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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    I took antibiotics for ten days, but nothing came of it. My GP cauterized it today. If it works, great... if not, I'm past worrying about it. Thanks guys!
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    12 days post-op. Need headache relief NOW!

    I hope you've seen your GP since your first posting, or the headache has stopped. I had a never-ending headache after my OHS, that over the counter medication wouldn't help at all. I went to my GP, who called an ambulance for me right away. The hospital did a CT scan and found that my brain was...
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Yep, that's what it looks like scabbed over after a few days. When I shower, it comes off and you can see the little hole. I might have to look at replacing that icon photo... it looks kind of disgusting.
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Thanks for trying to help me, I really appreciate it! :-)
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    It just wasn't meant to be. My settings say that 'anyone' can view. But my main page tells me I have no public photos. I only have the one photo, and the only way I can see it is to click on my 'buddy icon'. But it doesn't have a black border around it. I don't understand why they won't just...
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    This is the best I could do. I couldn't find out the url for that photo to save my life. When I copy and paste the url field it just takes me to the front page of my Flickr account, so here it is... maybe you can see it clearly enough. https://www.flickr.com/photos/140882054@N04/
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Thanks Pellicle! I'll read over again what you've told me, to make sure I have a grasp on the ideas. I can't be sure I have a clear understanding these days... my brain isn't it'self. :-)
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Another funny thing. They tried to shrink the clot by having me take blood thinner twice a day for three weeks before the surgery. The blood thinner caused me to bleed into my brain, which meant I had to have my skull opened and my brain washed off. It was not my most favorite month.
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Almost, you hit the nail on the head... I had an existing appt with the urologist, so I just asked him. I was put under the urology department's care as I was diagnosed by them first. I went to my GP complaining of difficult breathing. She sent me to the hospital. They found a big tumor on my...
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    I saw the urologist today. He just gave me some antibiotics. If it doesn't help after ten days, I have to go and see my GP. I think if I had an untreated infection in my sternum for five months, I'd probably be dead by now.
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    Post-operative cognitive dysfunction

    Yep, that's the world I'm living in now. The first surgery was much more serious, but didn't seem to have much effect on my cognitive function. The second, one month later, was to wash all of the blood out from under the dura. My poor brain just hasn't been the same since. I was told, in the...
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    Small zit like eruption on sternum wound

    Your thingy looks just like mine. Has yours gotten better/gone away since you posted your photos? I am five months post op, and mine looks just like that.
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    How soon can I fly after BAOV replacement?

    I flew two weeks after mine. Other than hurting like the dickens, it was uneventful.
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    Almost 6 months Post op AVR

    I haven't been 'regular' at all since my surgery. And my sphincter seems a bit loose now, it lets a bit of fluid leak out. And the 'architecture' feels different down there somehow... so maybe I am getting 'roids too.
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    Weight gain/loss after your surgery?

    I lost about 30kg (65lb) while in the hospital and the month after. Mostly because the food in Auckland City Hospital is barely edible... I was living on toast mostly.
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Aww, I tried Flickr, couldn't figure it out, nevermind. I have an appt at the hospital day after tomorrow anyway, I'll have the doctor have a look at it. He is in the urology department, but I'm sure he can tell if something is wrong. I'll keep you up do date. Thanks!
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Thanks for the responses folks. I didn't check until today, I expected to get an email when someone posted. I'm very new here... only just learning as I go. Pellicle: Yes, it's been like that the entire time. I thought it was just going to be the last little bit to heal... and sure enough it...
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    Incision on chest not healed completely.

    Hi folks, I am five months post op. For the most part, I have healed nicely. However, right in the middle of the sternum is a tiny spot that doesn't seem to want to heal over. It oozes slowly and scabs, but the scab just gets bigger. Also it comes off while I'm in the shower, then the scab...
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