"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
om...
> Well, trying to.
>
> My wife has been doing an excellent job of looking after me over these
> past three weeks that I have been home from the hospital. She is preparing
> my meals and monitoring what I eat. My son gave me a healthy eating cook
> book and I have tried two of the dessert recipes. One was for whole wheat
> muffins with dried apricots, which are pretty good. The other one was
> brownies. I suppose that some people might be impressed with the fudge
> like brownies. They have no butter, not much sugar, only one egg. They
> are edible.
>
>
> I have lost 20 pounds since I got home. I have been out for two walks per
> day, one kilometre each. I no longer have to have a one hour nap after 5
> minute walks. No napping at all. I have been doing my stretching
> exercises. I had been concerned about overdoing things because when I was
> in the hospital I overdid it and was ordered to bead rest for a day.
>
> I saw my family doctor last week and my cardiologist today. He has taken
> me off two of my medications, one that was supposed to get my heart rate
> under control, and warfarin. Warfarin was a PITA because it meant blood
> tests before 10 am every Monday and constant monitoring my the Thrombosis
> Clinic.
>
> I am still limited to lifting, pulling, pushing no more than 10 pounds,
> and I cannot drive or sit in the front seat of a car for another month.
> But, I can get as much cardio-vascular exercise as I want (can handle).

Keep up the good work! All good wishes to you!!!

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