Surgery went well and I'm on the mend

[emily_in_nc]

Glad you are on the mend! Thanks for letting us know...

[shootingstar]

Take an easy.. but we'll hear about your cycling forays in a few months.

[solobiker]

Happy to hear!!! Take care of yourself and as Shootingstar said...Take it easy.

[marni]

best wishes for a quick recovery and the patience to deal with recovery in general. Take the time to plan a couple of goals for the tuture, and a couple of bike dream trips- do lots and lots of on line research-hang in there and before you know it, you'll be back to riding. Blogging is a good idea, too few people write about dealing with life difficulties like a healthy person recovering from something major. It will help to inspire other bikers who may need the adivce and thought.

best wishes and lots of healing light.

[ny biker]

I'm glad to hear that things are going well.

I've known several people who found that talking about their experience with major surgery helped them deal with the process. So I would think that blogging about it might be helpful for you, as well as any readers who might benefit.

Of course you're always welcome to vent here as needed!!

[Bike Writer]

Thank you to all for warm wishes and thoughts. I feel stronger a little bit each day. I long to be back on the bike but for now I'll satisfy myself with other pursuits like outdoor strolling. With knee problems and working on my feet most of my life I've not been much of a walker except treadmills for exercise before knee problems. Right now it's my only way to engage with the outdoors.

Snapdragen, I have no plans for cardiac rehab as the Dr. has not ordered it, however it's mentioned in the book the surgeons office gave me. Do you know much about this?

Muirenn, yup the bike is often given as a form of exercise for surgery recovery, the cardiac surgeon is a cyclist because when he asked where I live he mentioned that he often rode to Whitmore Lake from Ann Arbor and we discovered that we both enjoyed bicycling. The surgeon who did my knee replacement is a cyclist also and deals with his own arthritis as well. I would think that those are both good endorsements for the benefit to joints and heart health that a bike can deliver!

jessmarimba, mind-numbing, good description.

shooting star you made me laugh

[shootingstar]

Ok, BikeWriter. ..you must have read my latest blog post. (I don't think I said anything too funny..here. Just good wishes. )

[snapdragen]

After my father had his bypass surgery, he went in for cardiac rehab. He liked it, it helped him get his fitness back, while making sure he didn't over do it. I don't know a lot of the details though.