BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)

Subject: BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 05:59 PM

From several years' PMs, I know the Cardiac Club around here is bigger than we would like, except that AFAIK (from the limited numbers I know), the members are still kicking.

Now I'm a member.

Any who care to share the BEST things that got them back on the upswing? Diagnoses only if desired....

I'll start:

1. It takes longer if you don't start.
2. Aquatics done VERTICALLY do the heart (and esp. BP) MUCH more good than swimming/being horizontal in the water, plus hold heart rates down to "reasonable" while still giving a training effect.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)
From: beardedbruce
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 07:43 PM

I found it important to look at things and determine what I could affect, and what would remain the same regardless of my actions- and ignore the latter. I had only so much energy to deal with things, and have to choose what I will "spend" it on.

Bruce

3 angioplasties
9 stents (in three sets)
ICD

Subject: RE: BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 May 10 - 10:48 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)
From: olddude
Date: 01 May 10 - 11:19 PM

fish oil
walking
lots of geetar pickin

Subject: RE: BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)
From: olddude
Date: 01 May 10 - 11:20 PM

and banjo pickin 2

Subject: RE: BS: Cardiac Issues? (Survivors' Tips)
From: LilyFestre
Date: 01 May 10 - 11:33 PM

Me: Congestive Heart failure due to heart virus (13 years ago or so)

Tip: Listen to your body, fluid pills do a body good, daily time spent with feet above heart, heart healthy diet, daily blood pressure reading to keep an eye on things.

Michelle