August 9: FOUR WEEKS!!!

It's been four weeks today since the surgery--I can hardly believe it! Walked on the treadmill this morning, still the .30 miles in about 11 minutes. My friend Rose came over in the afternoon and we went out for lunch and then she took me to run errands, so I was too tired to walk again, but I had been out and about.

So, what's going on? I still feel better than after the other two heart surgeries, and see improvements weekly. It is good that I know people are reading this, because it assures that I will keep track of my progress, which is good for me as well. Occasionally I sneeze, and it is much less painful than before. Still having a fair amount of chest pain, and I have to be very careful about what I do. Unfortunately, doing anything with my arms still gives me pain. I really miss my motrin, tylenol just doesn't cut it. Getting and staying asleep is a little better than before, but still not great. But overall I see progress each week.

Tonight I went back and read all the posts and comments at the time of the surgery. I know that I have done that before, but each time seems like the first time I see them. It means so much to me to see all the people who were keeping up with things and leaving well wishes. I'm sorry there were a few gaps in between either Joanne or my postings. There is one from Joanne in the comments section of my last post the night before that didn't get in this section, so if you are curious you can go back and read it. But I just want you all to know how much all the comments mean to me. I feel very blessed that so many people care about me. Bidge/Willard has given me the best comment about that. He says that all the years I have been a paramedic and PA that I was depositing into the "karmic bank" and that the past few years I have had to make some withdrawals. I like that!

Anyway, blood work tomorrow to see if my INR is back down enough. Thanks, as always, for checking in on me. Laurie