Re: [Paddlewise] Recovery from operation

Hey Chuck,  glad to read your good news !   One piece of advice;  now that 
your cholesterol is down where it should be, don't continue to overdo on 
natural food.  A lot of people die of natural causes...............

Dave


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cholst_at_bitstream.net>
Subject: [Paddlewise] Recovery from operation


> Several weeks ago, I asked how long it might take to get back to kayaking
> after a quadruple heart bypass operation. The heart surgeon I had a
> post-op interview with thought I should wait a year, but my primary care
> physician said recovery was outside the surgeon's field of expertise, and
> thought my cardiologist might have a different opinion.
>
> Less than eleven weeks after the operation I concluded my cardiac rehab
> program with a Cardiolite stress test. Yesterday a nurse called with the
> following three messages from my cardiologist:
>
> * Cardiolite stress test: Normal.
> * Cholesterol levels: Perfect!
>
> And finally:
>
> * Go kayaking!
>
> As always, YMMV. I had no damage to the heart muscle before the operation.
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