It has been three months since my heart operation on January 13, which is a milestone according to my two doctors Linda Ireland (cardiac specialist) and Gregory Misbach (cardiac surgeon). Both have told me that after three months I should be back doing what I was doing before the operation...they were kind of close. Both did give me a clean bill of health this last week but I'm still not "normally" healthy. I'm still limiting what weight I can safely lift and I have lingering soreness in my right side of my chest...nothing serious however. I'm told to be patient, it'll heal...sound familiar? So, there isn't too much medical drama left to report about my rehab or in my blog.
My weight is back to where it was before the operation...156, hooray! As for my running, I have a long way to go yet. I'm ready for the 5K Alaska Heart Association Run on April 25...it's the distance beyond that which is making me nervous. Now that I can run outside (because of 40+ temperatures and snow/ice-clear road shoulders and sidewalks) I should get back in shape sooner. Running on the treadmill and elliptical at cardiac rehab makes me sweat but it can't totally prepare me for running outside in the elements. I have about 5 weeks left in my rehab sessions...I know I'll miss them, the staff, and classmates when it's over.
I hope to soon be doing what I remind my fellow runners to do, that is Train hard...run far!
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