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This past Monday marked 9 weeks since surgery. I returned to work at 8 weeks although in a light duty status as cardiologist wants to wait 12 weeks for my sternum to heal. I have been feeling pretty good, not 100% but feel that I am progressing at a very good pace. I have been doing long walks...

So about three weeks ago I obtained my own monitor to start self testing to get a better handle on my levels. The first month or so out of the hospital my INR was all over the place from 3.7 to 2.1 with testing every week. Prior to getting my meter I was reluctant to eat any salads or drink any...

Made it through surgery without incident yesterday. Proud owner of an internal Timex. Made it out of ICU this morning. Uneventful day until I hit dinner time. Had some serious heart beat issues, LBB I think. On pacer now. Kind of scary. Doc explained that this is sometimes an expected result of...

Hello everyone. Only my second post here. A little bit about me. I am 49 years old and have been in good health. I am quite physically active both with exercise (not so much lately, Dr's orders) and work around the home. I have two daughters, 10 and 8. My story: Back in 2013 my NP...