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Melinda Donahue You certainly are!! I wish you only good news as you are such a great friend to all of us on this si... Read more

Richard Munson Nerves get cut

Marie Myers It takes time for those cut nerves to regenerate. Hopefully one of the heart warriors who have had th ... Read more

Richard Munson Took me over a year. But i’m nervy anyway

Valerie Allen I only had numbness in the far right fingers of my right hand. It lasted a few months and disappeared ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut I had a mini thorecotomy on right side for tricuspid repair almost 3 weeks ago and still completely n ... Read more

James Peltier Thanks all. Home nurse told me the same thing.

Melinda Donahue I also have numbness around the incision about - 3 inches around the perimeter of the entire incisi ... Read more

John Cook I’m 4 months out from surgery and I still have numbness in my thumbs and first two fingers on both ... Read more

Richard Munson I took a large sliver out of my hand a couple of weeks back and it still hurts. You just had heart su ... Read more

John Cook Other than sneezing & coughing, my incision never really hurt. Coughing & sneezing pain lasted at least 12 weeks, probably longer.

Rib pain was more present and lasted longer. The connective tissue gets used to not moving. When they start letting you use free weights in rehab, around Week 10, that’s when the rib pain starts getting better. That said, I used a heating pad on my ribs to help me fall asleep for many weeks after that.

Laying on my side still doesn’t feel completely normal. I can do it & sleep like that. It’s just different now.
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Melinda Donahue Thanks !! My collar bone hurts feels stiff. I would not say pain but not normal. I have pain, numbne ... Read more

John Cook I don’t want to see what ribs look like when the chest is opened up, but googling the tool used to ... Read more

Melinda Donahue Omg I have to know it will make sense of this pain😖

Richard Munson One point is that they position your arms in a funky place, in my case, 7 hours later , i went back w ... Read more

Melinda Donahue I have scraps which turned into scars on the mid section of the right back side of my ribs. I wonder ... Read more

Richard Munson Maybe fighting with your cat

Melinda Donahue I don't have a cat, LOL .....LOL....LOL...... I know you must thing I am a bit crazy, Richard.

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J Alexander Lassally Janet - wrote you a note in Chris post. Will copy to here

J Alexander Lassally @ Janet - I do expect that whiskey at some future juncture ! Smile (If I can be so bold, I do have a ... Read more

J Alexander Lassally PS Intubation is tough. I think your voice will be fine though. Some patients at second tier hospital ... Read more

Valerie Allen I’ve got to say I’ve been intubated a couple times including heart surgery and don’t remember a ... Read more

Susan Lynn Janet - Be sure to let the surgeon and anesthesiologist know that you're an opera singer. You may wa ... Read more

Melinda Donahue Hi Janet. Ask your surgeon if you are breathing in your own to take out your tubes prior to you wakin ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut Intubation was long for me, but I literally was writing on a wipe board before they took it out, so i ... Read more

Melinda Donahue Agree. Everyday a little bit better.

Aaron Bader You have the why - your family and loved ones and your music - and you might even surprise yourself b ... Read more

Janet Gaffney Beautiful responses. Thank you, everyone. 🥲

@J. Alexander - I owe you that whiskey! Maybe we’ll have a toast over FaceTime some day.
@Valerie - I’m praying for the same.
@Susan - I will remember to speak up for myself - thank you for the encouragement.
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John Cook I don’t remember my first 2 days of ICU, so I don’t remember being intubated or tethered so I cou ... Read more

Marie Myers Speak to the anesthesiologist (not the surgeon) about your intubation concerns about your voice. They ... Read more

Janet Gaffney John - good idea to get outside! It does make a difference but hadn’t really thought of making it p ... Read more

John Cook A couple more thoughts that occurred to me: being able to take that quick breath in and draw it out while you exhale takes a lot of stamina and your stamina is going to take a hit the same way my running has. Some of us have longer issues with plural effusion (water around the lungs). You’ll want use your spirometer a lot to help get that water out and get your stamina back.

I’m at 4-month post-surgery. I am back to being able to enjoy jogging. However, I’m struggling to run for 2 minutes at a pace I used to be able to run for an hour. In a lot of ways it’s been like learning to distance run all over again and starting out with the most basic of basics. You might find that you have similar issues with your breath-work post-op.

Having reasonable goals can be helpful in recovery. But if you miss those goals, don’t let it demoralize you.
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Melinda Donahue Yes. I also found there is a lot of mucus after the tube comes out and you cannot cough it up because ... Read more

Richard Munson They made us cough in the hospital to get it out

George Gardopee Hi Janet. I too was terrified of the breathing tube. Probably the aspect of all this I feared the mo ... Read more

Diane Pellowe It is very tough to wait for your big day. But, it WILL come and soon you’ll be on the other side. ... Read more

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