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I never nag him about it....... I never nag him about it....... It just really bothers me because when the surgeon came out to talk to us after the surgery he told us that his valve will hopefully last about 15 years and if he smokes it will knock at least 5 years off that estimate. I know he...

Any comments would be appreciated....I am not sure that my brother is going to have the will power to continue being done with it! I am afraid he is going to start up again....

short of breath short of breath Jim, maybe you should call the surgeons' office tomorrow just to be sure......

by the way..... by the way..... On the above post, Jim is bookjp.....sorry

Well, after 10 days at the U of M, Jim came home today. He is eating more at home and his incision had stopped "oozing" so they let him out. He could not wait to get home, but he may be feeling some anxiety not being in the security of the hospital. He is exhausted, but is also nervous about...

Weight restriction Weight restriction How long after surgery (valve replacement and aneurysm repair) do they lift the weight lifting restrictions (approx. time)?

Still Stuck here!!!!! Still Stuck here!!!!! Still kicking, but they won't let me go....infection at incision site. I hope to be out by the weekend...Thanks for all of the words of encouragement. Hope Carole comes through her surgery with flying colors! Jim

Infection Infection Just talked to Jim's wife and he won't be coming home today as planned. He has an infection in the incision? They also said he may have torn the fascia coughing so hard. Is this a common problem?

Motown! Motown! I saw Jim today. He's still ICU.. ....I think because of a bed shortage. He's pretty weak and eating like a bird. He may get to go home tomorrow if his oxygen level stays at 88 or above. They are trying to get him off the oxygen. His wife, Jody, just called and he is...

A Fib A Fib He hasn't had any more episodes since last night. He has been up walking and eating a very tiny bit. Said everything tastes like cardboard or metal. He is still in the ICU due to lack of beds...the surgeon said probably 2 more days. That would make his stay less than a week. I...

congratulations!! congratulations!! It sounds like you are doing great! Keep up the good work!

Pulling at tubes..... Pulling at tubes..... No Ross, I think when he was up and went into A Fib is when he started pulling the tubes. I don't know if the racing heartbeat scared him or what???? I just read on another website about these surgeries... that going into A Fib is common after these...

A Fib A Fib Jim's daughter just heard from her mom and said that they got him up to walk again and he went into A Fib?? He started to pull all the tubes out of himself and Jody told the nurse that was totally not like him to do that.....He is now asleep ... (still in ICU due to lack of beds...

no food! no food! Surgery was Wed. off the vent that night and no food .....just drinks and he is more nauseated each hour....(how bad is it to get sick after the surgery....it seems that he would feel much better if he did)

He hasn't eaten anything except a couple spoonsful of chicken broth. I think they gave him something for nausea a little while ago??