For many years, exercise really hasn't been an option. With the CHF - even the slightest effort leaves me winded and wrung out. And it takes longer to recuperate than I ever thought possible.
But I find I have more energy now. At least it feels like more energy. This morning, waiting for the van pool - I got out of my car and collected four shopping carts and pushed them to the cart corral! (It was about 8 parking spaces away.) Admittedly - I was still very winded when I was done. But I did it!
So, starting today - I'm going to make myself take a brisk walk around my floor at work - four times a day. No stopping to talk - no excuses.
Some really good news - my feet and ankles have not been swelling since the surgery. This is a wonderful thing. Sometimes they were so swollen I could hardly walk. Every night, my husband checks them - and NOTHING. Not having the excess fluid is really going to be a help in the days to come.
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