Triple Bypass Surgery

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Sataro, glad yo are doing well.
I had emergency abdominal surgery for a bowel blockage. Supposed to take 45-60 minutes. Took five hours but the doctor had to take some slow paces to avoid a colostomy.
 
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Enjoy the recuperation and now is the time to train others to wait on you! 😁

I have talked with a few friends who had bypass surgery and find different experiences.

I had a strict regimen and plenty of people who watched after me, "coached" me and pushed me without over-pushing. Those who pushed (without over-pushing) it seems to do well. But there were those in PT who just did as little as they could and did not exert much. They did not come close to over exertion according to the wire taps ;) on our chest.! We were wired up and anytime anyone tried to over-push it, it would tell on them. I got taken off the tread mill twice because my blood pressure or heart rate was increasing too fast. Once, I was feeling good about 4 weeks in and decided I could increase my treadmill angle. It told on me! Another time, I was just doing normal but had a sudden heartbeat increase. My PT was from February 1 to mid May. I enjoyed it and made some new friends, including a couple of the PT personnel.
 
leehljp said:
Enjoy the recuperation and now is the time to train others to wait on you! 😁

I have talked with a few friends who had bypass surgery and find different experiences.

I had a strict regimen and plenty of people who watched after me, "coached" me and pushed me without over-pushing. Those who pushed (without over-pushing) it seems to do well. But there were those in PT who just did as little as they could and did not exert much. They did not come close to over exertion according to the wire taps ;) on our chest.! We were wired up and anytime anyone tried to over-push it, it would tell on them. I got taken off the tread mill twice because my blood pressure or heart rate was increasing too fast. Once, I was feeling good about 4 weeks in and decided I could increase my treadmill angle. It told on me! Another time, I was just doing normal but had a sudden heartbeat increase. My PT was from February 1 to mid May. I enjoyed it and made some new friends, including a couple of the PT personnel.
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Hey thank you so much for the above info. I see my doctor on the 11th for my follow up visit. After that visit, I will be starting my rehab recovery. I live on a quiet culdesac, so I'm going for short walks to my mail box & then walking the short circle. I'm trying to extend my walks everyday. I can tell I'm still weak because I'm short of breath & need to take a few minutes to rest after my walks. Getting my appetite back & that feels good. Thanks again for words of encouragement!
 
treat yourself to a teddy bear and , if you get the urge to cough , hug that bear !

Told a lot of people that trick and it works.

glad you've come out the other side , now it's rest , re cooperation and physio as detailed above.

Soon have you back on the lathe again.
 
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