42 days since my surgery (1.5 months)
I still have to sleep flat on my back, and still have to wear a bra 24/7 to protect my incision. I worry that it is not healing right and I can't believe there aren't more appointments for them to check on this.
Today it suddenly hit me that I had open heart surgery and I was a bit panicked for a moment and started to cry. I let myself have a little pity party for myself, and then tried to refocus myself on how far I have come and how well I am doing.
I also hopped in to one of the AHA support groups and spent time making other people feel better by answering questions and helping give people answers.
When we feel bad or down or low -- the best thing to do is help someone else.
Works every time.