Life Sitting in the hospital waiting for surgery tomorrow morning... - Page 14

Mosbonian · 02-23-2025, 12:20 PM

I won't go into great detail here so as not to bore everyone..I am sitting in this hospital bed waiting for the impending surgery tomorrow morning. While in theory it is supposed to be non-critical and more exploratory I would still appreciate prayers and thoughts.

Thanks in advance to all my friends here on Chiefsplanet.

htismaqe · 03-21-2025, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by burt

EXACTLY what happened to me. Keep your spirits up, PT is working wonders for me. Some of the exercises I think, "That's gonna be easy" (or hard) and it turns exactly the opposite. Some seem silly, just do them. I do about twice what they require. I want this shit fixed! I couldn't even stand heel to toe for 10 seconds! Didn't even last 5 seconds. Now I can do 10 and am working on doing it with my eyes closed or turning my head right to left. Walking backwards turning my head right to left is still challenging.

Yeah, they have me staring at a point in space arm's length in front of me and quickly moving my head 45 degrees side to side. That's all they gave me. It's not giving me any relief at all in the short term so I'm having a lot of trouble understanding how this is a long-term fix.

burt · 03-21-2025, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Yeah, they have me staring at a point in space arm's length in front of me and quickly moving my head 45 degrees side to side. That's all they gave me. It's not giving me any relief at all in the short term so I'm having a lot of trouble understanding how this is a long-term fix.

I also had walking 10 paces doing that x 3 per day. I got good at it except when switching head direction. It's a process. JUST DO IT!

Mosbonian · 03-21-2025, 11:27 AM

I feel for you guys and vertigo.....that has to be just frustrating as hell...

My first session had some interesting exercises....

See how many times I can stand up and sit down without using my hands in a 30 second period

Walk 6 minutes at a normal pace and then have your BP measured to see how it elevates

See how long I last on an EllipseFit style machine before my legs get tired

How many times can I lift 15 lbs to my chest from my waist before getting tired...

I had cool down periods between each item......and my BP was measured each time.

**HemiEd** · 03-22-2025, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mosbonian

I feel for you guys and vertigo.....that has to be just frustrating as hell...

My first session had some interesting exercises....

See how many times I can stand up and sit down without using my hands in a 30 second period

Walk 6 minutes at a normal pace and then have your BP measured to see how it elevates

See how long I last on an EllipseFit style machine before my legs get tired

How many times can I lift 15 lbs to my chest from my waist before getting tired...

I had cool down periods between each item......and my BP was measured each time.

Sounds like a good start

Mosbonian · 03-25-2025, 12:57 PM

Holy crap....my 2nd workout was much more of a test...

Treadmill walk for 6 minutes at a moderate pace...keeping the Watts level at 25...

Bicycle ride for 6 minutes at a moderate pace....keeping the Watts level at 45...

Another version of the bicycle ride at a moderate pace for 6 minutes...resistance higher and Watts level at 35...

30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...

30 stand up/sit down without using my arms....

20 arm bends with 5 lb weight each arm...

10 pushups...

20 Step Up/Step down for each leg to finish the workout.

burt · 03-25-2025, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Holy crap....my 2nd workout was much more of a test...

Treadmill walk for 6 minutes at a moderate pace...keeping the Watts level at 25...

Bicycle ride for 6 minutes at a moderate pace....keeping the Watts level at 45...

Another version of the bicycle ride at a moderate pace for 6 minutes...resistance higher and Watts level at 35...

30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...

30 stand up/sit down without using my arms....

20 arm bends with 5 lb weight each arm...

10 pushups...

20 Step Up/Step down for each leg to finish the workout.

bet you built up glisten!

Mosbonian · 03-25-2025, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by burt

bet you built up glisten!

I was sweating like a pauper in a pay toilet.....

**HemiEd** · 03-25-2025, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Holy crap....my 2nd workout was much more of a test...

Treadmill walk for 6 minutes at a moderate pace...keeping the Watts level at 25...

Bicycle ride for 6 minutes at a moderate pace....keeping the Watts level at 45...

Another version of the bicycle ride at a moderate pace for 6 minutes...resistance higher and Watts level at 35...

30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...

30 stand up/sit down without using my arms....

20 arm bends with 5 lb weight each arm...

10 pushups...

20 Step Up/Step down for each leg to finish the workout.

Nice workout! Very impressive!

Did you do real pushups like we did in hs gym class and boot camp or just from the knee up?

I doubt if I could do 2 of the real ones like when we were young.

Mosbonian · 03-25-2025, 03:53 PM

I did real pushups....I think my pride would not have let me do the knees up kind.

burt · 03-25-2025, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Nice workout! Very impressive!

Did you do real pushups like we did in hs gym class and boot camp or just from the knee up?

I doubt if I could do 2 of the real ones like when we were young.

I do one a day, I call it getting out of bed.

**HemiEd** · 03-25-2025, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by burt

I do one a day, I call it getting out of bed.

Mosbonian · 03-26-2025, 01:09 PM

I felt the soreness today...I am sure that will eventually go away, but damn I am out of shape.

Mosbonian · 03-26-2025, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Yeah, they have me staring at a point in space arm's length in front of me and quickly moving my head 45 degrees side to side. That's all they gave me. It's not giving me any relief at all in the short term so I'm having a lot of trouble understanding how this is a long-term fix.

How has your trips to rehab gone? Anything getting better?

burt · 03-27-2025, 02:29 PM

I went yesterday. Dang these exercises get radically more difficult, but I realize challenging my system accelerates the healing. Last one I did, I did fairly easy. I aksed her, "My first visit, I don't think I could have done this, could I?" Her response was, "Absolutely not". It can be frusterating, but it helps that I see the results.

Mosbonian · 04-01-2025, 02:03 PM

The start of my 2nd week of workouts was a real test...

Treadmill walk for 8 minutes at a medium pace...keeping the Watts level at 30...

Bicycle ride for 8 minutes at a medium pace....keeping the Watts level at 50...

Another version of the bicycle ride at a medium pace for 8 minutes...resistance greater and Watts level at 40...

Arm pedal only for 8 minutes with Watts at 35

30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...(this one stayed normal)

45 stand up/sit down without using my arms....

20 arm bends with 7.5 lb weight each arm...

15 pushups...

30 Step Up/Step down for each leg

Resistance bands height level- 20 pullbacks focusing on upper body strength

Resistance bands 9 feet - 20 pull downs again focusing on upper body strength

02-23-2025, 12:20 PM
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1060300	Sitting in the hospital waiting for surgery tomorrow morning... I won't go into great detail here so as not to bore everyone..I am sitting in this hospital bed waiting for the impending surgery tomorrow morning. While in theory it is supposed to be non-critical and more exploratory I would still appreciate prayers and thoughts. Thanks in advance to all my friends here on Chiefsplanet.
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03-21-2025, 11:27 AM	#198
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1060300	I feel for you guys and vertigo.....that has to be just frustrating as hell... My first session had some interesting exercises.... See how many times I can stand up and sit down without using my hands in a 30 second period Walk 6 minutes at a normal pace and then have your BP measured to see how it elevates See how long I last on an EllipseFit style machine before my legs get tired How many times can I lift 15 lbs to my chest from my waist before getting tired... I had cool down periods between each item......and my BP was measured each time.
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03-25-2025, 12:57 PM	#200
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1060300	Holy crap....my 2nd workout was much more of a test... Treadmill walk for 6 minutes at a moderate pace...keeping the Watts level at 25... Bicycle ride for 6 minutes at a moderate pace....keeping the Watts level at 45... Another version of the bicycle ride at a moderate pace for 6 minutes...resistance higher and Watts level at 35... 30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg... 30 stand up/sit down without using my arms.... 20 arm bends with 5 lb weight each arm... 10 pushups... 20 Step Up/Step down for each leg to finish the workout. Last edited by Mosbonian; 03-25-2025 at 01:05 PM..
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03-25-2025, 03:53 PM	#204
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1060300	I did real pushups....I think my pride would not have let me do the knees up kind.
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03-26-2025, 01:09 PM	#207
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1060300	I felt the soreness today...I am sure that will eventually go away, but damn I am out of shape.
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04-01-2025, 02:03 PM	#210
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1060300	The start of my 2nd week of workouts was a real test... Treadmill walk for 8 minutes at a medium pace...keeping the Watts level at 30... Bicycle ride for 8 minutes at a medium pace....keeping the Watts level at 50... Another version of the bicycle ride at a medium pace for 8 minutes...resistance greater and Watts level at 40... Arm pedal only for 8 minutes with Watts at 35 30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...(this one stayed normal) 45 stand up/sit down without using my arms.... 20 arm bends with 7.5 lb weight each arm... 15 pushups... 30 Step Up/Step down for each leg Resistance bands height level- 20 pullbacks focusing on upper body strength Resistance bands 9 feet - 20 pull downs again focusing on upper body strength
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