5 months out of by pass surgery and my wife says my legs move all over the place at night. Does anyone else experience this?
John, has your iron level been checked recently? I used to have Restless Leg Syndrome and although i ... Read more
John, has your iron level been checked recently? I used to have Restless Leg Syndrome and although it can be a genetic issue or the result of some neurological issue, it also can occur after major surgery and be the result of low iron and/or long periods of sleep deprivation. Here is an abstract of a study of post op Restless Leg Syndrome. It's a study of a 9 year old and I realize you are not a 9 year old but it might give you some questions you can ask your doctor. The first time I had it, I never knew what caused it but when I had my second bout of Restless Leg Syndrome, it came shortly after having two surgeries close together for Ovarian Cancer. Afterwards, the magnesium and iron in my blood was low and took a while to get the levels to stabilize. It took two rounds of IV therapy but it went away. My Restless Legs are no longer restless and haven't been for some time now (6 years). Here's the abstract if you'd like to read it. I hope this helps a little or at the very least gives you a direction to investigate. ~Karen
Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Sep;35(3):223-6. Case Reports
Jean Raber I'm a long-time leg flopper. Good idea to have underlying causes checked, as Karen mentions. But if i ... Read more
Jean Raber I'm a long-time leg flopper. Good idea to have underlying causes checked, as Karen mentions. But if it's benign RLS and driving you nuts during the day, you can get a thing that looks like a curry comb with flexible plastic bristles on it. I rub this on my legs when they start jerking, and the whim-whams go away. There's some thought that RLS could be on a spectrum of neurological phenomena related to Parkinsons/essential tremor. My doctor is tracking me and some other RLS patients to see if other neurological symptoms develop, but for many years, this has remained pretty stable.
Jean Raber Hope this is not TMI, but I also sleep alone because my legs jerk in the night; doesn't wake me up, b ... Read more
Jean Raber Hope this is not TMI, but I also sleep alone because my legs jerk in the night; doesn't wake me up, but bugs my husband. This arrangement works fine for us and cuts down on grouchiness. If co-sleeping is important to you, there are meds you can try. Or get a king size bed.
Hello to all! My recovery is going well and rehab is over and I start a new job Tuesday. Keeping my fingers crossed. I haven't had a paycheck since March. I'm ...Read more
Hello to all! My recovery is going well and rehab is over and I start a new job Tuesday. Keeping my fingers crossed. I haven't had a paycheck since March. I'm so excited! I don't remember if I posted this but I was able to achieve 15% on the treadmill at 2.8 mph before my appendix surgery got me, Which also turned out well as the cancer hadn't gotten out of my appendix yet. To all who have been and are recovering, And the ones waiting for surgery. Take HEART! I feel better than I have in years. This leaves me with 12 stents,3 angioplasty and a double by pass. Keep your head up and praise God as I will always pray for heart patients. I think we are special! Bless you.
Rosemary Resler Congratulations John, best of luck in your new job. Maybe I'll be able to get a part time job after I ... Read more
Rosemary Resler Congratulations John, best of luck in your new job. Maybe I'll be able to get a part time job after I've recovered, retirement hasn't been too good to me!
Hello group, Tomorrow I finish my rehab, 3 months! Wasn't all easy but I got thru it ok. I wish y'all smooth sailing and the knowledge that though this is scary ...Read more
Hello group, Tomorrow I finish my rehab, 3 months! Wasn't all easy but I got thru it ok. I wish y'all smooth sailing and the knowledge that though this is scary it can be done and you can have a better life. I'm living proof. Prayers out to all of you.
I finally have my dates striaghr, I had OHS on 5-22. Been a heck of a ride. I've come so far since then. To everyone who is fixing to go in and those who have ...Read more
I finally have my dates striaghr, I had OHS on 5-22. Been a heck of a ride. I've come so far since then. To everyone who is fixing to go in and those who have been in, Take it easy and not worry. Put your trust in God. I feel so much better now, It was well with all the things you go thru.
Janice Powell Amen that is a special date because me,my sister and my grandmother had our babies on that date and t ... Read more
Janice Powell Amen that is a special date because me,my sister and my grandmother had our babies on that date and they are all boys and the babies the last born that's special and my baby and my sister was early too but they was fine lol..
I graduate rehab on the 20th of this month. Two and half months since by pass. Had my appendix removed week and half back. They found goblet cell carcinoid. ...Read more
I graduate rehab on the 20th of this month. Two and half months since by pass. Had my appendix removed week and half back. They found goblet cell carcinoid. Rare from of cancer. Have a colonoscopy on the 24 th as the docs couldn't tell if the cancer was confined to my appendix. Should be a cake walk compared to the last 2 and 1/2 months. To everyone just out of or going in for heart surgery , God bless y'all . It is do able.
Bob M I pray that you are rid of cancer forever and you can return to an uneventful recovery from OHS
Tammy Pilcher Praying for you to get the all clear from your colonoscopy, John. God bless you!
Elaine Foster John, I too had a cancer removed 4 months after OHS. It took me by surprise, as I had no idea there ... Read more
Elaine Foster John, I too had a cancer removed 4 months after OHS. It took me by surprise, as I had no idea there was a tumor growing in my bladder. I believe my heavenly Father has my life in His hands, so I am trusting in a good report when I see the Dr. in Sept. I also need to have a colonoscopy then. God brought me through OHS with flying colors, so I know I can trust Him with this also. Praying for you "heart brother". God bless you
Lora Lee Peterson I'm praying for you, John! God will take care of you!
John Jones Thanks for the prayers everyone. I return them to everyone getting ready for surgery! With prayer we ... Read more
John Jones Thanks for the prayers everyone. I return them to everyone getting ready for surgery! With prayer we can all heal from OHS. God bless everyone!
Hello group, I celebrated my 2 month out by having my appendix out sat am. It was about to rupture according to the doctor. I can assure you it hurts .
Tammy Pilcher Wow, John, I hope that's it for you! Heart surgery and appendix surgery in two months time is enough ... Read more
Tammy Pilcher Wow, John, I hope that's it for you! Heart surgery and appendix surgery in two months time is enough! God bless!
John Jones The slits they cut hurt worse than the tubes! Your right it's enough.
Steven A Husted wow john the appendix operation probably hurt worse than the open heart surgery god bless you heart b ... Read more
Steven A Husted wow john the appendix operation probably hurt worse than the open heart surgery god bless you heart brother
Clare Auten Hope you find better ways to celebrate the upcoming anniversaries. Feel better.
Gerald Schaffer Thank God you recovered enough to go through the surgery. I hope this doesn't set you back too much.
Bob M I pray that you are now finished, and back to an uneventful recovery. Take it easy heart brother.
John Jones Hi All, I was told by my cardio rehab I'll need a release to allow me to continue re Hab. I have an ... Read more
John Jones Hi All, I was told by my cardio rehab I'll need a release to allow me to continue re Hab. I have an appt with the appendix doc Friday so I'll be at least 1 week behind on being released. My wife isn't budgen on this. And I happen to agree. It'll work out according to Gods will. Which is great with me. We all need to keep our heads up and keep pushing thru. It gets better .
Terrie Syvertsen John- For a Man who dealt with a "Double Whammy" you are an inspiration to us all about keeping your ... Read more
Terrie Syvertsen John- For a Man who dealt with a "Double Whammy" you are an inspiration to us all about keeping your spirits up, patience, Faith and acceptance! Taking things one day at a time, following God's will (and minding to your Wife's wishes is a biggie, biggie, biggie! Hope you continue to recover from both the appendix and heart surgery smoothly from this day forth! Heart Hugs to you both & Bless you too!
Today is 2 mo since my double by pass. Praise God I'm alive and doing well. I'm having no problems with the surgerie all is well inside, no pain or side affects ...Read more
Today is 2 mo since my double by pass. Praise God I'm alive and doing well. I'm having no problems with the surgerie all is well inside, no pain or side affects other than the rehab. It's for real, I come sore and it has made me realize how out of shape I am. I'm one month into rehab and at the end of my 2 months I'm going to continue to work out. I believe the surgery would have been easier and I know the rehab would. To everyone keep your head up, it does get better .
Tammy Pilcher Congratulations John! Praising God with you, heart brother!
Don't know what happened but I feel out of bed last night and landed on my chest! Little uncomfortable. My wife said I've been talking and floping for a couple ...Read more
Don't know what happened but I feel out of bed last night and landed on my chest! Little uncomfortable. My wife said I've been talking and floping for a couple of weeks. This is new for me, Is anyone else doing this?
Duane Beeman I was having a lot of trouble sleeping until the doctor prescribed Ambien. Wow. Lights out.
Lewis Garlisi My wife reported a lot of jerking / sudden movements for a few weeks post surgery. I have no idea wh ... Read more
Lewis Garlisi My wife reported a lot of jerking / sudden movements for a few weeks post surgery. I have no idea why, but fortunately it did stop.
Gerald Schaffer You have to watch that Ambien. A friend of mine was sleep walking on that and cooking meals and leavi ... Read more
Gerald Schaffer You have to watch that Ambien. A friend of mine was sleep walking on that and cooking meals and leaving the stove on and on another day feel asleep while driving his car and got in a crash. Don't get too dependent on that stuff.
Duane Beeman Gerald: I need to sleep. Period. You can bet that I will do whatever I have to do to get that sleep ... Read more
Duane Beeman Gerald: I need to sleep. Period. You can bet that I will do whatever I have to do to get that sleep. And Toporol gives some people nightmares.......but not me. Every drug impacts different people differently. Your friend should have known after burning the eggs in the middle of the night that he was taking the wrong medication for him !! And why was he driving a car under the influence of Ambien. It is supposed to be taken before you go to bed. Not before you take a drive in the country ! The worst I have suffered is "drooling on my pillow." I intend to KEEP using it until my normal sleep pattern returns. If I find myself making spaghetti sauce in the middle of the night I'll reconsider
Gerald Schaffer Duane I wasn't suggesting that you should not take the stuff, by all means you need your sleep. It wa ... Read more
Gerald Schaffer Duane I wasn't suggesting that you should not take the stuff, by all means you need your sleep. It was just as a precaution based on my friends experience in case you haven't heard of some side affects that many people get. As far as his accident it happened 16 hours after taking the medication, it has some type of rebound affect hours later that can cause you to fall asleep. It was funny for awhile what was happening, he ate whole boxes of cookies, cooked like twenty pancakes one night, ate a quart of ice cream another. The one thing he never did was clean up so his family always knew when this happened.
Terrie Syvertsen Gerald-Kind of you to take the time to tell a heart brother of an experience with a medication that m ... Read more
Terrie Syvertsen Gerald-Kind of you to take the time to tell a heart brother of an experience with a medication that might have such side effects. Gives a heads up to the awareness level. Have a good day.
Two months out of surgery now, Four more weeks in rehab and feel good on the inside. Other than the aches and pains from the actual surgery I feel good. I'm ...Read more
Two months out of surgery now, Four more weeks in rehab and feel good on the inside. Other than the aches and pains from the actual surgery I feel good. I'm able to walk at 9% grade on the treadmill now and have uped the load limit on the other machines I use. As you know I have 12 stents and if I had a do over I'd have went straight for the bypass. But we all know about hindsight. My hats off to y'all who've had to what awhile for your surgery, I had only a three day wait thank God! I'm still praying for all of us.
Tammy Pilcher Great news, John! Prayers for continued healing! God bless!
I've got four weeks of rehab left before I begin job searching. I live in waxahachie tx. My latest experience was facility coordinator, and shipping coordinator. ...Read more
I've got four weeks of rehab left before I begin job searching. I live in waxahachie tx. My latest experience was facility coordinator, and shipping coordinator. If any one has any leads please share with me. I also have a Class A CDL with hazmat and tanker endorsement. Thanks
Tammy Pilcher Prayers and best wishes for continued recovery and for finding a great job, John! God bless!
John Jones I am sure that you know a clean class a with no csa is one of the most valuable commodities to posses ... Read more
John Jones I am sure that you know a clean class a with no csa is one of the most valuable commodities to possess right now. And it seems that the industry is finally ready to loosen the purse strings a bit to get a good one.
Going good, walking at 3mph and 9% grade. I've been able to increase my work load on all 5 machines. The doc dropped my carvedilol in half. Now taking 3.125mg ...Read more
Going good, walking at 3mph and 9% grade. I've been able to increase my work load on all 5 machines. The doc dropped my carvedilol in half. Now taking 3.125mg a day. What a change that made
Hello everyone, My prayers go out to everyone doing or having heart repair done. Mine is going well but I'd like for it to go faster. The physical part is ok, ...Read more
Hello everyone, My prayers go out to everyone doing or having heart repair done. Mine is going well but I'd like for it to go faster. The physical part is ok, I'd like the mental to catch up. Thinking more of my wife than me. I'd like the energy to go with her, I've only done 3 weeks of rehab. I know it's getting better but I think it's as hard if not harder on her. Just want to point out that our spouse/caregiver Is going thru the same things we are. May God bless us all.
Tammy Pilcher So true, John! My wonderful husband has been a true blessing for me! We've been married almost 30 y ... Read more
Tammy Pilcher So true, John! My wonderful husband has been a true blessing for me! We've been married almost 30 years and he's always been great, but this experience has just reaffirmed how fortunate I am to have him! God bless!
Nancy D Are you ever right about that! They do go through it, and the sight of us in ICU on a ventilator is ... Read more
Nancy D Are you ever right about that! They do go through it, and the sight of us in ICU on a ventilator is not likely a memory to fade too soon. My husband was my rock, and we are closer than ever since this! John, it will take as long as it takes, and wishing won't make it go by faster. Know she is right where she wants to be, helping you through this! Each passing week in rehab will help more than you feel, and when you look back you will see all the improvments you have made! Be patient with yourself, and her, and soon she will have you to lean on again! It is not a journey for sissies for sure! Stay focused and strong, and work hard as you can with in the limitations you are under now.....Soon you too will be counting it all in months and then years!
Bob M Yes, our spouses/caregivers are our guardian angels! We are truly blessed! God bless and rise up!
I got to my cardio doc tomorrow for my 1 mo check up. X-rays and consultation. Hopefully I'll find out why I seem to going backwards, On pain, coughing , And ...Read more
I got to my cardio doc tomorrow for my 1 mo check up. X-rays and consultation. Hopefully I'll find out why I seem to going backwards, On pain, coughing , And my voldyne 5000. A breathing machine you suck on to float a ball inside. I'm unable to maintain the levels I've obtained without coughing and pain. In spite of this I feel better now than before the surgery.
What is this about? I've got some pain today that is new to me. I had surgery on 5-22. There has been some pain but this is different. I have an appt thurs. ...Read more
What is this about? I've got some pain today that is new to me. I had surgery on 5-22. There has been some pain but this is different. I have an appt thurs. Any thoughts group?
Steven A Husted if it is worry you question the doctor about it it may be just part of the healing or it may be a pro ... Read more
Steven A Husted if it is worry you question the doctor about it it may be just part of the healing or it may be a problem the doctor can tale care of
Greg Johnson Well I don't think that is enough information. What kind of pain? Where is it located? When does it ... Read more
Greg Johnson Well I don't think that is enough information. What kind of pain? Where is it located? When does it occur? What other issues did you have? etc... I had pain that resulted in a slight decrease in my exercise tolerance after 3 weeks. This resulted in (after sage advice from this group ) a trip to the ER and the removal of 1 liter of fluid from my lungs. If the pain is something that doesn't feel like it is related to bone / scar tissue healing process, I would go to the ER and not wait till Thursday.
John Jones Thank you for that advice, I'm thinking of that this am as it is worse and my coughing is increasing. ... Read more
John Jones Thank you for that advice, I'm thinking of that this am as it is worse and my coughing is increasing.
Hello all! Glad to be here with y'all . Six weeks out now. Thank God. Doing pretty good, but I have to ask. Is anyone else finding themselves taking 3 hr nap? ...Read more
Hello all! Glad to be here with y'all . Six weeks out now. Thank God. Doing pretty good, but I have to ask. Is anyone else finding themselves taking 3 hr nap? Is this normal? Feel decent most of the time and still working rehab. My mind is still working sharp which is a blessing since I wasn't doing good before surgery. Just out of the blue I need/ take a nap. Various lengths of time. Happy Fourth!!
Terrie Syvertsen Happy 4th to y'all.! Yes! Naps are a crucial part of healing in my opinion! As your body readjusts to ... Read more
Terrie Syvertsen Happy 4th to y'all.! Yes! Naps are a crucial part of healing in my opinion! As your body readjusts to all the "work" done on it there are times as it is gathering strength and direction again it tells us "whoa" take a break. Everyone is different in the amount of "naps" taken but realize that between the medications and changes thru surgery it is one of the common ways our body responds to it all. Take care and know the naps will lessen as time goes on and you build up that stamina again. Happy Healing.
Nancy D I agree with Terrie! You and your whole system has gone through a lot! The heart and ribs are heali ... Read more
Nancy D I agree with Terrie! You and your whole system has gone through a lot! The heart and ribs are healing but everything has to learn to live with circulation corrected and not how it has been for who knows how long. Medications, and the release of pre surgery stress is enough to make anyone tired! Good for you for listening to your body! Rest is essential as the deep breathing is! Happy Healing!
Meredith Bray Isn't it nice to have your brain back? Took me about 8 weeks before I was on top of my brain game ag ... Read more
Meredith Bray Isn't it nice to have your brain back? Took me about 8 weeks before I was on top of my brain game again. Yes, naps are normal. Even 3 hour naps.
Terrie Syvertsen Meredith ---8 weeks! I'm still searching for mine! and John, enjoy those naps while you can- I am goi ... Read more
Terrie Syvertsen Meredith ---8 weeks! I'm still searching for mine! and John, enjoy those naps while you can- I am going to take one now as I have been up and down an 8 ft. ladder in my kitchen painting it a brilliant new shade of sage green and I have earned it. (Remember too that I am going on 11 months post-op soon so NO LADDERS for you.
In my third week of rehab. It's tough, just when it's starts to level out they increase the wrk load. I feel better, what I would give for some good sleep. ...Read more
In my third week of rehab. It's tough, just when it's starts to level out they increase the wrk load. I feel better, what I would give for some good sleep. Doc appt on July 9. To all of us we CAN do this and have a safe fourth.
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