After getting emails from the rehab nurse and clearance from my vascular surgeon’s office, I felt like I should continue with cardiac rehab. I ended up going on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Since Monday was President’s Day, I only had to bring clothes to change for work on Wednesday and Friday. I would get there around 7:40 am and get done right before 9:00 am. I was still able to arrive at work before 10:00 am both days so the schedule is fine.
That means I’ve completed eight sessions out of the required 24. I still have a lot of appointments on Tuesday afternoons so it’s hard to go four days a week. However, I think I should be able to complete all 24 sessions by the end of March, in time for UCLA Transplant Center to clear me starting April.
The cardiac nurse asked me about my coworker on Monday. I think he showed up for orientation or first session. However, I heard his pacemaker is acting up, activating when it’s not needed. I think he stopped rehab until he has another surgery to fix the pacemaker sometime in early March so I haven’t seen him at rehab yet.
Life with chronic diseases 