Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and I have so much to be thankful for.
This picture is me 6 1/2 weeks post-op hiking a 700 feet elevation. Hopefully next spring I’ll be doing 4000 feet.
I have so much to be thankful for regarding the advice that I have received from members on this site. For me these were must-haves regarding the surgery that I learned about from here: sleeping in a real comfy recliner (I used to tease my daughter about her ugly fat-ass recliner that she lent me after surgery and is now my favourite piece of furniture in the world), white extra-large T-shirts, button down shirt, wedge pillow, and slip-on foot wear (in the hospital).
Thank you so much to Pellicle, Chuck C and all of the other INR management experts. Everything you have written I have found to be true for myself, and so far so good as my INR is stable. I can eat greens and all of the healthy foods I liked to eat prior to surgery.
The tip that I would like to share that really helped me is that I frequently listened to guided visualization meditations by Bellaruth Naparstek before surgery, in the hospital and in my recovery. The ones I listened to and found beneficial were: Cardiac ICU & Rehab, Successful Surgery, Anxiety & Panic (especially Warrior of the Heart), Relieve Stress, and Relaxed & Awake During Medical Procedures (for the cardiac cath prior to my surgery).
With gratitude,
William
This picture is me 6 1/2 weeks post-op hiking a 700 feet elevation. Hopefully next spring I’ll be doing 4000 feet.
I have so much to be thankful for regarding the advice that I have received from members on this site. For me these were must-haves regarding the surgery that I learned about from here: sleeping in a real comfy recliner (I used to tease my daughter about her ugly fat-ass recliner that she lent me after surgery and is now my favourite piece of furniture in the world), white extra-large T-shirts, button down shirt, wedge pillow, and slip-on foot wear (in the hospital).
Thank you so much to Pellicle, Chuck C and all of the other INR management experts. Everything you have written I have found to be true for myself, and so far so good as my INR is stable. I can eat greens and all of the healthy foods I liked to eat prior to surgery.
The tip that I would like to share that really helped me is that I frequently listened to guided visualization meditations by Bellaruth Naparstek before surgery, in the hospital and in my recovery. The ones I listened to and found beneficial were: Cardiac ICU & Rehab, Successful Surgery, Anxiety & Panic (especially Warrior of the Heart), Relieve Stress, and Relaxed & Awake During Medical Procedures (for the cardiac cath prior to my surgery).
With gratitude,
William
