It's five weeks post op the day after tomorrow and I saw my cardiologist this morning as my endocrinologist wanted me to see him sooner rather than later just to check things out.
The cardiologist did ECG which is normal Also x-ray which is much improved from my discharge x-ray
He can hear the 'bang' which I'm hearing at the end of each heart beat which gets worse as the day goes on or after food. He's going to arrange an echo and a 24 hour heart rhythm monitor for me just to check things out.
But he said I was doing well despite the continuing pain and the weight loss.. He said that five weeks is not a lot of time after major surgery and likened OHS to a traumatic car accident injury to the chest. He reckons that recovery takes at least three months but that there is a "gung-ho" attitude which increases patients' expectations.
So I'm feeling much better morale-wise now
The cardiologist did ECG which is normal Also x-ray which is much improved from my discharge x-ray
He can hear the 'bang' which I'm hearing at the end of each heart beat which gets worse as the day goes on or after food. He's going to arrange an echo and a 24 hour heart rhythm monitor for me just to check things out.
But he said I was doing well despite the continuing pain and the weight loss.. He said that five weeks is not a lot of time after major surgery and likened OHS to a traumatic car accident injury to the chest. He reckons that recovery takes at least three months but that there is a "gung-ho" attitude which increases patients' expectations.
So I'm feeling much better morale-wise now