weekycat
Well-known member
Hi everyone,
I had my 4wk appt with my surgeon today, and the only restriction he gave me was to continue not to lift anything more than 5-10lbs for another 2 months, (he's always said not more than 10lbs before). I haven't tried driving yet, and I don't think I want to go too far, but it sure will be nice to be able to drive to the grocery store or drive myself to cardiac rehab etc.
I was a little dissapointed in the short visit I had with him today though, it's over an hour's drive there and we were in the parking ramp less than 20 minutes (free), so you know I didn't spend much time with the doc. He basically just asked a couple of questions, listened to my heart, took a look at my incision and said, " that repair should last you a life time, now get out of here and I don't ever want to see you again". Now, he said this with a on his face and I know he just meant that he didn't want me to have anymore problems and have to see him again, but I felt sort of cheated.
I still have soooo many questions. I don't know why, but it seems to me that so many of you know so much more about the procedure that was done to you, how long you were on the heart-lung machine etc. I'm not sure why I want to know the answers to these questions, but I do.
My pcp is taking care of the whole coumadin thing, and I only have to be on it another month as far as I know, but I'm not even sure if I have to have anymore check-ups with a cardiologist, when or if they'll take me off of Lisinopril, ( I don't have high blood pressure, never have).
I guess what bugs me is, he was in and out of there so fast, I didn't even get a chance to think about what questions I wanted answered. Has anyone else had this type of experience?
Jean
I had my 4wk appt with my surgeon today, and the only restriction he gave me was to continue not to lift anything more than 5-10lbs for another 2 months, (he's always said not more than 10lbs before). I haven't tried driving yet, and I don't think I want to go too far, but it sure will be nice to be able to drive to the grocery store or drive myself to cardiac rehab etc.
I was a little dissapointed in the short visit I had with him today though, it's over an hour's drive there and we were in the parking ramp less than 20 minutes (free), so you know I didn't spend much time with the doc. He basically just asked a couple of questions, listened to my heart, took a look at my incision and said, " that repair should last you a life time, now get out of here and I don't ever want to see you again". Now, he said this with a on his face and I know he just meant that he didn't want me to have anymore problems and have to see him again, but I felt sort of cheated.
I still have soooo many questions. I don't know why, but it seems to me that so many of you know so much more about the procedure that was done to you, how long you were on the heart-lung machine etc. I'm not sure why I want to know the answers to these questions, but I do.
My pcp is taking care of the whole coumadin thing, and I only have to be on it another month as far as I know, but I'm not even sure if I have to have anymore check-ups with a cardiologist, when or if they'll take me off of Lisinopril, ( I don't have high blood pressure, never have).
I guess what bugs me is, he was in and out of there so fast, I didn't even get a chance to think about what questions I wanted answered. Has anyone else had this type of experience?
Jean