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By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (2)
Sat, 03 Dec 22 1:13 AM | 40 view(s)
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Re: “Were you required to go to something called Heart or Cardio Re-Hab therapy around 6-7 weeks after your heart surgery?”Yes. In February, 2020.

They'll have you walking - both on a treadmill and not. Biking. Stairmastering. That sort of thing. You should participate since the nurses will be watching and recording results week by week to make sure you're recovering the way you should. They'll also be there in the event the strain causes a problem. Better for it to happen in the hospital with two nurses present than in your garage, right?

When I was there, I was the only patient who'd had open-heart surgery. Consequently, I was the only one who didn't do any of the chest or arm exercises. They got on the rowing machine. I didn't.

I was also younger than anyone else and blew them all away physically. After about 3 weeks, it dawned on me that going into a hospital twice (I think) per week was rather dangerous. After all, Covid-19 had just reached the U.S. New Hampshire had a few cases. The nurses kind of pooh-poohed my concerns, one going so far as to say she was sure Covid-19 was overblown. But, without using it as my reason, I told them after 3 weeks that I was quitting. They were okay with that. They saw how well I was doing, after all. And Cardio-Therapy was never "required." It was just "recommended." I'm happy I did it and happy I quit when I did since my concerns about the pandemic weren't overblown in the least. (I wonder if they remember me for that reason.)
Re: “But in essence, it really means my days are numbered and reduced.”Relax. It doesn't mean that.

While my heart valve is laboratory-rated at 100 years, I read that the average survival of those who get a mechanical valve is 8 years. Now THAT little bit of information will wake you up quick in the morning.

But this is statistics, micro. Most people who have open-heart surgeries are quite a bit older than I was. Let's suppose they're 70 years old. Eight more years is 78... which is as long as the average American man lives.

Now consider the large number of open-heart surgery patients who are having it done after severe heart attacks, or who are obese, or who are having such surgeries for the second or third time, or who have any number of other reasons for dying in the not-too-distant future. Those who have open heart surgery, including you, are at heightened risk of sudden death for ninety days. But after ninety days, those risks are virtually eliminated.

Once I'd made it past the ninety-day period of actual danger, I was able to look at myself and go, "You know what? You have *NO* diseases that are going to kill you soon. There was no serious damage that put you in the hospital. Therefore, if anyone is going to leave that 8-year average in the dust, it'll be you. You are, effectively, curred." And I haven't worried about that "8-year" stat since.

It should be the same for you, I think. You DIDN'T have a heart attack. You had chest pain that was fixable. Now that your doctor knows you are prone to clogged arteries, he'll look for signs of them in the future and give you meds that greatly reduce the odds of a recurrence. You, hopefully, have also learned something and will watch your diet and weight. If you do those things, you have nothing to worry about for a long time. Then, one day, you will. Same for us all. Nobody dies healthy, after all.








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By: micro in 6TH POPE
Fri, 02 Dec 22 10:49 PM 		Msg. 37870 of 58678

De,
I have a question regarding your heart rehab..


Were you required to go to something called Heart or Cardio Re-Hab therapy around 6-7 weeks after your heart surgery?

I am supposed to start that next week wednesday late morning.. I'm going cuz my wife is dragging me there kicking and screaming.. I will go to see what its about and what it is they want me to do and IF it will have any meaningful impact on my heart or health..

I read an article today as I was researching outcomes of men who have open heart surgeries and the effects of them.

Basically what I read is that we have a shorter life span now than we did if we had not had the surgery.

I was kinda struck by that and it was from a highly resected cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic. I wondered if you had had learned of anything like this also..

I guess it beats dying suddenly and soon from having a fatal heart attack. But in essence, it really means my days are numbered and reduced. Longevity is a trait of the men in my father's lineage.


ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I wuz out driving today and running errands for MIZ Micro... She was and is housebound as severe acute inflammation has set in her right hip. I think she laid on it wrong a long time last night but she was a mess this morning.. A combinataion of heating pad and cold packs for about four hours greatly reduced the level of pain and inflammation plus Tylenol and Aleve.

Exciting day here for me..


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