first of all, i would like to offer everyone the opportunity to say i told you so.
on friday (surgery +20) i did three one-hour walks on the hotel treadmill,
total that day of 12-1/2 miles, speeds of 3-5 mph, heartrate never exceeded
119. felt really good and wanted to continue, but you guys say "moderation."
anyway, woke up at 2am with a tight spot at the top of my scar, and
sore shoulder muscles and stiff neck. a pain pill, an hour of stretching, and a
hot shower took care of it....but i guess i found a limit. (see, i'm listening.)
i'll take a few days off, then start back at 10 miles.
yesterday had my final checkup with my cardio. INR was 2.39, they'll keep
me on 4mg/day for the next two months, then 100mg baby aspirin. only
other med then will be 20mg simvastatin to maintain cholesterol level. doc
has given me the go-ahead to begin jogging (moderation, dammit!!) on
the tenth, and mtb cycling (on-road only) as early as the six-week point.
just made it home an hour ago, after 18 hours of travel, four flights, and
3-1/2 airports. a little sore at first trying to carry my hand luggage -- seems
airport staff don't believe healthy-looking menfolk can have mobility
problems -- wound up doing as much carrying as i did pushing, as it was
often difficult to convince them i needed a luggage trolley, and got some
strange looks when asking the flight attendant to help stow my bag in the
overhead bins. fortunately, i packed light at only 5kg, and did a purge the
night before of anything not needed. turned out to be a good thing. by the
time i hit guangzhou, i'd gotten down the correct method to lift and carry,
and the short bits of walking with my bag turned into a stretching exercise.
by the time i got home, was feeling quite comfortable. so much so, that
i found the squattie-pottie was not needed at all, able to go native like a
native.
on friday (surgery +20) i did three one-hour walks on the hotel treadmill,
total that day of 12-1/2 miles, speeds of 3-5 mph, heartrate never exceeded
119. felt really good and wanted to continue, but you guys say "moderation."
anyway, woke up at 2am with a tight spot at the top of my scar, and
sore shoulder muscles and stiff neck. a pain pill, an hour of stretching, and a
hot shower took care of it....but i guess i found a limit. (see, i'm listening.)
i'll take a few days off, then start back at 10 miles.
yesterday had my final checkup with my cardio. INR was 2.39, they'll keep
me on 4mg/day for the next two months, then 100mg baby aspirin. only
other med then will be 20mg simvastatin to maintain cholesterol level. doc
has given me the go-ahead to begin jogging (moderation, dammit!!) on
the tenth, and mtb cycling (on-road only) as early as the six-week point.
just made it home an hour ago, after 18 hours of travel, four flights, and
3-1/2 airports. a little sore at first trying to carry my hand luggage -- seems
airport staff don't believe healthy-looking menfolk can have mobility
problems -- wound up doing as much carrying as i did pushing, as it was
often difficult to convince them i needed a luggage trolley, and got some
strange looks when asking the flight attendant to help stow my bag in the
overhead bins. fortunately, i packed light at only 5kg, and did a purge the
night before of anything not needed. turned out to be a good thing. by the
time i hit guangzhou, i'd gotten down the correct method to lift and carry,
and the short bits of walking with my bag turned into a stretching exercise.
by the time i got home, was feeling quite comfortable. so much so, that
i found the squattie-pottie was not needed at all, able to go native like a
native.
