Recent content by kailin

In rehab ctre since Saturday. Firstt therapy today. Was hard but I think will progress well. Surprised how hard to sleep. --feels like bod is saying, now that we got this fixed, what we doin' hanging around in bed? lol

yes, I agree with Julian. I did ask Dr Donato Sisto, my surgeon here about On-X and warfarin and for my age he was very clear he would use warfarin with it. For everyone. Kailin

Hey op-sis! Glad you made it thru and got home. getting ready for rehab and. Alot fewer meds! Today was good -- after a night of waaaaayyyy too many bed pans. :(

Watched 1st post op echo yesterday. Totally amazing, Not bump free have a longish scar and some arrythmia being handled with meds ESP diuretics Today 1st day out of bed whole day mostly dozing in chair but 1 200 foot slow and assisted walk. Expect to move to residntl rehab soon. Not much...

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Surgeon said 98.5% but I have NO idea if that was a Parsonnet or something else. Was reading thru the packet in hospital pre-op waiting room but getting evil eye from one of the people keeping the waiting list. So didn't get all of the pages copied on my cell phone. I suspect the number of...

Can someone tell me what this is and what it means? Found it in some of the pre-op paperwork being passed around between doctors.

Wow - glad you could post so soon, alesia! Happy to hear from you. One day at a time is the only way to go. Today I'm dealing with my anxiety by cooking chicken noodle soup starting with the raw chicken and other such meditative pursuits ;) I remember night sweats. Eating is good though!

Oh. Sad. One of my favs.

It's distressing to see this thread for me at this point. In looking at the links to the Columbia website at the start of this, AVR is NOT one of the "commonly performed" procedures done with the between-the-ribs incision. So, with 4 days before my scheduled surgery, and that this showed up on a...

I'm 67. You're ON! Just back from pre-op tests, lectures, signatures etc etc - some duplication because apparently MD group doesn't give all their info to hospital. What's up with that? ------- So far as I can tell, everything is fine, clear coronary arteries, etc, except that pesky valve...

Wow happy to find this thread. I've got an order in to Blair for front closers, but that incision protector thing makes a whole lot of sense! Used to be able to find very soft "sleep" bras also, but that store is now hundreds of miles away. It was a store that specialized in uniforms. Here are...

Wow happy to find this thread. I've got an order in to Blair for front closers, but that incision protector thing makes a whole lot of sense! Used to be able to find very soft "sleep" bras also, but that store is now hundreds of miles away. It was a store that specialized in uniforms. Here are...

Thanks Cooker and Nelson -- Nelson, one a these days I'm gonna take the train in to Boston. But now it probably will wait until after! Would have done this weekend but we have a strawberry festival here in my little Maine town - homemade strawberry shortcake, even homemade whipped cream [that's...

Thanks, Renee. "bump-free" sounds like a good plan!