I\'m almost 5 weeks post op and I can say after about week 3 I started to feel like a caged animal. I feel like I could lift things and move things but I\'m ...Read more
I\'m almost 5 weeks post op and I can say after about week 3 I started to feel like a caged animal. I feel like I could lift things and move things but I\'m not supposed to. The good news is that when I do try to do the stuff I am not supposed to I get a sharp pain in my incision, wake up call sort of and then I am put back in check again. Overall, you must take it easy to allow your heart the time to heal, but it is not easy once you are off the meds for the most part.
Brian Walsh
Welcome Home and may you have a speedy recovery!!
Debbie Argetsinger
kathy lesnau Tha nks Debbie, So happy to be home and so grateful what i had could be fixed. Being in the hospital ... Read more
kathy lesnau Tha nks Debbie, So happy to be home and so grateful what i had could be fixed. Being in the hospital gives you an idea of what other people deal with everyday. Makes you grateful
Kathy,
I just came across your journal tonight. You are probably in ICU as I type this so you will be in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. ...Read more
Kathy,
I just came across your journal tonight. You are probably in ICU as I type this so you will be in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Steve Bond
Hi Kathy,
My AVR was on 12/11/2012 and it has been pretty smooth sailing since then, all things considered. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Mindset has ...Read more
Hi Kathy,
My AVR was on 12/11/2012 and it has been pretty smooth sailing since then, all things considered. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Mindset has been everything for me, so stay positive and focus on recovery.
Eric Rovin
kathy lesnau Thanks Erin! I will post when up to it. Everyone has been so helpful on this site, wish I had found ... Read more
kathy lesnau Thanks Erin! I will post when up to it. Everyone has been so helpful on this site, wish I had found it sooner
Kathy you will be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I had my AVR on 12-13-12 and can\'t believe how much better I am already. It is tough but if you decide ...Read more
Kathy you will be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I had my AVR on 12-13-12 and can\'t believe how much better I am already. It is tough but if you decide that you are going to be okay the mind is a very powerful tool in your recovery along with the love and support of family and friends. Will look forward to updates on your recovery.
JoAnen
kathy lesnau Thank you so much, I do believe in positive thinking
Hi Kathy,
I can remember and relate to many of the emotions you expressed in your last journal.
So you know, I started to this website to help other patients ...Read more
Hi Kathy,
I can remember and relate to many of the emotions you expressed in your last journal.
So you know, I started to this website to help other patients just like you.
As your surgery is tomorrow, please know that you are in great hands. I read that you are traveling to Ann Arbor, so I imagine you are having the procedure at the University of Michigan? If so, that is a great cardiac center with several phenomenal surgeons.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. If you have any interest, here are some links that address the fear / anxiety associated with heart surgery.
http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/valve-mortality-surgery-repair-replacement.php
http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/05/14/fear-anxiety-marc-gillinov-interview/
Keep on tickin!
Adam Pick
kathy lesnau Thank you Adam, wish I had found your site sooner than two nights before my surgery. I know I'm in go ... Read more
kathy lesnau Thank you Adam, wish I had found your site sooner than two nights before my surgery. I know I'm in good hands here at U of M. I will need to get your book after surgery.
Kathy, I too am a MI girl. Our families are from Central Lake-East Jordan-Boyne City! Murray & Dougherty on my side and Argetsinger and Bergmann on my husband\'s ...Read more
Kathy, I too am a MI girl. Our families are from Central Lake-East Jordan-Boyne City! Murray & Dougherty on my side and Argetsinger and Bergmann on my husband\'s side. We are in NC now (left in the 80\'s). Sure is a small world.
Debbie Argetsinger
kathy lesnau Lol it sure is! My married name is McGeath which has been around Petoskey forever. My husband said ... Read more
kathy lesnau Lol it sure is! My married name is McGeath which has been around Petoskey forever. My husband said he knows some Dougherty and Bergemans. Too funny! We're practically neighbors my mother inlaw had a neighbor named Betty Dougherty