Robb,
Wlecome back and on the other side, all the best at getting home soon.
Gil
Wlecome back and on the other side, all the best at getting home soon.
Gil
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Robb...so glad you are doing so well...keep up the good work!!! Michael
AgilityDog
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WOW! You sound fabulous!
I could barely get into a chair on day 1, then I slept there all day.
Food? whazzat?
Welcome to the other side!!!!
I could barely get into a chair on day 1, then I slept there all day.
Food? whazzat?
Welcome to the other side!!!!
Glad to hear. The best advice I got last month, when I was in your shoes, was to keep up the breathing exercises and take lots of walks.
BarbJean
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Robb, so glad to hear from you. I have been thinking of you. Keep up the good work! 
Robb
Glad to hear you are doing so well. You will be my inspiration on Aug 9. I am looking forward to following your recovery. Good Luck. Pat
Glad to hear you are doing so well. You will be my inspiration on Aug 9. I am looking forward to following your recovery. Good Luck. Pat
Last night was fun .. Afib all night finally got it under control about 600 am. Coughing sucks big time. Chest tube comes out tomorrow. Did two walks today.
Ross
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So, I shouldn't make you laugh then?
Afib seems to get most everyone. Par for the course. Now, no more speedbumps and tell your heart to behave from here on out.
Afib seems to get most everyone. Par for the course. Now, no more speedbumps and tell your heart to behave from here on out.
Julieaka
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Good job Robb - get a cute nurse to help you walk - anything to move
Julie
Julie
ALCapshaw2
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What did they do to tame your A-Fib?
Many Doc's like to use the Sledge Hammer of Anti-Arrihythmics, Amiodarone, 'because it works fast' and they can release patients quickly. Just don't take it too long if that is what they used.
Sotalol seems to work well for several of our members and has fewer side effects.
'AL C'
Many Doc's like to use the Sledge Hammer of Anti-Arrihythmics, Amiodarone, 'because it works fast' and they can release patients quickly. Just don't take it too long if that is what they used.
Sotalol seems to work well for several of our members and has fewer side effects.
'AL C'
Well, when I got it, it took probably a dozen bottles that were given IV and about 9 hours for me to come out of it. Is that fast? (I'm guessing not.) When they hung it for about the 5th time I remember saying, if this isn't working why are you giving it to me again? I was told it had a cumulative effect. I think I got enough to put a team of horses out.
Cardizem by iv it took from about 11:00 to 6:00 am. Now I am on a pill every six hours. Waiting for surgeons practioner to come in and remove my chest tube. My legs are really swallowen so I'm on LASIK now that my blood pressure has come up.
Ross
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That swelling will be with you for a while, but will reduce the more you walk.
I plan on once i get this chest tube out on being a mobile fool. Again so far by far the worst thing is the coughing.
I agree with Ross the more you walk, the faster you will get rid of the fluid AND on your way home. I know is is a PIA when you still have the chest tues in to get your laps around the floor in. What kind of chest tube (s?) do you have? the one with the little plastic bulb at the end or hooked to a plastic box that sites on the floor and has water in it, pleur Evac? IF you have a family member with you, maybe they could help with the walks, when Justin had the bigger pleur evac we put that in a wheelchair to make it easier for him to walk. the little bulbs the nurse put some tape around,the tube making a little tab, that he could just safety pin to his clothes. BUt Hopefully the tubes will be pulled soon and it won't be a problem.
Are you doing your breathing excercises spirometer frequently?
Sorry it sounds like I'm being pushy about walking and breathing. Justin figured out, for him at least, it really helped to walk quite often and even tho he hated it work on the breathing. He says recovering is hard work, but it really pays off. I actually was a little surprised they hadn't had you walking the day they moved you out of ICU.
The coughing sucks. do you have a pillow or something, to hug to your sternum when you have to cough? if so use it, it makes alot of difference.
I'm glad things are going so well
Are you doing your breathing excercises spirometer frequently?
Sorry it sounds like I'm being pushy about walking and breathing. Justin figured out, for him at least, it really helped to walk quite often and even tho he hated it work on the breathing. He says recovering is hard work, but it really pays off. I actually was a little surprised they hadn't had you walking the day they moved you out of ICU.
The coughing sucks. do you have a pillow or something, to hug to your sternum when you have to cough? if so use it, it makes alot of difference.
I'm glad things are going so well
Robb,
Good news is you are over the worst already, yep coughing not much fun, but if you are busy on the spyro, you should be done with coughing in next few days.
Robb, think you will agree that coughing while sitting and upright is so much easier than when you are prone like 1st few days.
Will chest tube likely coming out today and your capability for greater mobility, all will become easier.
chin up, the worst is behind you
Gil
Good news is you are over the worst already, yep coughing not much fun, but if you are busy on the spyro, you should be done with coughing in next few days.
Robb, think you will agree that coughing while sitting and upright is so much easier than when you are prone like 1st few days.
Will chest tube likely coming out today and your capability for greater mobility, all will become easier.
chin up, the worst is behind you
Gil
Chest tube is out. Taking a nap then up and at em
Another milestone! Things are moving along for you. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
