Hey Dennis
What a great report. I am so glad you are doing well. I get your frustration at not have a higher exercise tolerance right now. Keep up the exercise. ...Read more
Hey Dennis
What a great report. I am so glad you are doing well. I get your frustration at not have a higher exercise tolerance right now. Keep up the exercise. I hope you gain greater fitness real soon. All the best.
Carolyn Herrnkind posted a note for Dennis that says:
I am 10 weeks out and in the past 2 weeks I\'ve been feeling the same pain at my incision site that I felt right after surgery. I didn\'t know if something ...Read more
I am 10 weeks out and in the past 2 weeks I\'ve been feeling the same pain at my incision site that I felt right after surgery. I didn\'t know if something is wrong or not. I\'m guessing its the healing process or over doing it. Usually if I over do it my shoulders and upper back let me know.
Hi Dennis,
I\'m not sure how common it is, but I know that my pacer wires were left in and they did not even attempt to pull them out at all. They just simply ...Read more
Hi Dennis,
I\'m not sure how common it is, but I know that my pacer wires were left in and they did not even attempt to pull them out at all. They just simply pushed down very hard on my abdomen and cut them so that they were still in my body but no longer exposed above my skin. I\'m not sure why they didn\'t try to take them out at all, but it might have been because I was on anticoagulation at the time.
Gabrielle Stinson posted a note for Dennis that says:
Dennis, thank you for your quick response. I get the feeling you were not in AF prior to surgery only afterwards and they gave you the Cardiac shock treatment ...Read more
Dennis, thank you for your quick response. I get the feeling you were not in AF prior to surgery only afterwards and they gave you the Cardiac shock treatment and it only worked for awhile. I have been in AF for 4 years the first time after heart failure I was given Cardioversion and it worked really well for over 15 months. Then it slipped back into AF and even after the Cardioversion again it only lasted a few minutes in Sinus. So as well as my MVR I am happy the surgeon will perform the Ablation. You will soon be really well again and able to live up to your namesake .Dennis the Menace!!! Gab
Dennis McCall You have the details correct... I don't know how you have survived being in A Fib all that time, it w ... Read more
Dennis McCall You have the details correct... I don't know how you have survived being in A Fib all that time, it was really bad for me. Best wishes on your procedure. Good Luck.
Dennis
Gabrielle Stinson posted a note for Dennis that says:
So good to read your post and hear how well you are doing after just a short time. You can only get better from now on. Dennis I am glad your heart is in ...Read more
So good to read your post and hear how well you are doing after just a short time. You can only get better from now on. Dennis I am glad your heart is in Sinus Rhythm now, did you have an Ablation during your surgery? I am having Mitral Valve Repair next week and having the Ablation to stop the A fib. I know my life will be 100% better than now. Sending healing greetings from Australia.
Gabi
Dennis McCall I'm not sure if they did anything about A-Fib during surgery but about 3 days later I was in A Fib an ... Read more
Dennis McCall I'm not sure if they did anything about A-Fib during surgery but about 3 days later I was in A Fib and they put me asleep and shocked my heart to get proper rhythm. this only lasted 2 days and reverted back into A-Fib. I was discharged that way. After about 1 week during the night the A Fib stopped and I returned to Sinus rhythm. It has remained good for about 1 week. Best wishes on your surgery..
Dennis
Dennis,
It sounds like you had a rough week. My
thoughts and prayers are with you to feel better soon. My husband is scheduled for surgery August 12th. I enjoy ...Read more
Dennis,
It sounds like you had a rough week. My
thoughts and prayers are with you to feel better soon. My husband is scheduled for surgery August 12th. I enjoy reading the journals.
Dennis McCall Yes...Thanks. Best wishes for you and your husband... All the best August 12.
Dennis
Your journal could be my mother\'s. She also had aortic valve replacement and a double bypass. She was a very sick lady but made it through the surgery with ...Read more
Your journal could be my mother\'s. She also had aortic valve replacement and a double bypass. She was a very sick lady but made it through the surgery with flying colors. She did have a slight complication during her operation, where her lung was nicked. This caused a prolonged air leak and made her stay in the hospital longer than it normally would have been. It has been 14 weeks tomorrow and the recovery process is still ongoing. But she is doing better day by day.
I hope your procedure goes well with no complications. I also wish you a speedy recovery! It may not be as quick as you want or expect, but you must take it one day at a time. You will have good days, but you will have not so good ones too. Just remember, tomorrow will be another day! Good luck to you!
The not knowing is bad enough. I\'m also hoping for no surprises with my up coming Cath. But like you, if there are any other problems I will want them all ...Read more
The not knowing is bad enough. I\'m also hoping for no surprises with my up coming Cath. But like you, if there are any other problems I will want them all addressed in one surgery.
Dennis McCall Best of luck with your surgery...hoping no surprises for you.
Dennis
The protocol at St. Vincent\'s is to do the Angiogram the day before, keep you overnight, and do surgery the next day. I go into the hospital Monday morning, ...Read more
The protocol at St. Vincent\'s is to do the Angiogram the day before, keep you overnight, and do surgery the next day. I go into the hospital Monday morning, June 24, with the big event the next morning. Hopefully, no surprises!
Let\'s be thankful that the problem was discovered now, neither of us want them to have to \"go back in\"! I will be waiting to hear how well your recovery ...Read more
Let\'s be thankful that the problem was discovered now, neither of us want them to have to \"go back in\"! I will be waiting to hear how well your recovery will be--followed by mine, I hope!
Dennis McCall Yes...Thanks....Did you already have your angiogram...Any surprises for you... hope not.. Best wishe ... Read more
Dennis McCall Yes...Thanks....Did you already have your angiogram...Any surprises for you... hope not.. Best wishes on your surgery...do you have a date set? Dennis
It must seem overwhelming at this moment,but thank goodness they found your blockage and will be repairing it also.Best wishes for your speedy recovery.Debbie ...Read more
It must seem overwhelming at this moment,but thank goodness they found your blockage and will be repairing it also.Best wishes for your speedy recovery.Debbie Cross
Dennis McCall Yes overwhelming...thanks for your best wishes. Dennis
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