Soma
Senior Cook
I can't remember if I told you guys that I had heart scare, then surgery on Jan. 3rd. It's all been like a bad dream since then.
Coming home just 5 days after, in lots of pain the first two weeks especially, resting much, friends dropping in almost daily.....exhausted.
So now it's moving into my 7th week at home, post-surgery. I'm lucky to be alive, happy to be moving around without too much pain, walking daily (up to 40 mins per day now), taking only Tylenol. One leg suture hasn't healed yet, but otherwise am all patched up and ready to get back into life.
The toughest thing is the no-salt diet. It's actually a low-sodium regimen, which means reading a lot of packaging.
I honestly can't remember if I talked about this here yet, a little embarassed to be feeling so vulnerable.....memories are fuzzy, maybe due to all the meds and painkillers I took.
Coming home just 5 days after, in lots of pain the first two weeks especially, resting much, friends dropping in almost daily.....exhausted.
So now it's moving into my 7th week at home, post-surgery. I'm lucky to be alive, happy to be moving around without too much pain, walking daily (up to 40 mins per day now), taking only Tylenol. One leg suture hasn't healed yet, but otherwise am all patched up and ready to get back into life.
The toughest thing is the no-salt diet. It's actually a low-sodium regimen, which means reading a lot of packaging.
I honestly can't remember if I talked about this here yet, a little embarassed to be feeling so vulnerable.....memories are fuzzy, maybe due to all the meds and painkillers I took.