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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2005Carole Cardiac Rehab
Just want to send best wishes and prayers and purrs that the rehab goes well. And want to add, that I so much admire the way you have handled the problems you've been dealt. Words that come to mind are strength and grace and class. And an underlying optimism that for any problem, somewhere somehow there is a solution. It makes me think you were a very good teacher. The kind that teaches how to look for answers. Wish I had more skill with words. But anyway I'm proud of you. Jo > Just want to send best wishes and prayers and purrs that the rehab goes > well. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo I think you said it very well, Jo. I'll just add a 'me too'. Big hugs, Carole and wishes for the best possible outcome in this situation. Kelly C. >> Just want to send best wishes and prayers and purrs that the rehab goes >> well. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Kelly C. yes. i totally concur with what jo said. very few of us might have said it better. i know i couldn't have. more hugs for you, carole. and more sincere wishes that your rehab program does wonders and wonderful things for you. you are still in my prayers and healing thoughts. kate > I think you said it very well, Jo. I'll just add a 'me too'. > > Big hugs, Carole and wishes for the best possible outcome in this situation. > > Kelly C. Thanks, Kelly :) BIG hugs back to you :))) I'll let you all know how tomorrow goes. And who knows, maybe the therapist will be a studmuffin, LOL :))) Hugs, Carole :) > Just want to send best wishes and prayers and purrs that the rehab goes > well. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo Thanks, Jo! That was really beautiful :) I am really looking forward to tomorrow as I have a feeling it will be part of a new beginning for me. I have wanted to get healthy and fit for years, but always put it off till another day as I was busy taking care of everyone else. One thing I learned from all of this is that I have to start taking care of me. I have only been eating healthy foods for the past two months, and I've dropped 38 lbs. I have wanted to start exercising all along, but the cardiologist said no and I had to wait to get his OK. He had to make sure that my blood pressure was stable. So I was really happy last week when he said I could start :) I know I was a good teacher, and if I can get my stamina back, I am going to go back to it. Only time will tell :) Thank you for your wonderful words, you've made me feel very special tonight :) Hugs and Love, Carole :) > Just want to send best wishes and prayers and purrs that the rehab goes > well. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo Hear! Hear! You have a permanent spot in my prayers until you are much better - which I am certain is going ot happen, with the efforts of yourself and your docs.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Hear! Hear! You have a permanent spot in my prayers until you are much > better - which I am certain is going ot happen, with the efforts of yourself > and your docs. Thanks, Nann and Kate :-) I know that it's everyone's prayers that is getting me through all of this. Hugs and Love, Carole :) I had my first rehab session today and it was very good :) It was an orientation and I spent over an hour with the therapist. We talked about a lot of things including the changes my body is going through and how to live with CHF. She is sure she can get me on track and said that some people have to start with only 3 minutes of exercise when they first begin, but that's OK as they will build from there. She also gave me a whole folder of nutritional information which I'll read a bit at a time. We also talked about how I was doing mentally with all of this, and it helped to be able to sit and talk about it all. They took all my vitals today and I'll start on an exercise program on Wednesday. There is also a class on "understanding your medications" so I'm going to go for the class and then exercise after it. I'm doing Ok but having a problem sleeping, so hopefully the exercise will help. It was another beautiful day here in WA, so I went for a little walk when I got home. Tomorrow I'm going to try to go a little farther and see if I can start building on my distance a bit. Hugs, Carole :) sounds very promising! keep us posted. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >I had my first rehab session today and it was very good :) It was an >orientation and I spent over an hour with the therapist. We talked about a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Hugs, > Carole :) Sounds like so far so good. And the sleep should improve as you get comfortable with the situation, get your meds regulated, and can get a little exercise. I'm truly sorry you need to deal with this. But so glad it was diagnoses and is being treated. I'll bet in another month you will feel worlds better. Jo Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. This definitely has not been easy as I am one of those people who rarely gets sick. And if I do, I bounce back in a day or two. The therapist promised me that she'd have me back riding my bicycle and swimming for the summer :-) And that would definitely make me a happy camper :) Hugs, Carole :) > Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. This definitely has not been > easy as I am one of those people who rarely gets sick. And if I do, I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hugs, > Carole :) The more I hear, the more I like this therapist! Now just don't pull my usual trick and overdo it in your desire to recover quickly. Heh, I landed myself with a fully knotted up upper back for 4 days at one point this last go-round. I have such a hard time NOT doing stuff to failure as I did in healthier days! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > The more I hear, the more I like this therapist! Now just don't pull my > usual trick and overdo it in your desire to recover quickly. Heh, I landed > myself with a fully knotted up upper back for 4 days at one point this last > go-round. I have such a hard time NOT doing stuff to failure as I did in > healthier days! Yes, I usually do things like that too, Nann! But this therapist will be watching me closely. I have to exercise for the first 2-3 weeks with the heart monitor on so that they can watch my heart rate and blood pressure. Since I've already hit the maximum that I have to pay out for the year, I'm going to ask my doctor to give me a prescription for massage therapy as I know it will help with the stress from all of this. I used to go for massage therapy once a month when I lived in NYC and I always looked forward to it. So I'll see if he'll let me go so I can get this body back into shape :) I start my therapy today at 4pm :-) Hugsies, Carole :) > Yes, I usually do things like that too, Nann! But this therapist will be > watching me closely. I have to exercise for the first 2-3 weeks with the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Hugsies, > Carole :) heehee, sounds like they understand folks are prone to pushing too hard! This sounds like a really good cardiac rehab place. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Sounds very positive, Carole. I'm glad you've got a good therapist to help you. That's half the battle. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ >I had my first rehab session today and it was very good :) It was an >orientation and I spent over an hour with the therapist. We talked about a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Hugs, > Carole :) >I had my first rehab session today and it was very good :) It was an >orientation and I spent over an hour with the therapist. We talked about a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Hugs, > Carole :) it sounds like an excellent program, carole. i'm glad it's helped you already, sweetie. kate This is so good Carole. Glad that went well. Also glad they don't expect more than 3 minutes. When I was first trying the treadmill, I worked up in 10 sec increments. finally figured out that a treadmill was never going to work with my wonky knee but at least I was not over doing it. Enjoy your walks. Duckie > I had my first rehab session today and it was very good :) It was an > orientation and I spent over an hour with the therapist. We talked about [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Hugs, > Carole :) Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) One step at a time; kinda sounds like how we came into the world. Seems like good advice for letting ourselves start over too. Will take those steps with you. Bruce SignatureI believe in the separation of Church and Hate > This is so good Carole. Glad that went well. Also glad they don't expect > more than 3 minutes. When I was first trying the treadmill, I worked up in [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> Hugs, >> Carole :) Carole, Still thinking of you and sending you healing thoughts. I hope this rehab does the trick for you. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Just want to send best wishes and prayers and purrs that the rehab goes > well. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo > Carole, > > Still thinking of you and sending you healing thoughts. I hope this rehab > does the trick for you. Thanks, SJ. I enjoyed it today. I had to take it a bit slower than I would have liked, but my body is the boss now :) And they monitor everything so if the levels are not where they want them to be, they slow things down. Tomorrow I'll work on adding a bit more :) Hugsies, Carole :) |
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