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Congratulations to you, your family, and MOO! Quite a milestone!

I had much the same symptoms, fatigue, brain fade, unable or unwilling to try certain tasks, especially numerbers, like accounting, that I’ve never liked to do. My surgery was Jan 7, 2020. It gradually got so bad by April, I was setting alarms at 9 am to get up and take an easy traditional...

Wow. I’m so sorry for your setback @wondo Looking back at your first post, you were 3 weeks September 3? Maybe it was a bit soon for rehab? Or as they opined, the beta blocker to be stopped I know I was very impatient to start rehab but could not do anything according to surgeon for 8...

Lopressor here But cough is gone. The last I recall having it was at about 12 weeks out from surgery or about the end of March/first of April 2020.

I had a gravelly throat and coughed in the mornings for awhile. Couldn’t talk right away in the mornings kind of thing. The thing that surprised and shocked me was my inability to chant (as in yoga type chants). Since I couldn’t do many poses and yoga relieves my anxiety, I decided to try...

Thank you for the write up @wondo! I’m very happy for you that you are home and mending quickly at this point. I can so relate to your experience with the not eating and the not sleeping. Either I was nauseous and couldn’t at first, or no one told me I could should order something on my...

Congratulations on your recovery and going home! As noted above, take care on slippery surfaces for a bit, yet walk. I set a timer and walked circles in my house when I got home in early January. My walk had a short flight of stairs and I think I started I think at 4-5 min and worked my way...

Thank you @slipkid for the information! Mine is not getting worse thankfully. I’ve learned to work at a slower pace outside and thankful that anything I do outdoors or in the heat is voluntary on my part and I don’t have to do it for a job.

I’m so happy for you and your family that this big step is behind you. Wishing you all the very best!

See you back soon!

I too had upper back pain. That was seriously more painful coming out of surgery than my sternum ever was. The worst, fortunately, was only a couple days. As said above ice packs and Tylenol. It stayed irritated, sort of a burning sensation, especially after garden work, but not bad, off...

My dentist advised me to use listerine before brushing after my surgery, which was January 7 this year I don’t have anything going on specifically, no gum disease and no cavities for years. She also recommends I continue using this Ayurvedic mouthwash was called the Daily Swish that I had...

Very good to hear that you are on the other side! I view it as kind of like giving birth, doesn't seem so bad once it is all over. :) I hope the next few days are smooth and you are up and out of the hospital setting in no time!

Cleveland Clinic has a Center for Integrative Medicine. They are fantastic. You can ask for Reiki, acupuncture, etc. it is very helpful, especially the first days.

Yay! Happy you are up and felling good, all things considering!

I’m sorry, @iren_999 this sounds scary, is scary. I’m very new at all this valve stuff so do not have a lot of knowledge about various procedures and options it were me, I would try to get a second opinion from the largest most reputable cardiac hospital/surgical center I could get myself...

I was wondering about this outside today. I had OHS January 7, 2020 with a biological aortic valve and an aortic aneurysm fix. I cannot handle the heat this summer. Today is the hottest and most humid that I have tried to do a few light things in the garden. And I lasted maybe an hour. I...

Best wishes and Godspeed!

Yes, anticipating is terrible. OHS is no picnic, for sure. But after the first 24 hours it gets better exponentially each day. I’m certain you will be on the mend in no time. My approach was to kind of ignore the valve surgery specifics. I choose the best place and surgeon I could. Then I...

Holy cow!