Elyse Sherman - Heart Valve Journal

Susan Lynn Elyse - Glad you're feeling well! I can't speak to the bump, but the tingling semi-pain is likely re ... Read more

Marie Myers If you had a standard sternotomy, the lump you feel might be a wire knot. My sternum was wired back t ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Thanks so much, Susan and Marie. They used wire and rapid recovery plates to close the sternotomy so ... Read more

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Marie Myers I felt like I could not take a deep enough breath at times, so in a way, I felt a little tight. For m ... Read more

john roland Mine never hurt unless I took a real deep breath or did some push ups. After 5 months I never felt an ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Thanks, you guys! It seems to be worse in the morning after I wake up and dissipates during the day, ... Read more

Liz Draeger Yes, sometimes tightness in sternum. After I was well healed I did slow stretches. I still have it f ... Read more

Kathleen F. Yes I felt this as well.

Rob Sparling I have not. I am sure somebody here can tell you more. In my experience, getting the lungs back is ha ... Read more

Rose Madura About 8 weeks or so after my surgery, I had to have fluid drained from around my lungs and I immed ... Read more

Marie Myers I had fluid drained from my right lung a few days before i went home. I felt better after it was done ... Read more

Denise L I had fluid drained from my right lung while still in hospital, took a couple of days before the lung ... Read more

Barbara Wood I had it done twice in the hospital, then had a smaller build-up after I came home. I started to have ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Thank you all for your responses! It feels a bit better today, the individuals who did the lung tap m ... Read more

Marie Myers Acceptance was not easy for me, that is for sure. I found that listening to Utube videos and meditati ... Read more

Nancy W I agree that this was an extremely difficult time period. I would suggest doing all the activities t ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Thank you, Marie and Nancy. I requested a prescription for anti-anxiety meds and will follow your sug ... Read more

Ana Brusso Hi, I didn’t have that much of anxiety before my surgery, all I was worried about was my daughter b ... Read more

stephanie arnold I didn't even get to prepare,because I had it on emergency basis. that was really weird,to wake up wi ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Thank you, Ana and Stephanie. I am now 9 days until surgery and miraculously had no panic attacks in ... Read more

Nancy W Elyse, keep breathing and doing all the things you love to do and reaching out to all the people who ... Read more

Marie Myers I think it is not uncommon. I had aortic regurgitation, but the driving force for my surgery was the ... Read more

Civita Fahey I didn't really feel ill either,though now that I think back, I did have some slight symptoms that I ... Read more

Rita Savelis Patients can either be symptomatic or unsymptomatic. Doctors might be watching your cardiac readings ... Read more

Nancy W I had no symptoms and was also very active, but was told my mitral valve prolapse and resultant sever ... Read more

John Lant Not everyone gets symptoms of fatigue, fainting, chest pains or palpitations. but I am sure your card ... Read more

Jeff V. Hi Elyse, I just read your story. I had my mitral valve repaired in 2014 by Dr. Pettersson. I also ... Read more

Ana Brusso Elyse, as Jeff V., stated here, I also felt such relief after meeting with my surgeon and his staff a ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Hi, Jeff and Ana...you guys are my rock, thank you so much! I’m trying very hard not to grow depres ... Read more

Susan Lynn Yes! Once I found out I needed surgery, it consumed my every thought. Of course, we tend to prio ... Read more

Steven Methot I am surprised that you haven't had an answer yet, There are countless people from this community ove ... Read more

Herb Greenberg I did in March by Dr.Svensson, flying from San Diego. Plenty of folks here have had various CC surgeo ... Read more

Carlos Banuelos Dr. Johnston at CC performed my AVR. Very pleased with results (knock on wood) and overall experienc ... Read more

Elyse Sherman Thanks SO much, Steven, Herb and Carlos. Drs. Unai and Pettersson will do my surgery on 1/15/21. They ... Read more

Herb Greenberg Congrats on making a decision. Over the years I have read great reviews from his patients.

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