Make certain that the bed is very firm. You might need to stiffen it with a sheet of plywood under the mattress. Learn all the body mechanics required of the patient for yourself, and practice them....
Katt, I just did three miles on foot (walking) at daybreak when the air temperature was reasonable. I did this yesterday morning as well. Took me about an hour, or just a bit longer. Maybe 70...
Pericardiectomy done in early May 2015. Discharged seven days after surgery. As far as I can tell, the surgery appears to have succeeded, though I still need 20 to 40 mg of lasix to keep from gaining...
Hi -- great stories, well told. . . . I may be up for this surgery soon enough -- etiology of my HF is unclear, but restrictive vs. constrictive process most likely, and a repeat cardiac MRI is...