Hey Sean, been a while since I was on here. Things are great down in Louisville. Glad to hear you are doing well buddy. Here is to another great year!
Jerry ...Read more
Hey Sean, been a while since I was on here. Things are great down in Louisville. Glad to hear you are doing well buddy. Here is to another great year!
Jerry H
Congratulations on the 2 year mark. I had mine this past March. Did you ever have the sternal wires removed? The clamping system that some hospitals use should ...Read more
Congratulations on the 2 year mark. I had mine this past March. Did you ever have the sternal wires removed? The clamping system that some hospitals use should be the norm for all of the surgeries. Have a great summer.
Fran
Hi Sean,
I\'m so happy to hear your doing so well. I\'ve been doing things that hadn\'t done prior to surgery, and its wonderful. Back to riding my motorcycle ...Read more
Hi Sean,
I\'m so happy to hear your doing so well. I\'ve been doing things that hadn\'t done prior to surgery, and its wonderful. Back to riding my motorcycle again, and it feels wonderful to be back in the saddle once again.
As far as the wires go, they snipped mine off at the surface of the skin and they sucked back inside of me. Not aware of any clamps left behind. I\'m sure it just something minor tho. Wish you all the best, from one neighbor from Levittown to another.
Diana
Sean, I am so glad to read your update buddy. Bottom line you made my journey last year SO much better but you know that. It seems like yesterday but it also ...Read more
Sean, I am so glad to read your update buddy. Bottom line you made my journey last year SO much better but you know that. It seems like yesterday but it also seems like a million years ago. Just knowing we are thriving is truly a cool thing. Here is to not only surviving but THRIVING. Take care Chief
Jerry H
Louisville
Hi Sean!
So happy you\'re doing so well. I also took a great vacation this year (actually 2!) and could do things I haven\'t been able to do for years. What ...Read more
Hi Sean!
So happy you\'re doing so well. I also took a great vacation this year (actually 2!) and could do things I haven\'t been able to do for years. What a great surgery!!
Enjoy!
Ricki Shine
Congrats on the one year mark!!! Delighted to hear you are doing so well. Kids and I are in NJ visiting mom as she hits her 1 year mark too. Amazing. My ...Read more
Congrats on the one year mark!!! Delighted to hear you are doing so well. Kids and I are in NJ visiting mom as she hits her 1 year mark too. Amazing. My best to Jackie. ~Colleen Fontanella (Lee McAvinia\'s daughter. :)
Sean,
Thanks for reaching out to me and welcoming me to the site. I read your story..great family pics!
I am glad to hear you\'re doing well.
All the ...Read more
Sean,
Thanks for reaching out to me and welcoming me to the site. I read your story..great family pics!
I am glad to hear you\'re doing well.
All the best,
Matt
Hi Sean, It sounds like you are doing great!!!!!
I just returned from the caribbean cruise-2 weeks,
and I\'m getting ready to meet Colleen and family
in Disney ...Read more
Hi Sean, It sounds like you are doing great!!!!!
I just returned from the caribbean cruise-2 weeks,
and I\'m getting ready to meet Colleen and family
in Disney for 1 week at the park&cruise vacation.
Hope all is well with your family....Love to all.....Lee
Hey Sean,
I am so glad to hear you are doing well buddy. It is kind of amazing to think it has been six months for you and five for me. You are so right about ...Read more
Hey Sean,
I am so glad to hear you are doing well buddy. It is kind of amazing to think it has been six months for you and five for me. You are so right about the energy thing. I was in Mexico last week and I felt like a little kid. Anyways man your post made me smile and I am just glad you are getting back to better then normal.
Jerry H in Louisville
Sean
So good to hear more and more HVJ friends are returning to life itself. I am a mitral valve replacement, just started cardiac rehab. INR one week 2.3 ...Read more
Sean
So good to hear more and more HVJ friends are returning to life itself. I am a mitral valve replacement, just started cardiac rehab. INR one week 2.3 next 4.5 I hear you. Take care and good luck and although I was not a participant in HVJ during your full journey I did read your story.
Take Care
Susan in NC
Sean, glad to hear you are doing well and getting back to work...slacker :-)
As far as getting you and Jacki through this the same goes out to you for getting ...Read more
Sean, glad to hear you are doing well and getting back to work...slacker :-)
As far as getting you and Jacki through this the same goes out to you for getting me through this as well. If it is any consolation my BP was exactly the same earlier this week and the INR was 5.7...yeah you read that right. Apparently that nasty does of nafcillin finally left my system. Anyways it\'s back to normal after two days off the warfarin and a much reduced dose.
So here\'s to you and making it through this and a return back to a normal life. Again thanks for your input back in August and September.
Jerry in Louisville
Hi Sean. Good to hear you are doing so well & are ready to return to work. Hope you get the blood pressure & INR levels back where they should be soon. I\'d ...Read more
Hi Sean. Good to hear you are doing so well & are ready to return to work. Hope you get the blood pressure & INR levels back where they should be soon. I\'d say I\'m nearly back to normal too. Thanks for sharing the journey & best of luck as you return to work. Take care, Joy
Hi Sean,
Good to hear that your back to yourself and ready to get on with life. Really good news. Remember tho, your still recovering, even tho you getting ...Read more
Hi Sean,
Good to hear that your back to yourself and ready to get on with life. Really good news. Remember tho, your still recovering, even tho you getting back to your life. They tell me it could take up to a year to get back to 100% again. So, take it easy, k?
Diana
Hi Sean,
Good to hear that your back to yourself and ready to get on with life. Really good news. Remember tho, your still recovering, even tho you getting ...Read more
Hi Sean,
Good to hear that your back to yourself and ready to get on with life. Really good news. Remember tho, your still recovering, even tho you getting back to your life. They tell me it could take up to a year to get back to 100% again. So, take it easy, k?
Diana
Hi Sean....Hope all is well with you. I can
finally drive....It was really rough for awhile
and I felt awful, but now it seems like I have
turned the corner. ...Read more
Hi Sean....Hope all is well with you. I can
finally drive....It was really rough for awhile
and I felt awful, but now it seems like I have
turned the corner. The chest infection lasted
quite awhile, the antibiotic\'s didn\'t seem to do the trick. Virginia--the nurse practitioner-had me start warm compresses on my incision
twice a day for 20 minutes, that really helped. I lost 20 pounds since my surgery....I felt so sick it just came off...
My incision is still sore-how about yours???
I still get breathless, especially going up
steps or walking fast...I wonder if it\'s the
A-fib???? I never did get to see Dr B....Tell
me how you are doing.....
I started walking and I\'m up to 2 miles a day. I leave for Hilton Head SC in 2 weeks.
My friend has a place there, I will join her then come home with her at the end of the month. We have great fun playing bridge, walking the beach, shopping and doing what we
want.Give my regards to Jacki and your Mom.
Lee
Hi Sean,
Congratulations on a wonderful visit with the surgeon! Time will fly by and before long you\'ll find yourself back at work. I\'m so glad you got the ...Read more
Hi Sean,
Congratulations on a wonderful visit with the surgeon! Time will fly by and before long you\'ll find yourself back at work. I\'m so glad you got the green light to start rehab - I find that I am really enjoying it.
Take care,
Kellie
Sean, I\'m happy for you that you are doing well. I will be having surgery soon for A.S. I too think I have had it all of my life. Hang in there and keep ...Read more
Sean, I\'m happy for you that you are doing well. I will be having surgery soon for A.S. I too think I have had it all of my life. Hang in there and keep leading the way for those of us about to have surgery. Best wishes, Gary Vice
Sean & Jacki!
Many congrats on your excellent progress! It\'s beyond description when your medical appointments taper off some. Resuming driving and starting ...Read more
Sean & Jacki!
Many congrats on your excellent progress! It\'s beyond description when your medical appointments taper off some. Resuming driving and starting rehab is huge. And to hold your boy again--indescribable! I had the same thing with grandbabies. Keep it up, pal!
Regarding chest discomfort/tightness/pain: it sounds like you\'re describing pretty normal stuff. I was surprised that the sensations could be anywhere in the upper body, chest, and shoulders. Then, again, have you thought about them sawing your sternum and pulling your upper body apart? No wonder we feel those things. And then, as the muscle endings begin to be active again, that will feel stretchy and pull. All normal as you recover.
You\'re doing awesome!
Duane in FL
Hi Sean
Sounds like you are doing great I noticed you had had been cont to experience soreness a few days ago. I am 5 wks post mitral valve replacement and ...Read more
Hi Sean
Sounds like you are doing great I noticed you had had been cont to experience soreness a few days ago. I am 5 wks post mitral valve replacement and still having signifcant L sided all over, rib pain, shoulder, L arm numbness. Surgeon has explained that due to this being my 3rd sternotomy and having scar tissue and opening with retracter further, longer and intubated for 6 hrs that he was afraid I would be having cont nerve and muscle issues. I have tried massage, heat night and day, increased activity of upper extremity, decrease on some days of upper extremity to no avail. Cardiologist and surgeon recommmending anesthesiology referral as cont with Motrin with Coumadin not such a good idea long term. I still am on pain meds and do not want to cont so I have relinquished to some further assistance, as I do not want to impede my rehabilitation and return to a productive life. Since you have not mentioned any longer any pain I hope yours is resolved, if so any advise?
Take care
Susan VandenBussche
I am from: Levittown, Pennsylvania
