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smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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Don't know about now, but when my father had his quad bypass in the mid '90s at the age of 72, they emphasized walking following the surgery. Second or third day back home, walk to the mailbox and back. 3 or 4 days later, stretch that to the next door neighbor's house (typical SoCal housing tract). Week after, 1 or 2 more houses down the block. By the end of 1 month, he was supposed to be walking to the end of the block and back (about 160 yards) every day.
 
Snakeoil

Snakeoil

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Neighbor was told to clutch a pillow to his chest when he had to cough or worse, sneeze. Said it helped a lot.

Glad you are up and around. Yeah, it will take time to heal. But every day will be better. Before you know it, you'll be beyond back to normal. You'll be better than you have been in a long time. Savor the moment. Appreciate every day that you feel a bit better. You dodged a major bullet, CW. Take stock in that.
 
Ian

Ian

Notorious member
One day at a time, keep us posted. The thoraccic surgeon who fortunately wasn't needed to split my chest to assist getting the tumor out of my lower neck was going to give me a strap with handles on it after surgery to help with coughing/sneezing. Basically it's like a wide bra strap with handles in the front, grab them and clutch them together in front of the sternum to keep from splitting open until the bone heals. Glad the ENT was the wizard he was supposed to be (department head at a large university hospital) and none of that was necessary.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
I'm no doctor, @CWLONGSHOT , but your BP being low makes sense - like what they did is working.

I'm betting your body will adapt and correct to accommodate the freer passages and you'll feel better than you did on one of your previous best days. PROVIDED you don't get ahead of the doctors and overdue it too soon.

Glad you're home and interacting again. It was a short absence in calendar days, but a long one in our hearts.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
....but once you're back up to speed, you're due for a good talking to regarding jumping line on all the older guys and not waiting "your turn!";)
 
Hawk

Hawk

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Cw, glad to hear you are on the mend!
My younger brother had his prostrate removed last Tuesday.
He had an unguarded moment and sneezed.
He said it hurt for the next 4 hours.
I can't imagine what a sneeze would feel like after bypass surgery!
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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I can hope that maybe my younger age may make a older man think twice.
My good friend Mike is already feeling this as I appeared better shape then he and two years younger. He is much heavier by nearly 100# more stressfull job. I eat better then he does Struck too close ta home for her!

He brought half a dish over last night his wife made heart healthy.
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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Pretty sure I've cracked ribs sneezing. I sneeze really big and on at least 3 occasions, I've had acute soreness that lasted 1 to 2 months after one of those sneezes.

CW, kind of jumping to the conclusion here that the doc told you to watch your sodium intake.
It took most of a year after Mrs. smokeywolf's heart failure diagnosis for us to learn to enjoy our food with little to no salt added. The only salt that gets added now is a very low sodium soy sauce. It's about 1/3 the sodium of the "Lite Soy Sauce".
 
Snakeoil

Snakeoil

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Yup, I cut out salt many years ago. There is enough salt in foods that you sure don't need to add more. Only exceptions for me are French fries, corn on the cob (purely a butter delivery system) and a roast beef sandwich. Otherwise, I never touch the salt shaker. And I used to be a really heavy user of salt. I think working overseas helped. Salt is not always on the table in a restaurant and the food is so much spicier than Amurcun food that it really needs nothing to be added.
 
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