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.
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