I had CABG on 1/17/20. Recouped for 2 months. Went back to work (for only 3 days), then the Virus hit. Shut everything down here in CA. I'm self employed, so I was in real trouble. I had pretty much drained my reserves after the surgery.
My recovery (near as I can tell) is a bit slower than most people. Maybe it's because I'm a big wimp -- and I'm a guy (women have a higher pain tolerance). I needed more time, no question. Chest wall still hurts a lot. Psychosomatic breathing disorder (my name for it) because of the chest pain. Blah blah blah. Oh woe is me.
There's a silver lining here:
I ended up with a whole lot more time to heal. I was about broke, but, thanks to Nancy and Chuck, congress passed a bill that allowed us self-employed people to file for unemployment (never before in history). The timing of this is actually a blessing to me.
I don't get to let my daughter into the house, but we video chat all the time. I don't get to do the very personal work that I'm used to, but I still stay in touch with all my friends. I can't go out for breakfast (my favorite thing), but I'll get by.
I'm going a bit stir crazy, I'm a people person, but thank God for my dog. Her and I go walking twice a day.
Anyway, I'm trying to put some positive light on what's going on. In my case, there's a silver lining.
Love to all.
Tony.
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Anthony Smith
Lake Elsinore CA
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