Post op 8 weeks and finally starting to feel like my old self....

• by maryanne
• 2009-02-08 02:02:25
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I never thought this day would come.....I should have known it would be when you are in the midst of the pain it is sometimes hard to see the light.

It has been a rocky road, but I honestly must say that as of the middle of lasr week things have changed. It's like a light bulb has gone on.

On January 20th I finally took myself into the ER as I was still experiencing considerable amount of pain..the strange thing I thought at least was that it was always in the same spot. That being on the left side of my chest about 3 cm in from my sternotomy and about 4cm down from my new PM site. I had been throughly checked over...I had an ultrasound done to rule out any possible fluid around the heart, chest xray, ECG, and bloodwork....all normal....the doctor was very kind to me as he could see that I had endure a lot in the past weeks.....I was sent home with some pain killers....up until that point I was trying to survive on tylenol and ibuprophen. My GP was hopeless when I asked him questions he would just say Mary Anne I am not a cardiologist I can't answer your questions....why thanks doc!

Anyhow, I am on the mend.......ever since I got home from the hospital I have gone for a walk as they said I should try and walk every day....starting last week I got up to doing walk/run. On Friday I did my first complete run...I was ecstatic to say the least....and today I went for a 6km run and again success.....I have now started do use light weights and those resistant bands to help build up my mucles and improve my strength. On the really fun side I have started back at my bellydancing classes...what a hoot....now I don't think I am going to be wearing any of the belly dancing garb any time soon, but I am thankful to just be back at it.

To all you ladies out there re running.....one of the things that was holding me back from the running was the sisters...with them doing their thing whilst I tried to run I found it hurt my surgical sites....I do wear a very firm support bra but that wasn't enough....today I used....now don't laugh.....a tensor bandage as well.....yes I bound my chest and then put my sports bra on top of that.....it made the world of difference for me....my chest didn't hurt at all...the sisters stayed in place..and all was good....

So there you have it....I thank all of you who sent me kind words of support.....I have adopted the saying "this to shall pass" and believe it or not....it truly does....sometimes it just takes longer than we would want.

cheers and good health to you all......Mary Anne