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Adam Pick, Patient And Author Of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery
Adam Pick
Double Heart Valve Surgery Patient
and Author of The Patient's Guide
To Heart Valve Surgery


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Best Piece Of Advice… Watch Out For That First Sneeze!!!

Blog Topics: Regis Philbin; Heart Valve Surgery Recovery; Broken Sternum Recovery; Sternal Wires; Sneezing After Heart Surgery

So…

One of the most common questions I receive is, “What is the best piece of advice for heart valve surgery patients preparing for their recovery from heart valve replacement or heart valve repair?”

It’s a great question. Unfortunately, there is no one distinct answer. I think that is the reason I wrote my book. There are lots and lots of pieces of advice that patients and their caregivers should know. In fact, I even have a new chapter in the revised edition of the book titled, “The Best Piece Of Advice”, to help answer that question.

Sneeze After Heart Valve Surgery

I was so curious to know how other patients would answer that question, I included it in the 2007 Heart Valve Surgery Patient Survey. Needless to say there are some very interesting “pieces of advice” that other patients provided in the study.

That said, here is one piece of advice to consider… WATCH OUT FOR THAT FIRST SNEEZE AFTER HEART SURGERY!!! :)

Yep. A sneeze… Here’s why!!!

If you want me to, I could share lots of advice about cardiac depression, pain medication issues, mismanaged expectations, poor doctor / surgeon communication, etc. However, that stuff is all too heavy.

Regis Philbin Comments On Heart Surgery

Instead, I’ll echo with what Regis Philbin had to say about the early recovery from heart surgery, “That first sneeze can be a bitch!”

I’ll never forget my first sneeze. I was sitting at my desk two weeks post-operation. My nose started to have that twinkling, itchy sensation. The next thing I knew my lungs pulsed, expanded and then released an explosion through my nose as my face contracted. My broken sternum, along with its sternal wires were agitated, and the pain that followed was… Not fun.

Now, I’m twenty-two months after surgery…

Guess what?

No more broken sternum! No more pain from sneezing!

:)

To learn more about heart valve surgery recovery, please click here.

Keep on tickin,

Adam Pick is a double heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, a unique book which integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of an actual heart valve surgery patient. This special book was designed to minimize stress and enhance the patient’s recovery. To learn more about Adam’s heart valve surgery book, click here.




One Response to “Best Piece Of Advice… Watch Out For That First Sneeze!!!”

  1. Kevin Says:

    Would love to see feedback from valve patients who are or have recovered from the “keyhole” surgical method to repairing the mitral valve.

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