Recent content by mrichardson

Three month anniversary on 11-JUL-2016! I'm feeling good. My heart rate has slowed to between the mid 60's to upper 70's, resting. I'm close to being off of the metoprolol, and things are going very well! I'm planning on incorporating some bike riding and weight training into my exercise...

Still doing well. I'm down to just taking metoprolol and aspirin, in addition to my daily vitamin. The doctor wants my heart rate to be "stable" in the 60's to 80's (though to me a resting rate in the 80's seems high). We've changed dosages a couple of times, per her instructions. We started...

So I passed the "stair test" to my wife's satisfaction. I knew I'd pass it easily... Now Just have to have the opportunity for the other part... ;-)

Well, for the past week or so, I've been doing a DDP Yoga* workout called "Stand Up", that is pretty good on leg and core muscle work. It got my heart rate up, and I have had no issues after doing that workout. Anyhow, I've already told my wife, "I'm finding stairs this weekend...". The...

So, uh, it appears my ability to do my 30 minute DDP Yoga "Stand Up" workout isn't sufficient. She wants me to take the "stairs" test, where I can prove I can walk a flight of stairs. Unfortunately, where I live there aren't really any buildings where I can go and prove I can (easily) walk a...

Ahead of you on that one. I was going to keep a shirt on, so she can't see the scars. Besides, she saw my previous scar from when I had my corrective surgery for stenosis when I was a kid. Of course, that scar had faded, and this one hasn't...so...or maybe she can assume the "dominant" position...

Yes. The fact that I'm just almost 40. My pulmonic valve was causing regurgitation into my right ventricle, which was causing problems with my right atrium.

I've already, um, "taken matters into my own hands" three or four times now... Although I did tangentially mention intimacy yesterday...her response was "I'm afraid I'm going to hurt you". I'm guessing at this point, 6-7 weeks out, I'm still not allowed to put a lot of weight on my arms and...

Question in the title. I think my wife is. I mean, I'm ready to go now, but I think she still wants to wait a bit longer. She hasn't actually said she's afraid, it's just a feeling I get. We have a wedding anniversary this month, on the 30th (12 years), and I think she wants to wait until then...

Well, I can probably do a dozen or so body weight squats fairly easily...does that count? Also, I'm able to go through a slightly modified version of the 30 minute "Stand Up" DDPYoga workout. Do those count?

I'm asking for a friend. ;-) But seriously, I know one of the gauges for sexual relations is that you're supposed to be able to walk up one or two flights of stairs without needing to stop. But since my wife really doesn't like to drive, and there really aren't any places in town anyway with a...

Was my surgery. Still doing well. My left drain tube "hole" is finally healing like it should. I had to put a bandage on it yesterday because the scab fell off. Otherwise, I'm doing very well. Although I think the muscles in the middle of my chest by my incision are still adjusting, because...

Something I'm definitely going to follow up with my doctor on, but I've heard it's bad for your heart to sleep on one side or the other. I've heard it's bad to sleep on your left side, and I've also heard it's bad to sleep on your right side. So which is it? I'm more comfortable sleeping on my...

Does "weird dreams" count as a side effect? I think they have me on a relatively low dosage. My wife puts together my pills to take (she volunteered...), so I'll have to check on the bottle.

Yes, I'm on Metoprolol. http://www.drugs.com/metoprolol.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metoprolol