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I’m having a septal myectomy September 26th. Not sure how long I will need to stay in Rochester, but booked an Air B&B for three weeks.
I’m trying to walk 3-5 miles a day so I can be as strong as possible going into the surgery. I can’t walk it all at once due to fatigue, but hope to keep it up.
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Im scheduled for june 19th
I was told to plan on 5 days in hospital and 5 days in nearby hotel, they mthen scheduled me to be there two days early for other lab, testing, xrays, ct’s and consultations on 17th 18th angiogram, and surgery on the 19th so the concierge helped book my flights 16th return home on 29th
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@mbi, your walking is a great way to work on staying in your best shape leading up to surgery! Keep up the good intentions! If there is a mall nearby, consider walking there when weather is uncomfortable. May I also suggest core strengthening exercises - ask your doctor first - such as planks and bridges? I just found this link! https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/core-strength/art-20546851 I found that the PT and OT challenges were easy to do because I went to the gym and walked very regularly - the main difficulty were the machines hooked up to me. I was annoyed at the slow speed at which these activities were completed, should not have been - I just had a septal myectomy! As far as how long to stay in Rochester, EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. I was home (we drove from north of Albany NY), a week after surgery, many others were uncomfortable leaving the area so soon or were not feeling up to traveling. See how you feel after discharge instructions and actual discharge.