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Ruth joy posted a note for John that says:

Hi John ,
Welcome to recovery .
Little steps . One day at a time .
Eat well , eat plenty of oranges to help “movement “.
Drink plenty .
You ...Read more

Hi John ,
Welcome to recovery .
Little steps . One day at a time .
Eat well , eat plenty of oranges to help “movement “.
Drink plenty .
You are doing really well .

John Cookgot a new guestbook post

39 days ago

Dan Fouratt posted a note for John that says:

John I saw your post about running. The general advice on this site is listen to your body and it will tell you how hard you can push yourself. ...Read more

John I saw your post about running. The general advice on this site is listen to your body and it will tell you how hard you can push yourself. I am not a runner, my choice of exercise is treadmill at slope. I had my surgery on March 21, 2024. I started walking on the treadmill and occasionally outside the day I got home. Started adding slope to the treadmill a month later and added 10 degree plus slope by mid May. My rehab began with a stress test on May 31, 2024. I made it into level 5 (not out of it). This is the point I have failed all stress tests (and I have had plenty). This is one man's journey back to before surgery. Good luck on your journey. Dan

John Cook That’s for that info, Dan, and it’s reassuring. I’ve only done one Bruce, not quite a year ago ... Read more

John Cook That’s for that info, Dan, and it’s reassuring. I’ve only done one Bruce, not quite a year ago. I made it just over a minute into Stage 4. I’m not a fast runner, but I do enjoy it. I also mix a lot of treadmill hikes in between my runs to help build my aerobic capacity while giving my joints a break.

My plan is to start off with flat treadmill walks and slowly build up the incline. I’m not planning to do any running until I’m cleared for it. I’m sure I’m going to lose some aerobic capacity that I’ll have to recover.

Thanks.

Dan Fouratt Sounds like a good plan. Every exercise I took my BP before and after, this is what they did in reha ... Read more

Dan Fouratt Sounds like a good plan. Every exercise I took my BP before and after, this is what they did in rehab. I also charted my BPM average during the exercise and max. Good luck, Dan