← Return to Terrified: Soon to have open heart surgery, so many questions

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@eileena

Mine was almost 5 years ago. My doc claims (to my face anyway) I'm the healthiest patient he sees. I had a quad due to blockages.

The worst days are right afterward, but go to cardiac rehab, do NOT sit around after your procedure. Also, walk. If it's cold outside go to the grocery store and simply use the cart as your walker for steadiness and peruse ALL aisles, go slowly until you get your "sea legs" and can manage the entire store. Walmart, Big Lots, even the CVS is large enough to give you a great walkabout in an indoor locale.

Glad you are here, great advice found here and great encouragement.
Eileen

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Eileen, thanks for reminding me about grocery store exercise. I walked every aisle several times and it helped.

Encouraging - my open heart surgery is on 2/3. Worrisome but confident that I’ll be ok

Thanks for reassuring me. Mayo is the Best!