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AFAIU, the adhesive is in addition to wires, not instead of.

I see. That study doesn't show much benefits, at least in immediate pain. Are there any studies for pain weeks after and/or speed of healing?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091112121609.htm "I used to warn my open-heart surgery patients that they would feel like they had been hit by a truck during a long recovery period; I'm glad I don't have to say that anymore." More than one million open-heart surgeries are...

I don't know if it's comparable to pushups, though. At this point (5 weeks after) I couldn't even think of a pushup, but I took out my ball and swung it around a couple of times and it was... ok. Not very comfortable but ok.

(I wrote the OP - for some reason it showed as guest) From what little I have seen posted on the subject on the internetz, the pain/discomfort, if it comes, it usually comes *after* bowling, not during... I am just looking for people that did it to get some idea at what point in time I...

epstns: you're saying you're still having those pains 5 years after the surgery? Mine was 4 weeks ago and I am having those muscle (bone?) pains in my shoulders/back, but they are getting better...

Before my AVR in Houston St Luke's I got an estimate in the mail from them. They quoted $153K for the surgery, with the "allowable amount" (basically what they were allowed to charge by my insurance) of $32K. I didn't wind up paying much because I was basically maxed out on my insurance...

Am 53. In 2015 my endocrinologist decided to do a stress test on me, then when something was inconclusive on it, sent me to do an echocardiogram. After the echo, the office called me and said that everything was ok and I was all clear. Then, around July 2016 I noticed that at night I would...