Open Heart Surgery Recovery Update - Surf’s Up! http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/03/06/open-heart-surgery-recovery-update-surfs-up/#comment-6586 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:05:05 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/03/06/open-heart-surgery-recovery-update-surfs-up/#comment-6586 More... Arvind. Fear not, I cried for weeks after the surgery, spontaneously, and for no reason I could fathom. Think however, your body was violated (albeit for a good cause), you were sedated with morphine (read case studies on coming down off THAT stuff) and you'll understand. Try to stay away from sleeping pills, use a noisy ticking clock if you have sleeping issues (took me 10 days to figure that out and I almost died from lack of REM sleep) because your bodily rhythms have been disrupted. Cry anyway, you are also helping clear toxins (like morphine) from your system while you do. Everything will be great, I assure you. 6 - 8 weeks, you'll be carrying pianos around (OK maybe not, but you'll be fine) Christian More…
Arvind. Fear not, I cried for weeks after the surgery, spontaneously, and for no reason I could fathom. Think however, your body was violated (albeit for a good cause), you were sedated with morphine (read case studies on coming down off THAT stuff) and you’ll understand. Try to stay away from sleeping pills, use a noisy ticking clock if you have sleeping issues (took me 10 days to figure that out and I almost died from lack of REM sleep) because your bodily rhythms have been disrupted. Cry anyway, you are also helping clear toxins (like morphine) from your system while you do.

Everything will be great, I assure you. 6 - 8 weeks, you’ll be carrying pianos around (OK maybe not, but you’ll be fine)
Christian

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