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Hi Everyone.
It's Judi from Washington who had valve replacement & aneurysm repair on 4/4//02.
You all were a great support to me cause I am kinda away from home up here in the Great Northwest (family in Calif)
After 1st night of surgery prognosis of 50/50 (didn't do well once taken off the heart lung machine, had to be paddled) by the next day my surgeon upped it to 85+ and am "doing great" - his words.
Came home yesterday afternoon, hosp then 3 days "rehab".
Am incredibly tired today, have little strength, but have lots of Healthy choice dinners & soup to keep me strong.
I really noticed last night that my sleep was real unrestful & wondered if you all experienced this? Could not get comfortable, then woke a few times in kinda a panic/still cannot sleep on left side cause I keep feeling the heartbeats & am afraid I will hurt the valve ? 1st night away from hospital setting may have made me scared. Also still have real pain in my shoulder blades ) dull ache. The actual incision hardly hurts at all!! Real surprised.
Other than theses "minor" problems, all is going well, and more importantly, my surgeon said my lab number & incision looks "great"
Will keep posting as I fnd all you experiences so helpful.... I asked my brother to post in my absence, but he was really spooked by all this & never got around to it.
Onward and Upward!
Hi Everyone.
It's Judi from Washington who had valve replacement & aneurysm repair on 4/4//02.
You all were a great support to me cause I am kinda away from home up here in the Great Northwest (family in Calif)
After 1st night of surgery prognosis of 50/50 (didn't do well once taken off the heart lung machine, had to be paddled) by the next day my surgeon upped it to 85+ and am "doing great" - his words.
Came home yesterday afternoon, hosp then 3 days "rehab".
Am incredibly tired today, have little strength, but have lots of Healthy choice dinners & soup to keep me strong.
I really noticed last night that my sleep was real unrestful & wondered if you all experienced this? Could not get comfortable, then woke a few times in kinda a panic/still cannot sleep on left side cause I keep feeling the heartbeats & am afraid I will hurt the valve ? 1st night away from hospital setting may have made me scared. Also still have real pain in my shoulder blades ) dull ache. The actual incision hardly hurts at all!! Real surprised.
Other than theses "minor" problems, all is going well, and more importantly, my surgeon said my lab number & incision looks "great"
Will keep posting as I fnd all you experiences so helpful.... I asked my brother to post in my absence, but he was really spooked by all this & never got around to it.
Onward and Upward!