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. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I'll check with Harry Potter to see if he can provide me some unnatural food. Chuck Holst > 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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
enjoy the wind and waves you deserve it! Bob ----- 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 > > 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. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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