Back to Rehab - part 2

[SpiritoftheFloyd]

Well I've just been to St Caths Cardio Rehab fro my Exercise Tolerance Test prior to starting a second round of rehab following having my ICD fitted on 19th August.

For anyone who isn't familiar with an ETT, they wire you up to an ECG and a BP monitor then put you on a treadmill, slowly increasing the speed and incline until they reach a point where you heart is pumping at what they regard as 75% of your capacity.

At the end of it the nurse said "that was good, it took us nearly 13 minutes to get you up to the point where your heart was going at 75%, when we tested you when you initially came for the first test in March it only took 7 minutes, so you've definitely made good progress, the downside is that we're now going to have to devise a fiendishly hard program for you next week!"

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

They should link the treadmills to generators for "green electricity" - patient power! ⚡ 😀

[SpiritoftheFloyd in reply to MichaelJH]

They should - 2 xtrainers, 6 tredmills, 2 rowing machines, 10 bikes of different types and weights in a cardio rehab gym produce some wattage when they're all going!

[thetidders in reply to SpiritoftheFloyd]

Hope all goes well at St. Caths, Spirit, have you got to start the 12 week course again? This time last year I was just over half way through mine there. Seems a long time ago now.

Jean

[SpiritoftheFloyd in reply to thetidders]

Hi Jean

Yes doing another 12 weeks, will then be off to the gym in West Kirby.

Russell

[thetidders in reply to SpiritoftheFloyd]

I went to West Kirby as well, it was OK but very busy, it could be a struggle to get on some of the equipment at times though. Jean

[Handel]

Nice one. I was going to suggest you link the equipment to the national grid but Michael beat me to it. xxx