9 weeks post op

I am doing very well.  I did have a small bout of high blood pressure....went to 160/106.  It was discovered at my first day of Cardiac Rehab.  I also had gone to the beach for a week with my family and came home with a 10 pound gain of fluid.  So the nurse at Rehab wanted me to see my cardiologist soon. So when  I went in for my scheduled echo, I also saw my cardiologist's nurse.  She thought the pressure was too high and they saw some fluid behind my heart during the echo.  So, she sent me over for a CT at 2:30 the same day.  To make a long story short...the fluid was not too bad to make anyone worry and she put me on a BP med.  I started feeling better quickly.  I also had this strange pressure issue under my rib cage...but this all must have been connected with the fluid and the high BP.  My BP is now back to 120/80's (I usually was 120/70)....and feeling just fine now.

I am going to Rehab 3 times a week....every Mon, Wed and Fri.  I am not really the type that loves exercise but I am doing it.

My heart seems to be working great.  I do sometimes have some hard beats (maybe a PVC) when I lie down.  I do still have trouble going up alot of steps...but it is getting better.  I feel I am much better now than I was before surgery.  My incision area is doing ok.  Still pretty red and ugly but I am just wearing my tops and trying not to think about where and how much the scar is sticking out.  I started using Vitamin E but I see no change...I actually think it making it more sensitive to touch.....the last thing I want cause I still cannot even stand to wear my pre-surgery bras.  I am going to go get some Merderma and try that next.

My very bizarre news is that I was laid off of work.  I was actually going back a week early to help them out but I was let go.  I think I am still in shock over it.  After talking to a few coworkers, it seemed ALOT had changed in the 2 months I was gone, a coworker was fired  and maybe after hearing some of it, I may have been saved from alot of drama and stress.  So now I am looking around for something new.  It is a really bad economy out there......bad things happening to nice people  :(

To put a positive spin on this, I am enjoying the fact that I am home with the kids a few weeks before they return to school.  I am able to get my twins to their football practices (freshmen ball).  And I will actually get to see them play....their games are at 5:30 on Wednesdays.  I am able to recover at a slower rate and not push myself to hard.  Rehab can be exhausting and I am now kinda glad I am not trying to do that after working 8 hours....honestly not sure I could have the first week.  My oldest finally got his learners permit and I have had time to drive with him around the local High school parking lot. 

So there is my little update....all in all I am doing just fine.