I had my surgery on November 14th and was discharged on November 21st. In the discharge materials, there is a brochure called “My Six-Week Care Plan.” Well, Week 6 starts today (December 27th). Here are some of the items listed:
- You will be able to resume most normal activities progressively
- Check with your surgeon if you participate in strenuous activities
- Attend Cardiac Rehab
- You may return to work if approved by your doctor
- You may travel. Make plans.
- Enjoy life to the fullest!
Meanwhile, I still cannot eat and sleep regularly. Again, I really hope that is caused by taking amiodarone for three weeks, though it appears less likely as the weeks go by. I hate to have difficulty eating and sleeping going forward. Also, I don’t think I’ve recovered physically. Cardiac Rehab won’t even schedule me until after 8 weeks. When I go out walking, everything would be fine at first but after 1/3 of a mile, I suddenly become very tired and start breathing hard. That’s pretty weak. Is the heart stressed out from not doing much this past six weeks? Does that mean I need to walk even more or just wait for Cardiac Rehab? Also, I don’t think I can go back to work. My coworker texted me about an issue today and I spent an hour looking into it. That little bit stressed me out; not sure if I can handle going back to work full-time yet.
Finally, I haven’t traveled in over three years. Dialysis makes travel very difficult, no matter if you’re on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Life with chronic diseases 