I'm still recovering from the surgery and dreaming of playing golf again. As a matter of fact, lately I've taken some slow easy practice swings in the yard to test out the sternum. It's still kind of tender but I was thinking about going to the range and hitting some half wedges off of a tee (to avoid the shock of hitting the ground). If I feel any pain I will quit and just practice my putting. Mostly I just want to get out of the house and go see my buddies that work there. The only time I get out is to take a walk, run up to the store, and me and my friend go hang out at open mic night every Thursday night at a local establishment (hey that's tonight ). It is run by the lead singer and lead guitarist that are in that all girl AC/DC tribute band...the one that put together that benefit concert for me. BTW that was awesome...had them headlining, a Heart tribute band, and a Motley Crue tribute band that was really good.
Anyway I have had a couple of bumps in the road but overall I am getting a little better each day. I have a pounding heart...in other words when I am sitting, bending, or laying down I can hear (actually feel would be a more realistic description) my heart beat really loud. This particularly is a problem when trying to sleep. My blood pressure is also a bit high and much higher than right after surgery. The cardiologist said to keep an eye on the blood pressure and call him if it doesn't start coming down soon (which he thinks it will). He also thinks the pounding will subside with time. He thinks both are caused because my heart was having to work overtime before the surgery and doesn't know it can chill out now...lol. He said it takes some time for the heart to "remodel" as the extra work enlarged the left ventricle but it should return to normal size.
Wow didn't mean to type that much but ya'll know I can get pretty wordy. I hope everyone who has had their surgery recently are doing well and getting better every day. It does get better. Sometimes it's 2 steps forward and one step back but as someone so eloquently stated before..."heart surgery ain't for sisses".
I'll be around (god willing) to help answer any questions if I can be of any help, and I may ask a few myself as we continue on our journey towards a full recovery. It is a slow process and can be frustrating at times, but in time things will get better. Unfortunately time takes time.
Anyway I have had a couple of bumps in the road but overall I am getting a little better each day. I have a pounding heart...in other words when I am sitting, bending, or laying down I can hear (actually feel would be a more realistic description) my heart beat really loud. This particularly is a problem when trying to sleep. My blood pressure is also a bit high and much higher than right after surgery. The cardiologist said to keep an eye on the blood pressure and call him if it doesn't start coming down soon (which he thinks it will). He also thinks the pounding will subside with time. He thinks both are caused because my heart was having to work overtime before the surgery and doesn't know it can chill out now...lol. He said it takes some time for the heart to "remodel" as the extra work enlarged the left ventricle but it should return to normal size.
Wow didn't mean to type that much but ya'll know I can get pretty wordy. I hope everyone who has had their surgery recently are doing well and getting better every day. It does get better. Sometimes it's 2 steps forward and one step back but as someone so eloquently stated before..."heart surgery ain't for sisses".
I'll be around (god willing) to help answer any questions if I can be of any help, and I may ask a few myself as we continue on our journey towards a full recovery. It is a slow process and can be frustrating at times, but in time things will get better. Unfortunately time takes time.