Terry's Journal

Well it has been almost 3 months and I am finally getting some feeling back where they had numbed my chest and down my whole right side. It is painful to touch my chest and right Breast, I am hoping it is because it is like it is waking up since the numbness is going. Did anyone else experience anything like this? I have been stressed out a lot and depressed too, and it is hard for me not to start cleaning when things get messsy, I have been washing clothes taking out trash off and on since a week after I came home. I have a roommate that helps a lot and always tells me to ask him he will do it. It is hard for me to not clean when I see something needs it. I really just worry too much. This thing with the numbness taking so long to go away and me feeling tender to the touch is a little scary. Thanks for reading this and God bless each and everyone on this site.

I am almost 1 month post op and just the last week or two I have been feeling very sleepy, just wondering if anyone else ever felt that way? It is not my medications because nothing has changed about them. I have been sleeping at least 6-8 hours a night the last couple of weeks. I check my blood pressure every time I use my spirometer which is 7-9 times a day and when I use my spirometer I inhale and exhale 15 to 25 times usually 25 my reason for doing it so many times is I feel like if 10 is good 25 is even better. Anyway the tiredness is real I am even closing my eyes trying to fall asleep as I am writing this. I have only got to go to rehab 3 times and that was spread out due to Doctor and Surgeon follow ups and now holiday. I want to get full weeks in and I will get to soon could that be the problem I mean Zi know you are not Dr. But you have been through this sort of surgery just hoping someone will know something about it so I don't have to go back to Dr. Which interrupts my rehab. Thank you all for your time and God bless each and everyone on this website.

I have to sleep on my back all the time, just wondering when some of you finally got to sleep on your side? It has been 21 days since my Surgery. Hope everyone is doing well God Bless you all.

I have to sleep on my back all the time, just wondering when some of you finally got to sleep on your side? It has been 21 days since my Surgery. Hope everyone is doing well God Bless you all.

My therapy went really well yesterday, it was my first visit and I was able to make it to each goal they set for me on each machine. I still have quite a bit of pain especially at the incision sites, still hard to get comfortable at night but as each day passes it does seem to get a little better. I wish you all well as you travel down the road to recovery and will keep all my heart buddies in my prayers God Bless!

I start my cardio therapy tomorrow, I am sure ready my chest is really still sore though and some nights I can't sleep the incision under my Breast is the worst one as far as pain, my groin second. I have to hold my Breast up it helps a little. God bless all my heart brothers and sisters.

I have been taking my Blood Pressure about 4 times a day, right now it is pretty normal, but my pulse more like in the 80's 82,83,84, highest so far 88 and a couple times 73,76 is this a good range? It's been 13 days since surgery sometimes it does not hurt when I breathe in deep ever now and then it does, has anyone experienced this?

I have been taking my Blood Pressure about 4 times a day, right now it is pretty normal, but my pulse more like in the 80's 82,83,84, highest so far 88 and a couple times 73,76 is this a good range? It's been 13 days since surgery sometimes it does not hurt when I breathe in deep ever now and then it does, has anyone experienced this?

I am feeling all kinds of little tinglings and pain I did not before. Plus it hurts sometimes more than what it did before when breathing in on my respirator. My right side is still a lot more numb then the left, all my draining tubes were on the right side some under my ride arm. First mistake I did was went to get a glass of tea picked pitcher up with right arm, the pitcher when full of tea weighs near ten lbs. it hurt so bad and still does. Thank goodness I go to Cardio Therapy next week I am trying to not use it as much as possible, hope I made sense my surgery was August 8th (excuse for not making sense, Hope it worked).

Just want to thank each and everyone for your replies, I have never had acid reflux before either. Your answers made me feel much better, although I am getting a little drained right now I have to close.

It is a little scary, I started belching and could not quit but when I sat up it felt better. I might have overdone it I poured a glass of tea from a huge heavy tea picture. I used my arm that they took the tubes out of yesterday afternoon. Did anyone feel anything like this? I did take my blood pressure it was good, the thing is a little old but it tightened up just like it is supposed to, thanks for listening

Did anyone here ever smoke cigarettes, I am embarrassed to admit that I smoked for about 30 years, I quit 5 years ago then my son who was a First Class Petty Officer in the US Navy, a follower of Christ, had a great relationship with God, and loved his Country was murdered. I immediately bought a pack of cigarettes and preceded to smoke one right after another, I have been in great emotional pain ever since that day. My surgery is 19 days away, when I found out I had to have OHS I knew I had to quit but it was harder this time around so I bought a vapor and slowly reduced the nicotine used in these smokeless vapors. I am so ashamed of myself that I was not able to throw them in the trash especially after hearing about my heart and knowing my life is on the line it is totally insane. I quit the vaporing yesterday but am having a hard time, I thought maybe if I shared this I might get some helpful feedback. I am so thankful for this wonderful website and all of you that take the time to share your story so those of us who are fixing to have OHS know what to expect. Thank you all and God Bless each and everyone of you along with your families.

Well I will be having surgery August 8th @6:30 in the morning. I have two more test that must be done between now and then, I am glad I finally have a date set. I am feeling fatigued more and more though I wish they could get to it before then but he was booked up, I even asked about other valve specialist in his office, which is about seven more they were also booked up. Anyway it is what it is and I am just grateful to be alive. Hope everyone is having a glorious day, God bless you all.

Just a little concerned, well actually quite a bit, I am worried my insurance will turn me down, but they have already paid for three major tests. Not sure if that means much though, I do not know what I would do if it weren't for this forum. Lots of kind people on here I am very thankful for that, I find out @ 10:30 am tomorrow when it will take place meeting my Surgeon for the first time his name is Dr. Kerrindi in Austin, Texas.

Left the hospital with good news, my Cardiologist told me he thinks they can fix my valve without having to replace it. Now ha said he needed to do a Heart Cath, I think that is where he goes through the groin to check for blood clots before surgery, ouch!!!!! Anyway he said the surgeon would be calling me to set up a date for surgery. He told me I could go on and visit my grandchildren in Ok. I live in Elgin Texas near Austin. Just wondering if they do the groin test right before surgery usually, he did say it would be about 2 weeks before OHS. Also did anyone else go to visit family before your surgery?

Just found out my heart valves are leaking blood, I also have a vein or artery that is drooping and has a bulge. Going to the Heart Hospital this Weds. so my Dr. Can put a camera down my throat to get a better look at my heart and surrounding area. During my wellness exams this year they found something wrong on everyone, high liver enzymes slight swelling of my liver, was told I was pre diabetic etc etc. I am sixty now, really I am glad they found this maybe we caught it early enough that I will be able to resume a normal lifestyle, one way better then the one I had, these test results scared me back into reality. I had been going crazy with sugar that is mostly all I ate, embarrassed to say but it is the truth, I can eat a whole lemon meringue graham cracker crust pie throughout one day. I know really nothing about what I am facing here I have googled it and read where they can replace my valve with a metal one, that one I would not like to have at all from what I read. I really did not understand the other ones. I just wish they could close up mine, don't even know if that is possible.