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lancashirelad
Hi Guys
Its lancashire lad again. Just writing to say that 4 months following my ROSS i ma doing well. I am progressing gradually but because of my condition prior to surgery i was unable to exercise therefote i am now discovering that i am totally unfit and de-conditioned. I am getting out as much as poss but it is a bit frustrating. I wonder if anyone had any advice regarding regaining fitness because my heart is now fully fixed and ready? I am also having real problems with my short term memory, vocab and concentration, is all this normal and does it correct itself cause i am due to restart uni in oct 2002. I have just returned from a 5 day trip to Birmingham (Place of uni) which i really enjoyed. I ave been at home for 3 months and was getting v down, frustrated & lonely cause of missing uni & all my friends who all have gone a yr ahead of me. It was the first trip i have made since my op and it has done my confidance the world of good, but my illness knocked all my confidence out of me and i found that going out to the pub for the first time in a yr with my uni friends was v difficult cause i had "forgotten what to do". The real highlight of the trip was my first pint of GUINNESS in 8 months, and boy did it taste very good indeed!!!
It has been very hard missing a year of uni and seeing uni and my friends again only emphasised that. But now i know what i am aiming for which has given me fresh determinination. I have come to realise that there are things that take much longer to heal than the scars and in my case more of an impact of my life, something which some doctors dont seem to recognise despite seeing patients like us all the time. Even though the months ahead wont be easy i am still alive and well and fighting on and will never give up. I am v v v lucky to be in the position that i am and i hope that i will be able to pass on my experiences and help to others who find themselves in this kind of situation. (if any one from the UK wants to contact me they can via email [email protected])
I hope you r all well and you have my love and best wishes as well as my full admiration.
Lots of Love
Lancashire Lad
Its lancashire lad again. Just writing to say that 4 months following my ROSS i ma doing well. I am progressing gradually but because of my condition prior to surgery i was unable to exercise therefote i am now discovering that i am totally unfit and de-conditioned. I am getting out as much as poss but it is a bit frustrating. I wonder if anyone had any advice regarding regaining fitness because my heart is now fully fixed and ready? I am also having real problems with my short term memory, vocab and concentration, is all this normal and does it correct itself cause i am due to restart uni in oct 2002. I have just returned from a 5 day trip to Birmingham (Place of uni) which i really enjoyed. I ave been at home for 3 months and was getting v down, frustrated & lonely cause of missing uni & all my friends who all have gone a yr ahead of me. It was the first trip i have made since my op and it has done my confidance the world of good, but my illness knocked all my confidence out of me and i found that going out to the pub for the first time in a yr with my uni friends was v difficult cause i had "forgotten what to do". The real highlight of the trip was my first pint of GUINNESS in 8 months, and boy did it taste very good indeed!!!
It has been very hard missing a year of uni and seeing uni and my friends again only emphasised that. But now i know what i am aiming for which has given me fresh determinination. I have come to realise that there are things that take much longer to heal than the scars and in my case more of an impact of my life, something which some doctors dont seem to recognise despite seeing patients like us all the time. Even though the months ahead wont be easy i am still alive and well and fighting on and will never give up. I am v v v lucky to be in the position that i am and i hope that i will be able to pass on my experiences and help to others who find themselves in this kind of situation. (if any one from the UK wants to contact me they can via email [email protected])
I hope you r all well and you have my love and best wishes as well as my full admiration.
Lots of Love
Lancashire Lad