Yesterday I had an echocardiogram(a sonogram for the heart) to see how the old ticker is doing. I met with my doctors today and found that everything is going well so far. I was able to see a pre-op echo of my heart next to a post-op echo of my heart and it was cool. The doctor showed me where they shaved off the heart wall and how the mitral-valve was functioning after surgery. Before surgery it was smacking into the my thickened wall. Yesterday when I was having my echo done I was thinking it would be cool to see a before and after image of my heart. Then today without asking my doctor showed me the EXACT thing I wanted to see yesterday. It's like they were reading my mind......whoa trippy man!
So the next step is to continue my cardiac rehab....and yes I am starting to overtake some of the 80 year olds in my conditioning class. Although it's safe to say a few of them are still lapping me. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day. At the end of February I have a stress test to check out a few glitches that occurred with my blood pressure during exercise pre-op. If that is fixed then I will only have to see the doctors once a year. If the blood pressure deal is still there then they will install a defibrillator. Which is a minor procedure. Either way I will be on the downhill slope of this thing and I can finally move forward with my life.
Most importantly things are going well. I'm feeling good and see the light at the end of the tunnel.....not the proverbial bright light I might add. Thanks to all for your support and I continue to feel lucky everyday.
Take care,
Steve
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WOO HOO! This is great news. My mom teaches water aerobics if you want to hang with some older ladies! :)
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