and want to relocate there. But my golf is terrible! ;-) Peace!! Ray Williams

Hi Jim Thanks for the note in my guestbook. I didn\'t realize you were having the problem with your throat because I was just thinking you were having quite an amazing recovery without any side issues. The business with my throat started on about the third day after surgery. As I was having to use my spirometer I found it was almost a waste of time because I couldn\'t stop coughing. As you\'ve read, I lived on Halls and Fisherman Friend cough candies and tried any and every remedy that came my way. Three doctors all told me the same thing, it was the tube and sometimes it happens and could take up to 6 months or so to resolve itself. Totally frustrating because we were going into winter with the Swine Flu having hit hard so I was avoided like the plague. Did you notice Mary Ann is going through it now as well and is getting nowhere? I\'ve been watching to see how she\'s making out. For the longest time I was the only one who complained about the throat issue so there wasn\'t much input to be had. Wishing you continued full recovery and hope you manage to get the throat settled sooner than later. Cheryl, Ontario

Hi Jim Hope your info will be very helpful for Linda as she struggles with her situation. You, being the pro and pacesetter would be the one to know. Have only been to rehab 3 times and they are fine tuning what I do. Today, the bicycle (that I\'ve used twice) gave me extreme pain after 3 minutes. So, we\'re trying the recumbent bike, that seemed easier on the knees. Using the arm exercise on the Airdyne bike gave me incisional pain. We agreed it was muscles being stretched. So, soon everything will gel and I\'ll be working away. Take care. Fran Z

Hi Jim, So glad to hear of your strong recovery! You have shamed me into going to the driving range tomorrow to at least make a start back to my game. We just can\'t shake off our winter woollies here in Scotland, we thought that summer had arrived last week but we are back to cold and wet this week. I hope it improves for the Open at St Andrews! Stay well! warmest wishes Penny (Scotland)

Hi Jim Think your pest man is right. Think you\'d burn your hands if you touched the shanks of those clubs with those temps. Golfers, you\'re an interesting breed, having a few brothers and friends who golf, not much stops them in regards to weather. One brother even played in light snow (used a colored ball). Your recovery has been text book perfect. Hope it continues with no afib!! Fran Z

Hi Jim Hope rehab is going well or have you stopped and are you using the facility where you live? I have an appointment with the cardiac rehab facility next week. I will meet with the exercise physiologist for 45 minutes or so and then start in June. Will be starting slowly as I am only walking 15-20 minutes. Anyway, just wanted to say great job and great recovery. Fran Z