Recent content by Rosebud54

Thanks for the info. I got the first of the shots in my incision two weeks ago....WOW...DID IT HURT!!! Anyway, I go back in two more weeks to get a second set of shots, they also gave me a scrip for PurTect to rub into my scar. It looks a TINY bit better...I know...give it time...-:) Carol

Thanks to all of you for the words of wisdom...you are all very kind. I will hang in there and take one day at a time. Carol

I'm 7 months out and my scar is purple, itchy, bumpy and ugly. My Cardo referred me to a dermatologist. I have my first appointment tomorrow. He said I needed shots in my incision to help it heal...yikes!!!!!! Anyone else had those? cArol

Hi...I felt good before surgery...and since surgery for the silent killer :two aortic aneurysms" I have not felt good. I'm always coming down with something...shingles, cold, bronchitis, now a sinus infection. I just have not bounced back after surgery. Has anyone else had this situation...

Hi everybody, Carol here. I had my surgery 5 April 11. I use to write here back then. Anyway, I want to know if anyone else has problems with their incision after 7 months? My cardo referred me to dermatology because my incision is purple, itchy and looks and feels like rope. I go...

It's been 5 months since my surgery. My incision is very red, itches, and sore to the touch. My cardiologist gave me a referral to a dermatologist for steroid shots. I haven't went yet, I can only imagine how it's going to hurt!!! Carol

5 months surgery and still having problems 5 months surgery and still having problems I have "pump head" as well as a lot of others. The most disturbing is I can't think of words in mid sentence... I also developed Cardiomyopothy 7 weeks after surgery from a virus "the docs think" they...

I went to the cardo today for my 4 week update after the non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. They did an echo and my EF and heart function has improved! They upped my Toprol XL to 100mg a day and left the Lisinopril at the same level. They said it must be "Mycardial Stunning" because they have ruled...

Hi ValDab, I have a similar situation in that I was born with a BAV that was found in 2002. I've been monitored yearly since. About 4 years ago during my yearly check up they found an aneurysm of about 4 cm. So they started doing yearly CT scans. It grew fast in the last 4 years. So this...

Michellemar, I'm so sorry to hear about you cat. I've been through the same experience...more than once and I know it breaks your heart. Give yourself time to grieve and remember that Pio had a long wonderful life because of you. Carol

I have to add that I remember everything. From the moving myself to the operating table, talking with the staff until the minute they put me to sleep and I remember the minute I woke up. First thing I saw was my son and my surgeon standing at the foot of the bed and that terrible tube in my...

Hi Michellemar, No I don't mind sharing. I went to the emergency room for terrible coughing (BTW still coughing today...7 weeks now) anyway, as soon as they did an EKG they told me my heart was not working as well as when I left the hospital 7 weeks prior. My heart is not pumping very well...

I'm 9 weeks post op and I've had either a cold or bronchitis one after another. Does our immune systems change with surgery? It's very depressing:frown2: I feel like I'm on a roller coaster from hell! Carol

Well, now it's 9 weeks post op and I'm still coughing! I've was hospitalized two weeks ago and after every test know to man, they found nothing as to why I'm coughing only that my heart went down hill after surgery. As far as the coughing they said I viral bronchitis. On many web sites...it...

Superman...you could be right. I had 5.3 cm ascending aorta aneurysm and a another small one at the root developing. All my scars throughout my life are ugly and do not go away. I used vitamin E, Mederma and a whole host of other oils and creams, nothing helps. Carol