Get enough sleep (7.5 hours minimum) Train muscles that will help me maneuver after the surgery: legs, arms, abs Do cardio at least three times per week to keep heart in good shape Continue to eat a healthy diet – lots of fruits and veggies, dairy, fiber, and protein (mainly from non-animal sources) Have an…
So here we are, 24 days until my surgery and most of the things I am worrying about, trying to get done, and planning are related to others rather than to me. For instance, making sure that all of my duties at work are covered and my patients will have back-up therapists. Other examples include,…
Note: In case you did not notice the countdown clock, my surgery is now 25 days away. During my meeting with the surgeon this week, we asked about future workouts (i.e. lifting weight) and he told us that I should be able to return to lifting weights, but not to the extent that I close…
Okay, after a 5 1/2 hour drive, I met the doctor today. I could not have felt more comfortable. He brought us into his office and explained the problems and the fixes. He had a model of a heart, a tissue valve, and the Dacron tube they use to replace aortas with aneurysms. He explained everything…
We are up early and will be out the door by 7am. My boyfriend and I are headed to the city by the bay for our appointment with my surgeon. I slept amazingly well last night (aided by half of a benadryl and a long workout yesterday – yes I behaved for the most part).…
In 49 hours we will be in San Francisco to meet with my surgeon. Since I learned that I would need surgery to at least repair the ascending and partially descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (and though we hope a valve replacement will be unnecessary, that is also a possibility), it has been constantly on my…
It appears I have an iron deficiency. No, not the kind that immediately comes to your mind. I am referring to the kind of iron you find in the gym. You see, after more than two years of working out and more than a year of lifting weights (whether light or moderate, I have never…
Just a brief post to update the reader regarding what I learned today. Evidently prosthetic aortas (the tube they will use to replace my aorta) and sailcloth are essentially the same material: Polyethylene terephthalate (sometimes written poly(ethylene terephthalate)), commonly abbreviated PET, PETE (brand name=Dacron). Wikipedia (I know) describes Dacron: “is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester…
I am writing briefly and late today because I broke one of my rules this week. Not only did I work 2.5 hours late on Thursday and 3 hours late yesterday. I worked 8 or more hours today. You might ask why I would do this. The answer is short: Stress Reduction. You see, next…
Now that we believe we have found the right surgeon, we know the risks of having surgery versus putting it off, and keeping in mind that my daughter, son-in-law, and grandson (who will be 3) plan to visit for Christmas, we have begun to talk about time frames for surgery. I need plenty of time…
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