Maureen's Posts

Today in cardiac Rehab I was able to do 15 min on the rowing machine with an average of 78 watts. 7 weeks post op, i still find this unbelievable i never expected to be this far along so quickly. Hiking on off days of Rehab and gardening as much as I can

My surgery was still at the "elective" stage, in February I had a allergic reaction to the anesthesia so the surgeon called my first attempt. Corona virus struck therefore all the allergy testing was cancelled, put on hold until July 2 and naturally it came back inconclusive. Met with Surgeon july 13 we discussed date how to proceed etc we picked July 28 pre medicated with prendensone night before morning of changed the anesthesia. At 0630 My Awesome surgeon greeted me just before I went into the OR we looked at each other crossed our fingers high fived wished one another good luck. SUCCESS This complete experience has been a blessing, surgery didnt happen the first time apparently I wasn't ready. Gave me extra six months to get myself in the best physical shape possible I was still hiking 2 nights before my procedure. 1 week after my procedure I have experienced absolutely No discomfort or pain on 500mg over counter Tylenol,up and about walking almost 1.5 miles(not all at once) listening to my body resting when needed. All of this is a pleasant surprise