Lee's Posts

I have my follow up with my cardiologist on Monday to get my echo results, a bit nervous. Seven weeks out from MVR surgery and feeling good, walking a lot and doing yoga a few times a week. I start cardio rehab next week as well. My only issue is that I feel like my hands feel shaky once in a wile, not sure why.

Tomorrow will be 6 weeks since my MVR surgery. I am feeling really good, I feel like I have a lot more energy than even just two weeks ago. I do have one question for everyone ahead of me, I feel like I need to eat more than I used to keep up my energy. After a long walk, I feel a bit shaky like my blood sugar level has dropped and I usually eat and rest a little and it gets better. But I do know my heart rate is higher than it used to be before surgery and I am guessing that maybe I am burning more calories than I used to which means I need to eat more? I am trying to get better at tracking everything, I just bought an older Apple Watch so that I can start to track my vitals better. Has anyone else noticed that they need to eat more than before surgery to keep their energy up? Do you think it has to do with heart running at a higher number than before? I am going to ask my cardiologist to start cardio rehab, I think that will give me this type of information and help me learn to track my own vitals better.