Betsy's Posts

Stopping by to say hello and to check in with old acquaintances to see how everybody is doing. Life has resumed its old rhythms, mostly. The only thing different from before last summer's TAVR is that i get breathless with not much exertion. I did cardiac rehab for some months, I'm doing my barn and pasture chores without any trouble. I can clean a couple of horse stalls about like before. But walking up a not-steep incline from barn to house makes me breathless. I saw my regular cardiologist recently and told him about it. I wondered aloud if it was still being deconditioned after the months of curtailed activity before TAVR. He listened to my heart, listened to my description. He said I am not having heart failure, so deconditioning is most likely. We discussed exercise, and he gave me a written plan for increasing gradually, etc. I have barely looked at it because I don't like walking. I live on a farm on a rural road and I could walk up the road every day, but I am not motivated to do it. I'd be more likely to use the treadmill in my basement, but it won't start. Who do you call for that? It's huge and heavy, so needs a house call. My husband bought it near where we used to live and they service them, but 25 miles away? I guess it's worth asking.