When Did Healthcare Become Pay-to-Play?
A patient’s story, the numbers behind America’s access and price problem, and six measurable questions worth asking.
Blog tag
Open Heart Surgery Articles
Published Colin Michaels blog posts tagged Open Heart Surgery.
Heart Hero Status: My First Weekly Recovery Update
A personal weekly recovery update after open-heart valve surgery, endocarditis treatment, and learning how to heal with patience and humor.
Recovery Update: Building Momentum
Recovery Update #7: Returning to Work After Open Heart Surgery
Recovery Update #9: Keeping the Momentum
A weekly recovery update after open-heart surgery: arm exercises at cardiac rehab, full-time work, twice-daily walks, more energy, therapy-cat support from Gretchen, drone goals, and 257 lbs.
Nutrition Detour: Eating Better for Heart Recovery
A personal reflection on Dr. Rahul Aggarwal’s Nutrition Detour presentation and how food, whole ingredients, and heart-healthy habits are becoming part of recovery after open-heart surgery.
Cardiac Rehab Is Not What I Expected
A personal reflection on cardiac rehab, rebuilding strength after open-heart surgery, and learning that safe movement is a critical part of recovery.
Recovery Update #10: Back to Normal(ish)
A weekly recovery update covering cardiac rehab, work, sleep improvements, flying drones again, Father's Day reflections, weight maintenance, and the ongoing journey back to normal life after open-heart surgery.
Even Though You’re Wrong, You Can Still Be Right
Recovery has a way of forcing you to look back honestly. Sometimes the choices that felt right at the time turn out to be wrong later, but admitting that truth is where growth begins.
Back Home, Back at Work, and Back to Cardiac Rehab
After a three-day drive home from Pennsylvania, I returned to work, cardiac rehab, regular workouts, and a porch project that is nearly finished.
Two Weeks Can Change Everything
Returning to Pine Glades Natural Area after heart surgery, walking an entire trail with my mom, and realizing how much progress can happen in just two weeks.
From Staph Infection to Open-Heart Surgery | My Endocarditis Story
The story of how a seemingly simple staph infection turned into infective endocarditis, emergency heart valve surgery, and a second chance at life.