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rdoactv    218

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Well, I'm 6 wks out today and 31# down. 3 to share. 1. My son and I went hiking last weekend. I made it 3 miles on a difficult trail. A quarter of the way through at the top of a hill, my son stopped me and said " remember this spot? Its where you were out of breath and your ankles hurt so bad, I saw tears in your eyes. Now your keeping up with me." We finished at a very brisk pace this time. :)

2. He said he was proud of me

3. A patient asked why I'd had an MRI. As I was encouraging him through his PET scan. I told him I'd had a ministroke at age 37 due to being overweight and high BP. He looked me up and down and was surprised because he thought I looked "healthy"..

I still have 65# to lose, but its a start.

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sharonintx    1,275

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That's awesome! Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

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rebecca_dsu    241

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Your #1 is my main reason for having this surgery! I love to hike and hate not being able to go as far or as steep as I want.

Proud of you!! Keep it up!!

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mysleevemylife    158

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CONGRATS! The hiking story made my heart melt. That's awesome!

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MrsG    329

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That is so neat! It's amazing what we will do for our loved ones even when our bodies are hurting, I can totally relate with my knees. And now to be able to go hiking and not have that pain is truly wonderful! Congratulations!

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Suko67    52

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Hurray for NSV!

With my walking exercise I made it up to 3 miles on my fast-pace walk! And it felt fantastic!!

I am three weeks post-op and due to surgery complications, I had a 7-day hospital stay, and I still have a large hematoma on my left side!

So three miles may not seem like much of a victory, but for me it's excellent!

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rdoactv    218

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Hurray for NSV!

With my walking exercise I made it up to 3 miles on my fast-pace walk! And it felt fantastic!!

I am three weeks post-op and due to surgery complications' date=' I had a 7-day hospital stay, and I still have a large hematoma on my left side!

So three miles may not seem like much of a victory, but for me it's excellent![/quote']

Suko, that's great! Even without complications, 3 miles for most of us IS a HUGE victory! Congrats and keep up the great work. I can only see it getting better for us :)

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Suko67    52

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Thank you for the supportive comments, Rdoactv!

It has helped me to stay positive and very motivated!

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mysleevemylife    158

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Hurray for NSV!

With my walking exercise I made it up to 3 miles on my fast-pace walk! And it felt fantastic!!

I am three weeks post-op and due to surgery complications, I had a 7-day hospital stay, and I still have a large hematoma on my left side!

So three miles may not seem like much of a victory, but for me it's excellent!

I am currently up to one mile (walk/jog) on the treadmill. I'd love to do 3!! I will one day. :-) Congrats!!

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rdoactv    218

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I am currently up to one mile (walk/jog) on the treadmill. I'd love to do 3!! I will one day. :-) Congrats!!

Yes You Will!! :)

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Suko67    52

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I am currently up to one mile (walk/jog) on the treadmill. I'd love to do 3!! I will one day. :-) Congrats!!

I know that a steady regime of daily exercise is one of the greatest daily "gift" we can do for ourselves and our new, healthy lifestyle!

I can only walk a quick pace, my insides and incisions are still too sore to jog yet.

I am getting a new gym membership on Tuesday because it is getting too hot here (90's F ++) and it makes me very nauseous to work out when's it is that hot outside!!

Let's keep up the good work!

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