This will be my last week of staying home. I go back to work next Monday. It will be 5 weeks after my surgery. To make sure I'm up to it I am getting up at 5:00 AM all this week to help me get back on a work schedule.
I am feeling better every day and have more energy and importantly more stamina with each passing day. So ... There's nothing for it but to go back to work and get on with my life. My doctors have told me it could be some time till I feel as good as I did before the triple bypass, but they also say that at some point I will be more healthy than before and actually feel better than I have in years. I am looking forward to that.
I will try to do a little work around the house this week, keeping in mind my restrictions on lifting, pushing, pulling or tugging. It seems that the sternum takes a good deal longer to heal than just a few weeks and you have to be careful not to mess up the wiring job they do on the bone by over exercising or straining the chest bone. You know right away when you overdo, the pain is instant and a little scary. Still, I look forward to some work in the garden and doing some minor honey-dos while I have the chance.
Next week it's back to work and back to a more normal existence. I thank God each day for blessing me with that opportunity.
Hope your summer is relaxing and joyful.
RT
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