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    Is post-surgery depression usual?

    Post Surgery Post Surgery Hi, Jason. I am glad to see you still use the site that you told me about. I come here once in a while and posted the Painful Recovery thread. I am 2 months post surgery and have had quite a fight. The pain from where the drain tubes were, the sore neck...
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    Painful recovery

    Michelle, thank you for your help. I was on very few pain meds because of the nausea. My local doctor had me stop the amioderone and that stopped the headaches and vomiting almost overnight. Too bad the surgeon was not on top of my two weeks of terrible pain and vomiting. If I end up with...
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    Painful recovery

    Thank you for your prompt reply. I am on amiodarone because twice I had Afib. I have 7 days left. The cardio surgeon said to use it up, then don't take it. I plan to stop now as that may be the culprit as well as the warfarin which I have to be on for 2 more months. A side effect is also...
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    Painful recovery

    I had my aortic valve replaced on November 25, 2011 at Billings Clinic Hospital, Billings, MT. I have the Mosaic Ultra Porcine Heart Valve. I had looked forward to a painless recovery, as so many promised that I would have, but that has not happened. I have to force myself to wash up and get...
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