Bob New Heart

Bob New Heart Bob New Heart, written by Bob Reid, is the story of what it is like to begin life again as a heart transplant recipient. Bob describes the story of his heart transplant, his time in the hospital in San Francisco, and what it is like living with a transplant, including the side effects from various anti-rejection medication. Bob’s blog is a source of information and inspiration for heart transplant recipients and potential transplant recipients, their families, partners, and loved ones. Bob has sailed passed the one year threshold, one of the major milestones for survival. His life is full of activity; some politics, lots of gym visits, lunches with former colleagues at the Capitol and blogging each and every day. Life is Good

Web Site: http://bobnewheart-bob.blogspot.com/


Anything Is Possible

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May 19, 2013
Anything Is Possible

May 19, 2013The attached Photo illustrates that anything is possible. Get out and walk, run, play tennis, workout, have sex (great exercise) and then rest. Next day walk, swim and play golf (walk no cart) and top it off with a walk before bedtime. I kn...

Walking The Camino de Santiago

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May 15, 2013
Walking The Camino de Santiago

May 15, 2013My fellow Sacramento heart transplant buddy, Tom Inks and his wife Sheila are walking a  part of the Camino De Santiago. If you saw the movie "The Way"you understand the journey they are embarking upon. They are leaving May 21st and wa...

A Selfless Act

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Apr 25, 2013

April 25, 2013I saw an article in the Sacramento Bee this morning by C. Brian Bronk. The headline for the article was “A Selfless act that I will remember with every beat of my heart.” I would add my new heart to that sentence because he was referr...

Sleep Study Results

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Apr 19, 2013
Sleep Study Results

April 19, 2013Just got a call from the UCSF Medical Center sleep study doctor. He said I passed the test with flying colors. I had a brief episode of sleep apnea when I was on my back but zero while I was sleeping on my side which is where I sleep the ...

Monday and Tuesday at UCSF

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Apr 18, 2013
Monday and Tuesday at UCSF

April 18, 2013Sleep StudyMonday afternoon I left for San Francisco at about 2pm and arrived at 4pm.  I left the car in the Parnassus parking garage across the street from the Moffat Hospital and took the shuttle bus over to the Mt Zion UCSF campus...

Off To San Francisco

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Apr 14, 2013

April 14, 2013Tomorrow Monday the 15th of April, Tax Day, I am off to UCSF to do an overnight sleep test. I am still not certain I have apnea but my heart docs and my new ENT want me to do this test so we can properly diagnosis the cause of my breathin...

Day After Easter

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Apr 1, 2013

April 1, 2013Easter has different meanings to each individual. The traditional message is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. My own view is it represents along with the biblical message of resurrection , it represents a new beginning. Each and every one...

10 years -New Heart

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Mar 21, 2013
10 years -New Heart

March 21, 2013As I mentioned last blog I met this guy, Tom Inks, who has his new heart at UCSF Med Center 10 years ago. Tom is 73 years old from Sacramento like me and has local doctors at Mercy Hospital. He was also advised to go to UCSF rather than s...

News

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Mar 19, 2013

March 19, 2013Got a great report from UCSF regarding the recent tests I took especially the 24 hr blood pressure test. The issue has always been my bed time BP which has been high. The test should improvement on all fronts before breakfast test and the...

Weekly Update

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Mar 16, 2013
Weekly Update

March 16, 2013Greetings.First of all , my Kidney doc report. I had my every four month appointment with my Kidney doc, Dr Naveen Atray. UCSF told me last year that I needed to have a regular Kidney doc because of the on-going damage that the anti rejec...