How is Bird doing?

[s219]

I do tend to feel tired more than I think I should. But that might just be due to age.

I had a doc recently advise me about recovering from an injury and physical therapy, and at the end I asked him how I was supposed to notice all of that above my normal aches and pains! I told the guy that unless I witness an injury or see blood, it all just blends into my normal background level nowadays.

 

[Bird]

I had a doc recently advise me about recovering from an injury and physical therapy, and at the end I asked him how I was supposed to notice all of that above my normal aches and pains! I told the guy that unless I witness an injury or see blood, it all just blends into my normal background level nowadays.

I sure understand that.:laughing:

 

[txdon]

. . whether I should go to a cardiac rehab facility for awhile. I had occasion to just look inside a cardiac rehab facility recently and it was just treadmills, a couple of kinds of stationary bikes, and such. I have a recumbent bike of my own. . . .

Bird, Cardiac Rehabilitation is different than the physical therapy you are now taking. Physical therapy is getting your body muscles back in shape, but cardiac rehabilitation strengthens your heart muscle. In CR you are exercising while your heart is being monitored. In most CR programs, the first visit is one-on-one visit where they review what has happened to you, what medicines you are on, and then give you a mild exercise test so they can see what your heart is doing. They then determine what your maximum heart rate should be and plan a program based on that. During the entire program, you exercise while on the heart monitor. On the remainder of the visits (usually 24 to 36 visits, but you can quit at any time), they slowly increase the intensity of your exercise while monitoring your blood pressure, heart rate, and heart rhythm. If your rhythm gets strange or your other vital signs raise or lower, they stop you and try to determine why. This is a good way to get a feel for what you can do on your own without putting your heart at risk.

 

[Bird]

Thanks for the additional information, Don. Actually, I'd rather do that than what I'm now doing because they probably have a time set for you to be there and you KNOW in advance. Right now . . . well, I thought we were through with the home health nurse, but she called this morning and is on her way here. And with I-35E traffic, you never really know when you'll get anywhere. Of course I went to a physical therapy facility for awhile when I had my right knee replaced, and I think more was accomplished there than the home physical therapy I'm doing now.

 

[Egon]

Good to see you on line Bird.

 

[ultrarunner]

We have a supervised Cardiac Rehab facility in house where I work...

It is like a gym in many ways plus the monitoring and review... a lot of the guys and gals really enjoy it... almost like a social event... there is an entire group standing outside in the dark before 6 am waiting for the doors to open.

The last session is at 1 pm for the day... generally older patients tend to be early birds... a few come once a week... most are either Tuesday-Thursday or Monday-Wednesday-Friday... costs about $10 per visit.

The 6 am class plays a lot of Dean Martin, Sinatra plus I hear Volari each morning at the get go.

 

[Bird]

Sounds like my kind of facility.:thumbsup:

 

[Looking4new]

Happy to see you are on the mend.

 

[bullbreaker]

Bird , Like many many here ( TBN) also great to read your coming around and doing very well ! Keep Cowboying UP !!!

 

[sodamo]

Glad to see the good report

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