Aggie85
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Haven't taken pics yet, but am curious what this new one will look like on top of the previous 3. This is my fourth OHS. Cross fingers, last too! At first I thought Dr. Pettersson had cut out the old scar and I'd end up with a smaller scar than I've had all my life. But now that swelling is going down, I'm seeing the new very thin scar on top of the wide, obvious stitched ones from my childhood. I'm waiting to take pic when things are more distinguishable. I will say with all the new and old chest tube scars, I'm starting to look like my top half was stitched onto my lower half.
An amusing antidote about my scars as a child. Apparently the summer after my third surgery, I would've been 6, I was being teased at the pool about my scar. I apparently put all the kids in their place, by letting them know I was very proud of my scar because if it wasn't there I wouldn't be alive!
Keep those scars in perspective and don't dwell on the negative, if not for that scar, you wouldn't be here today!
BEST WISHES to all of in the Mended Hearts club!
An amusing antidote about my scars as a child. Apparently the summer after my third surgery, I would've been 6, I was being teased at the pool about my scar. I apparently put all the kids in their place, by letting them know I was very proud of my scar because if it wasn't there I wouldn't be alive!
Keep those scars in perspective and don't dwell on the negative, if not for that scar, you wouldn't be here today!
BEST WISHES to all of in the Mended Hearts club!