sparkle
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Had my surgery the first part of November. Was lucky enough to be able to have the Cleveland Clinic and an amazing physician. I had robotic minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Of course that is nothing compared to having your sternum cracked and I keep all of you in my prayers. I have been reading the forum for awhile and decided to join for a little advice.
I sound like a whiner, I'm sure compared to the open chest, but would like anyone's input. I was suppose to be in the hospital about 4-5 days and ended up in 10 due to CHF after surgery, a pneumothroax and rapid heart rate. By-products of surgery as again I had a wonderful hospital, physician and nursing care.
Since I have been home I am still on Metoporal for the rapid heart beat. It was around 122 and is now in the 80's and 90's. Had a cough that seemed would never go away. Finally got some relief from that. My shoulders have been so sore, I guess from the position of the surgery. I also have harrrington rods in my back.
Am feeling much better and back at work for the past couple of weeks, but I still have soreness in the middle of my chest toward my right side. Kind of like nerve tingles or something. How long does it last? It is not unbearable or anything but I am just curious if I should be over this by now.
Just wondering if anyone has any comments on the soreness or rapid heart rate. I had an echo, ekg and chest xray. Echo is fine, and chest xray showed infiltrates which they think is from all the after surgery complications. They did put me on antibiotics again just to make sure no infection.
Thanks and you all are amazing at what you have been through!! Lots of prayers to everyone!! It really helped me reading all of this the past couple of weeks.
I sound like a whiner, I'm sure compared to the open chest, but would like anyone's input. I was suppose to be in the hospital about 4-5 days and ended up in 10 due to CHF after surgery, a pneumothroax and rapid heart rate. By-products of surgery as again I had a wonderful hospital, physician and nursing care.
Since I have been home I am still on Metoporal for the rapid heart beat. It was around 122 and is now in the 80's and 90's. Had a cough that seemed would never go away. Finally got some relief from that. My shoulders have been so sore, I guess from the position of the surgery. I also have harrrington rods in my back.
Am feeling much better and back at work for the past couple of weeks, but I still have soreness in the middle of my chest toward my right side. Kind of like nerve tingles or something. How long does it last? It is not unbearable or anything but I am just curious if I should be over this by now.
Just wondering if anyone has any comments on the soreness or rapid heart rate. I had an echo, ekg and chest xray. Echo is fine, and chest xray showed infiltrates which they think is from all the after surgery complications. They did put me on antibiotics again just to make sure no infection.
Thanks and you all are amazing at what you have been through!! Lots of prayers to everyone!! It really helped me reading all of this the past couple of weeks.