Well today I check in at the anticoagulation clinic at my local cardio's hospital. As long as I'll be taking warfarin at least for a few months (post surgical afib, temporary I hope) I need someone to manage the process. Since it is a 3-hour round trip to the hospital where my surgery was done, I'll have my "local" cardio's group watch it.
Yesterday was my first official day at work. I'm presently "authorized" by my cardio for part-time office work, 2-3 hours/day, as tolerated. It sure feels good to get back to the usual routine, if even for short periods of time. Kind of makes me feel more connected and that I'm once again adding value to the world.
I've been walking for exercise. Have been doing 1 mile daily, on an indoor track since we are still having winter-like weather. Yesterday I did a whole mile and a half, in about 30 minutes. It felt good, but I won't push it until I have more direction from my cardio and from rehab, though. I may walk more, but won't try for faster until I'm at least evaluated for rehab, which is scheduled for May 18.
All in all, I'm disappointed to have had the complications I did, and especially disappointed to be so pacemaker-dependent, but it is what it is and it will be what it will be. Now I just want to get back to feeling that I have a life and that I can regain some control over it. I've been doing some fun things with my wife - shopping, out to eat occasionally, and maybe even a movie. Nothing wild, just "normal" things that make me feel more like the life I had before all this madness. I just hope the progression continues as it has for the past week or so, as things have begun to creep back toward normal at a more noticeable rate.
Hooray for life! It isn't over-rated at all, and I'm glad to be in it!
Yesterday was my first official day at work. I'm presently "authorized" by my cardio for part-time office work, 2-3 hours/day, as tolerated. It sure feels good to get back to the usual routine, if even for short periods of time. Kind of makes me feel more connected and that I'm once again adding value to the world.
I've been walking for exercise. Have been doing 1 mile daily, on an indoor track since we are still having winter-like weather. Yesterday I did a whole mile and a half, in about 30 minutes. It felt good, but I won't push it until I have more direction from my cardio and from rehab, though. I may walk more, but won't try for faster until I'm at least evaluated for rehab, which is scheduled for May 18.
All in all, I'm disappointed to have had the complications I did, and especially disappointed to be so pacemaker-dependent, but it is what it is and it will be what it will be. Now I just want to get back to feeling that I have a life and that I can regain some control over it. I've been doing some fun things with my wife - shopping, out to eat occasionally, and maybe even a movie. Nothing wild, just "normal" things that make me feel more like the life I had before all this madness. I just hope the progression continues as it has for the past week or so, as things have begun to creep back toward normal at a more noticeable rate.
Hooray for life! It isn't over-rated at all, and I'm glad to be in it!
