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Bridget Sawmiller posted an update

9 years ago (November 14, 2016)

So crazy that last week Thursday was 3 months since my OHS at the Cleveland Clinic. Just finished cardiac rehab last week, loved it! Resting heart rate was 93 before cardiac rehab, it is now 65! I am really excited and I worked very hard to get myself back in... Read more.

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Denise Kirchner

Sounds like you are doing great - that is wonderful news.! So happy to hear you are feeling 100% at 3 months post op! Take care!

Steven Dean

Awww Yeah! so glad to for the good update! I can't believe that 3 months has come and gone. Enjoy the holidays.

Kate Watson

That is awesome to hear you are doing so well already! Congrats to you.

Lily He

Glad to know you recovered so well. God bless you.

Catie B

It's great to have word from you, Bridget. I'm smiling to read how much cardiac rehab helped you. 100% is unbeatable! I'm plugging away with mine.

Bridget Sawmiller posted an update

9 years ago (September 15, 2016)

It is a great milestone to see how far I have come since August 4th, I am driving now, walking about an hour a day and feeling great. Starting cardiac rehab on Monday September 26th! Blessed with the outcome from the Cleveland Clinic and blessed to have found this site,... Read more.

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Nancy Lewis

Congratulations Bridget, I want to be like you in 6 weeks. Great news

Corey Sines

glad to hear you are doing well! Live it up!

Amy Steele

Bridget, you're doing so well! I too want to be where you are in a couple of months. So glad you're feeling great.

Steven A Husted

you should like cardio rehab it is fun and you make new friends who are ohs patients also

Steven Dean

So glad to hear! I am also doing pretty well. Not driving yet but I really have no reason to right now. I have been back at work for 1.5 weeks.

Catie B

Terrific news, Bridget! Congratulations on coming through so strong!

Shandra Boyd

Congrats on your milestone!

Barbara Laurie

Yay!!🎉 6 weeks already?? Hey girl, your recovery is flying by😉! So glad it's going well❤️

Bridget Sawmiller posted an update

9 years ago (August 19, 2016)

All I have to say is OUCH!!!

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Amy Dorsey

They still hurt at week 4!!

Joshua Trimberger

Yep! I looked down and expected to see that my chest had exploded.

Richard Puckett

I was lucky and my first sneeze was at the five and a half week mark. It was bearable. I had feared that sneeze since my surgery. I have always been subseptive to sneezes. At eight weeks, sneezes are no big deal.

Barbara Laurie

Yes!!😳 Sorry!

David C

Yes. They don't hurt as badly, but they can be shocking even at 6 weeks...

Sophia Ridley

Sneezing is awful 😟 I still remember the first as it surprised me! Going forward, would hold something (even my fist - we don't get heart pillows here in UK) against my incision. Hiccups hurt too, glad I was a few weeks out at that stage!

Steven Dean

Impressed you made it this long. Ouch indeed.

Meredith Bray

Cause baby you're a firework Come on show 'em what your worth Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" As you shoot across the sky-y-y LOL And now you know I don't think I ever had anything in my entire life that hurt that bad.

Darlene Smith

Agree with all these posts!!! My first cough and sneeze was a shock. But at 5 weeks post op, I can cough sneeze, yawn and laugh without any pain. Whew! You'll get there.

Richard Davis

My first sneeze took me by surprise a few days post opt. I quickly grabbed my pillow, so far that was the worst pain I've had in now 5 weeks since surgery.

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