Hi Connie... I\'m the one who wrote you about those midnight hours & we should keep each other awake at that time but forgot to sign it. I\'ve been following ...Read more
Hi Connie... I\'m the one who wrote you about those midnight hours & we should keep each other awake at that time but forgot to sign it. I\'ve been following your progress with interest but not writing.... stressfull time for me trying to get referral to surgeon nailed down....hope today will be a good one for you. That numbness must be difficult to deal with!! Nice for you to hear from others who have experienced it too.
Sunny
Connie Mowrer I don't really notice the numbness unless I touch it so at least it is not painful. Pain would be mu ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I don't really notice the numbness unless I touch it so at least it is not painful. Pain would be much harder to deal with.
I hope you get your referral nailed down. It helps a lot to get everything set and to be able to know that the procedure is in process. I knew I was going to have the surgery for 6 years but had to wait until the doctor decided it was serious. It is good to be on the other side of the process.
Hi Connie,
I am thirteen months post surgery, and unfortunately, I still have numbess/pain in my breast. They told me the same thing about the nerves and when ...Read more
Hi Connie,
I am thirteen months post surgery, and unfortunately, I still have numbess/pain in my breast. They told me the same thing about the nerves and when they healed it would be better. I have come to accept that this is probably a life long side effect of the surgery. The doctors say everything is fine...no explanations.
Terry
Connie Mowrer I hope it isn't a lifelong thing for either one of us but the numbness is better than pain. It just ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I hope it isn't a lifelong thing for either one of us but the numbness is better than pain. It just feels strange to me. There are a lot of things to read on it on this site. There is a block in Adam's site that eased my mind a little. I am really hoping it goes away but if it doesn't it wouldn't be that difficult to live with.
Connie
I had my surgery on July 20th. I have that numbness and pain too in my left breast. It is getting better. Don\'t get discouraged, you\'re moving in the ...Read more
Connie
I had my surgery on July 20th. I have that numbness and pain too in my left breast. It is getting better. Don\'t get discouraged, you\'re moving in the postive direction.
Wendy
Connie Mowrer Thanks. I appreciate your note. Hopefully we will look back on this someday and say it went away at ... Read more
Connie Mowrer Thanks. I appreciate your note. Hopefully we will look back on this someday and say it went away at some point.
Hi Connie, I had my surgery on July 19th, and I am starting to get some feeling back in my incision. Due to that I am having more pain than before. There is ...Read more
Hi Connie, I had my surgery on July 19th, and I am starting to get some feeling back in my incision. Due to that I am having more pain than before. There is also some numbness around the incision and some sharp pain in my breasts. I do not have any numbness in the breast however, just next to the incision. But, yours could be due to nerve endings that reach into your breasts. I don\'t think it is anything to worry about. I just read your journal today and thought I would ease your mind a bit. I have just started cardiac rehab also, and I am really happy with it. Have a good recovery. Inge Colby
Connie Mowrer They told me at rehab that the extra activity may have stirred things up a bit and caused some of the ... Read more
Connie Mowrer They told me at rehab that the extra activity may have stirred things up a bit and caused some of the pain and numbness. One thing about the numbness is that it doesn't hurt just feels strange. They seem to think it will go away so I am hoping it does in time. This healing process takes a long time but when you consider all that they did there is a lot to heal. Thanks for you comments. Hopefully you will be feeling great soon.
Connie,
I know you are nervous, and ready to get this over with. I am trying to pick my surgery date and keep pushing it later and later. We will feel so ...Read more
Connie,
I know you are nervous, and ready to get this over with. I am trying to pick my surgery date and keep pushing it later and later. We will feel so much better when it\'s over. I pray that your surgery goes well and for you to be on a quick road to recovery.
I will read your journal to keep updated on your status.
Take care and God Bless!
Julie
South Carolina
Connie Mowrer Mine was delayed at one point and that was frustrating to me because that meant I had to wait that mu ... Read more
Connie Mowrer Mine was delayed at one point and that was frustrating to me because that meant I had to wait that much longer. I had several infections before and I was worried it would delay the process and I wanted to get it over with.
Thank you for your prayers. I am going to call the doctor about the shortness of breath tomorrow - I don't think it should be this bad.
Hi Connie,
I too have to schedule sugery for aortic valve replacement. What type of valve are you getting and why that choice? I am having a very difficult ...Read more
Hi Connie,
I too have to schedule sugery for aortic valve replacement. What type of valve are you getting and why that choice? I am having a very difficult time with this decision. I will be praying for you.
Julie
Connie Mowrer I am going to get the animal valve - I don't want to be on cumedin and my doctor said that the animal ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I am going to get the animal valve - I don't want to be on cumedin and my doctor said that the animal valves they are using now that there should not be a problem with it lasting. I had decided it was what I wanted. I have had constant doctors appointments and tests for the last 6 years and I would love to get to a point where I can go 6 months without seeing a doctor. I am hoping that this will do that for me. My father had the same surgery at age 73 and lived to 90 with no problems with a pig valve. I just feel it is the right thing for me.
I hope that you can get the information that you need and the doctor's support for the right decision for you. Read some of the stories here too that might help.
I will be praying for you too - it does help to know others are supporting you.
Connie, tomorrow will be 3 weeks from my surgry at Cleveland Clinic for a mitral valve repair and the completion of a maze procedure. I had to have open heart ...Read more
Connie, tomorrow will be 3 weeks from my surgry at Cleveland Clinic for a mitral valve repair and the completion of a maze procedure. I had to have open heart because I have previously had OHS in 1984 for a VSD repair.
The surgery was a success and I am making good progress. I am spending 30 mintues on the treadmill twice a day at 1.5 miles a hr - but I\'m 68 years old so I must work my way back up.\\
You are in my prayers. Prayers is what got me though and to where I am today.
Emilyrae Helfen
Connie Mowrer Thanks for the post. I am really hoping that I can be doing 30 min twice a day on a treadmill. It's ... Read more
Connie Mowrer Thanks for the post. I am really hoping that I can be doing 30 min twice a day on a treadmill. It's been so long since I have been able to do much. I am 66 so it will take me some time too because I have not been able to do much in the last year especially. It is exciting to think that I could be doing as well as some people say on here.
Did your Afib stop after your maze procedure? I sure hope that goes away.
I will keep you in my prayers too for a continued recovery. Thanks.
Hi Connie.... I had to laugh about the midnight hours thing.... i was laying awake a long time last night thinking about all this .... had I known you were ...Read more
Hi Connie.... I had to laugh about the midnight hours thing.... i was laying awake a long time last night thinking about all this .... had I known you were up, we could have kept each other awake!! lol!! I signed up to receive your updates too.
Connie Mowrer I'll try to post something if it happens again and look to see if anyone is up and restless - then ma ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I'll try to post something if it happens again and look to see if anyone is up and restless - then maybe we can find a way to chat. It's much more fun to have someone else awake with you. You didn't sign your post so I am not sure who you are.
Hi Connie.... I just found this site last week & am learning a lot & the responses form others has been so encouraging. I have a leaky mitral valve & also ...Read more
Hi Connie.... I just found this site last week & am learning a lot & the responses form others has been so encouraging. I have a leaky mitral valve & also a leaking tricuspid along with the a-fib, so I can empathize with your fatigue . I am also very short of breath. The doctor said I need repair & possibly a maze for the a-fib. I will be following your story too. Sunny
Connie Mowrer I'll be watching you too. I will be so glad to be on the other side of this. I go for my pre op phy ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I'll be watching you too. I will be so glad to be on the other side of this. I go for my pre op physical in a few days and then a week to surgery.
Hi Connie,
Great to hear your surgery scheduled.
Step-by-step this will all be a memory soon enough.
My thoughts and prayers are with you!
Keep on tickin! ...Read more
Hi Connie,
Great to hear your surgery scheduled.
Step-by-step this will all be a memory soon enough.
My thoughts and prayers are with you!
Keep on tickin!
Adam Pick
Connie Mowrer I am planning to get your book - I think it might be a good thing to do, I wish I had gotten it soon ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I am planning to get your book - I think it might be a good thing to do, I wish I had gotten it sooner so I could have read it and had that information all set in my mind by now. Hopefully I will be able to get it the next few days. It looks like you have done a lot to help others through this process,
Hi Connie. I signed up to follow your posts. This site has been a huge blessing to my wife and me.
You will find a lot of encouragement here.
Blessings, ...Read more
Hi Connie. I signed up to follow your posts. This site has been a huge blessing to my wife and me.
You will find a lot of encouragement here.
Blessings,
Kent Kersey,
Salem, OR
Connie Mowrer Thanks. I will check out your story and watch for your posts.
You\'re exactly a week ahead of me into the OR so I\'m going to be following you very closely. And of course wishing you the very best outcome.
Robin Fairchild ...Read more
You\'re exactly a week ahead of me into the OR so I\'m going to be following you very closely. And of course wishing you the very best outcome.
Robin Fairchild of Seattle
Connie Mowrer I went to a Rob Fairchild and responded because the first time I read your comment it didn't give me ... Read more
Connie Mowrer I went to a Rob Fairchild and responded because the first time I read your comment it didn't give me the response option. Then I thought it was the wrong person and came back to find the option to respond.
Thanks for signing my guestbook. I will keep in touch as much as I can. Good luck with your experience. I am going to try to read your story.
Hi Connie! Stay in tune with this journal site! I continue to learn things daily from reading stories. I had my mitral and aortic valves replaced this past ...Read more
Hi Connie! Stay in tune with this journal site! I continue to learn things daily from reading stories. I had my mitral and aortic valves replaced this past June. Words of wisdom from others helped a great deal! :)
I wish you a successful journey! :)
Christy Naughton
Connie Mowrer Thanks for your response. I will look for your story and respond more later.
I am from: Omaha, Nebraska
I hope you get your referral nailed down. It helps a lot to get everything set and to be able to know that the procedure is in process. I knew I was going to have the surgery for 6 years but had to wait until the doctor decided it was serious. It is good to be on the other side of the process.
Have a good day and good luck with your referral.
Connie Mowrer