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I know it's been awhile since the last posting and I do apologize for this. There really hasn't been to much news. I am still having difficulty breathing and this recovery has been well.... less than pleasant. My chest is feeling better and I am off of all major pain meds that I was taking. I am...

I think someone had this after surgery... I think it might have been Ross???? Anyway, I need some info about it.

Well I go for my 2 month follow up appt with cardio on Thursday. I am hoping to get some answers as to the whole lung/diaphragm problem. I am going to suggest to bring in a pulmonologist at this point because this is just getting ridiculous now. I feel worse with my SOB than I did before I had...

Well today at 8 weeks post op I had my first cup of coffee in 3 yrs. My doctor told me to quit drinking any form of caffeine because they seemed to make the arrhythmia worse at times. I also had a soda this week (not the Sierra mist kind). So the Maze they did really must have worked. I haven't...

Well guys, the time has come. Matt wants to take pics of the new scar tonight. We did take some pics of the old scar before the last surgery. He seems to think he remembers seeing a thread about wearing a bikini???? Anyway I will be posing in the same ugly shirt I posed in for the old scar. I...

When did most of you start mopping the floors again. My dog is sick and I am constantly cleaning up after her. I tried mopping the floor and oh my goodness did it hurt. My pulled muscle is still a problem also. I am 7 weeks post op.

i now in my updates I talked about having shortness of breath because my diaphram had been moved during surgery and the doctors say it will be between 3-6 months. My question is, why couldn't the surgeon just put it back after he pushed it out of the way? I was very hesitant to write this and...

yesterday we were outside and my 7 yr old was playing in the sand box. Nothing strenuous. She then came over and sat down next to me on the patio and looked a bit pale. I asked what was wrong and she said her heart was going really fast again. I felt her chest and it was going pretty fast...

ok so its been 6 weeks since the surgery. They sewed an arterial line into my neck for the surgery and it was removed the following day. I still have bruises and large marks on my neck from this and a whole lot of pain in my neck (literally). Has anyone had their arterial line placed in their...

As i wrote in my 4 week post op report my dr said he would prefer me to have someone drive me and only if I had to I could drive. Well I haven't been to rehab because of the pulled muscle even though my cardio told me to go back. So I tried driving there today (first time driving since surgery)...

Does anyone have one of the shirt they could possible send me? I am 5 weeks post of and ready for my picture... If not, I'm sure I could find something around here.... I am in Wisconsin.

I know I saw something on here before my surgery about vision problems but I can't find it now. They started when I was in the hospital when I would see white floating shadows and have continued when I came home. Sometime now I get something that looks like a kaleidoscope. It looks clear in the...

Please keep his family in your prayers. He served 2 tours in Afghanistan and was home in Tenn with his wife and daughter. Wednesday he went to PT and noticed his leg hurt a bit. Yesterday at 2pm he went out for a jog and collapsed and died. They are thinking he might have had a blood clot that...

Yesterday I had my second follow up since surgery with my Cardiologist. They also did and xray to look at my sternum wires. All looks good with that, thank God. What happened is I pulled a muscle that is right next to my sternum, you know that nice big bone that is broken. So that is the cause...

ok no broken wires... just a badly pulled muscle next to my sternum... put me back on morphine, 600 mg 3x day ibuprofen, and muscle relaxers.

For those of you who have had a sternum wire come undone, can you try and explain how it feels. I was in rehab on Monday and started feeling the pain in my sternum. I came home and I could bearly move. It took my about 20 minutes just to get up the stairs. I do feel some poking on he right side...

i appreciate all the posts and I know I did the right thing by coming to my mom's. Here is what I don't get about this whole thing... Matt and I have been together for almost 10 years (married for 7). He has never raised his voice to me, never called me a name, never disrespected me, never...

How does one recover with 5 kids and a husband who doesn't help? I have 2 teens that are competely taking advantage of the situation. My stepson is the only one that is remotely nice. My 2 youngest ones fight fight fight. The 7 yr old is out of control... screaming she hates me, kicking...

Wow?. Can you believe it has been three weeks since my surgery? Some days it really does seem like 3 weeks. Some days it seems like 3 days. I started Cardiac Rehab last Friday and am going 3 days a week for the next 3 months. Yes I am the youngest one in my class. Probably by about 20-30 years...

I have had terrible back pain since the surgery.. My doctor's explained to me about all the muscles that get disrupted with surgery and told me it would get better. Exactly when does this happen. It's been 3 weeks since surgery and it hasn't gotten any better. It hurts more than my chest does.