Cherie'
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Hey all - I kind of wrote some in the "blue" post the other day. Yesterday I went back for my follow up with the cardiothoracic surgeon. He says incision looks great, that heart and lungs sound great (lung collapsed a couple of days after surgery) which is all great. Then I had him put his hand on my chest up near my throat. You can feel my heart beating very strongly when you do this. He told me that mine was one of the most pronounced he has ever felt. Said there is nothing they can do about it. Several people even came in the room and felt it. You can feel it beating on my back. I hear it constantly in my right ear (I only have partial hearing in this ear). I feel the beating in my throat, ear, chest, back, and stomach. Not sleeping because the sound is driving me crazy. I am 3 weeks, 3 days post-op. I am very frustrated - tired- cry sometimes, etc. I cant live like this. Has anyone else experienced this? What suggestions do you have? How do you get through this? I feel nauceous sometimes and sometimes have tingling in hands. My apetite comes and goes. My blood count is slowly rebuilding. My hematocrit level was very low at 19 - Now up to about 26. How do I get through this beating? How do I sleep?