I am going to be at week 10 tomorrow after open heart surgery. My incision scar is still tender and hurts off and on. I am wondering how long it takes to heal ...Read more
I am going to be at week 10 tomorrow after open heart surgery. My incision scar is still tender and hurts off and on. I am wondering how long it takes to heal completely!?
Rose Madura Larisa, I remember my scar hurting off and on for months. But it gets better. Consider it like a bro ... Read more
Rose Madura Larisa, I remember my scar hurting off and on for months. But it gets better. Consider it like a broken bone. Hang in there!
Pamela Gregory As Rose said, it is a broken bone, plus touching and fixing your heart that was never intended to be... Read more
Pamela Gregory As Rose said, it is a broken bone, plus touching and fixing your heart that was never intended to be touched
Nancy Romero Hi Larisa, no pain after one week, and I was fine after a month or so. Dr Adams and Staff were exce ... Read more
Nancy Romero Hi Larisa, no pain after one week, and I was fine after a month or so. Dr Adams and Staff were excellent at Mount Sinai hospital in NYC.
Grace Mason You are still very early on in your recovery. Everyone heals differently and some people have more ne ... Read more
Grace Mason You are still very early on in your recovery. Everyone heals differently and some people have more nerve pain than others. I noticed a big difference in how I felt, overall, at about 4 months.
Larisa Bailey Thank you all! It is nice to know that it is not the same for everyone.
Robert Miller I guess it's a matter of what level "hurt" is on. I had no pain at all. A little discomfort, yes. Esp ... Read more
Robert Miller I guess it's a matter of what level "hurt" is on. I had no pain at all. A little discomfort, yes. Especially a seatbelt rubbing on my chest when in the car. Sometimes some random sensitivity. But nothing that did hurt.
Having said that, after about half a year after my second surgery, I started to develop some discomfort. It mostly disappeared after about 2 months. I still have a bump. The nurse who shaved me for my cardioversion nicked it and made it bled. No big deal but that bump sometimes does feel strange.
Larisa Bailey Yes, the shoulder seat belt is very annoying. A lot of the time, I just slip my arm through it so I a ... Read more
Larisa Bailey Yes, the shoulder seat belt is very annoying. A lot of the time, I just slip my arm through it so I am only using the lap belt!
Having said that, after about half a year after my second surgery, I started to develop some discomfort. It mostly disappeared after about 2 months. I still have a bump. The nurse who shaved me for my cardioversion nicked it and made it bled. No big deal but that bump sometimes does feel strange.