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Well, the blister got bumped and oozed out.. then, when I thought it was finally going to heal (the next day) another blister started forming, (two days later) got bigger with exercise (or heat; or time) and then started oozing out the side. This is annoying, to be sure, but if it’s part of the...

Yep. Sigh.

So... as things have tended to go ever since the surgery, there were a few days of relative calm and inactivity, followed now by yet another unsettling question: what is this blister-type bubble that’s appeared on my incision??

Because of the procaine anesthetic? But that’s what they use at the dentist... It’s funny.. I’d been wondering how prophylactic amoxicillin would affect INR and forgot all about the novocain they use. Need to remember that just because it’s not a pill, doesn’t mean I can be unconcerned - thank...

I’ve experienced what you describe on and off for years; only a handful of times per year, the episodes within a week or so of each other, and some years I never got it at all. I haven’t had it since the surgery, but I’m guessing that’s another secondary thing I *hoped* the surgery would...

Oh my!!!! Good for you! Have a safe flight home & congratulations on reaching the other side : ) I’ll look forward to hearing from you during your recovery.

What’s your INR and BP? Could it be one of your medications?

My first week at home, trying to agree with the ‘Coumadin clinic’ on what my dosage change should be when I was out of range, was ridiculous. They clearly didn’t know much about warfarin or INR, didn’t care enough about me to find out, yet didn’t want to give away any authority on...

Hi Anne, I was just wondering if the sternum pain you were having 5 years ago when you wrote this post is now better than it was? Was it not the sternum wires after all? Just cartilage healing in the joints or something?... take care. : )

Hey, @almost_hectic - what ended up happening with your sternum wires? Did you have them pulled? Did the pain go away on its own? I tried looking through some of your old posts but couldn’t find anything about it.

Alright - I’ll be the lime guinea pig. Just bought a bag and was gonna make limeade (it’s 99 degrees F out!)

Fiddleheads!!

My surgeon didn’t say anything about this but I read somewhere *three* months... that may have been the recommendation for a more general heart surgery like CABG rather than a valve replacement, though. I’m glad I heard this from you, Chuck! Thank you. Think it really makes sense to hold off on...

You made it! It’s all mostly downhill from here. : ) good luck!

Ha ha. Are you joking or serious? While I *might* be okay putting super glue on my hand or knee, somehow I hesitate when it’s my sternotomy incision... There’s only about *a millimeter* : ) of open wound now, anyway, two days after I snipped the stitch. Sexy/gory details for future DIYers: my...

Funny how Tylenol is ‘a thing in nature’ in the context of this thread. For anyone still interested: “(There is) ..a clinically significant interaction between warfarin and daily use of acetaminophen 2-4 g.... Whether this interaction occurs when acetaminophen is taken in lower doses or is...

Sounds like you’re all set to have a smooth surgery. If you think the last days have been ‘amazing,’ you’re really gonna have an awesome day tomorrow. : ) talk to you after!

Thank you, guys. I went in to a different cardiothoracic surgery clinic’s office today and got a sterile suture removal kit. I’m gonna do it myself.

Well, CC has not deigned to tell me what it is, and only say I should have a thoracic surgeon look at it. Normally thoracic surgeons book months out here but I got an appointment with one in eight days. Still - eight more days of being unsure what to do, hoping it’s not infected.... Ugh.

This must be a ‘spitting stitch’ - I found threads (..... : (. ....) about it from way back in the day - it seems this is pretty common but I never heard about it! Has anyone here snipped off their own protruding (Polydioxanone? Vicryl?) suture?? If anyone has the same issue and wants to find...