Climbing Stairs After Open Heart Surgery

You should not start doing normal activities immediately after surgery.

Climbing stairs after open heart surgery. Slowly increase the amount and intensity of your activities over the first 3 months. Do not be concerned about how fast you are walking. How soon is too soon.

Begin with a single flight of stairs and if you find yourself short of breath then stop and rest. If climbing stairs produces other symptoms besides a racing heart this would be cause for concern such as chest pain nausea and feeling faint. I too was concerned about the stairs following my open heart surgery on January 15 2008.

You should be going to a cardiac rehab program where they will teach you to exercise your heart at a safe rate till it has a chance to completely heal. Another great thing to do is to climb stairs. Avoid activities that involve straining and holding your breath.

This can help you recover faster post heart surgery. I agree 10 weeks out and working out by climbing stairs doesnt sound good. You start breathing hard after climbing stairs and your chest hurts.

Light household chores such as setting the table folding clothes walking and climbing stairs should be OK. Eight weeks after your surgery yYou may gradually begin lifting heavier objects eight weeks after your surgery. Your doctor sends you to the.

Climbing stairs and steps. Isometric activities involve continuous muscle tension. Scans reveal that arteries feeding your heart are severely narrowed.