Rosemary's Posts

The heart ticks nicely, the scar has faded to just a fine line. The exercise regime took a drive when I returned to work - but that's just how it goes.. What really interested me was I kept on thinking I was totally well from about 10 weeks on and yet as each month has past I got better and better. The bones are most definitely the last to heal fully. My voice box took a bit of a hit too. However I have full volume now. The brain was also effected and is now fine. It worried me for awhile - I thought that maybe old age had set in but now it's really good. Good luck to all of you going though this. The surgeons are so good - in fact the cardiac team in general is truly remarkable.

The last month has been quite good. Amazing really. I have been working very hard physically on some very hot summer days. Oddly enough my weakness is having to sit making idle chatter over a cuppa for hours in a restaurant. The ribcage/ spine/shoulder -you name it starts to ache. The only respite is to lie flat on the floor ...and no, I don't do that until I get home! I do get dizzy a lot. I'm not sure if its sinus, the operation recovery process or what. I know I should go back to my GP but I am over tests and pills and rehospitalisation etc.so I am really just seeing if it gets worse. I wonder if any of you out there have this side effect.

After three months I can honestly say how delighted I am with the outcome of the operation. My muscles are regaining the strength I lost many years ago. I still have some small hard lumps under the scar line on the right side. I do hope they go as it does hurt when my grandchildren hand plant themselves on my chest. However if let alone there is no pain. Its just wonderful to be healthy again. (-: