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epstns: I too held a management position for 26 years until the company downsized. I was under some amount of stress. Like the old saying, everything depends on the individual and how he manages his behavior. I tend to think everyone is under some sort of stress at work. Stress is one...

To Topmommy: Read all your posts. Many have asked if you seeked cardio rehab if it was available in your area. Did you ever inquire? Never saw a response but may have missed it. I also lost my position two years ago but was not related to my OHS, it was downsizing. I was fortunate that...

Re: Cardiac rehab Re: Cardiac rehab I didn't have that option either but it sounds like a good program. Would be the best to have our own program taylor made for each of us depending on our capacities. I live in a small town, it has advantages and disadvantages. I really think our...

The instructions from my institution is also 6 weeks minimum. I get a little concerned when I keep reading about some going back to work after only 4-6 weeks post-op. Is your health not the priority here? Especially those who have had sternum incisions. Why would anyone chance an accident at...

I'll add that this weekend I spent it in bed with back wrenching lower back spasms. This pain made my OHS a walk in the park. If anyone here is headed for OHS and has experienced the pain I've had quite a few times now from back and also neck spasms, take note that I never felt anywhere near...

Judging by the latter responses, I guess you're referring to the Ox test with the "pulse oxymeter" at the end of your finger usually done while taking your BP or by the continuous monitor. Normal range is 95-100%. Post-op will be lower because of surgery and this is why you're given oxygen...

Rocky: And when I come cold and tired, It's good to warm my bones beside the fire (from Time of course, probably one of my favorite songs). Wow, all I can say is good choice of tunes. I love Pink Floyd. Saw Roger Waters in Ottawa couple few years ago, awesome. You state you've been at work...

Today is the 19th, hope all went well and you're on your way to a great recovery.

Are you referring to the amount of oxygen in the blood? Sorry for what may seem like a trivial question but I'm not a doctor.

Hi Rocky, in your post you make it sound that it was the first time you have gone for a walk since your ohs but I know that can't be right. But if you haven't been walking all that much, this could be why you feel sluggish. I'm 12 weeks post-op and have been walking at least 30-45 minutes...

While I was not educated in the Protocol you mention, it's just me being a bit paranoid about the greens. I need to be more consistent as you mention.

I was surprised that I didn't have any nausea at all during my stay except for when they removed the breathing tube, I coughed up once, seemed like foam. The nurses didn't seem surprised. I was surprised how fast my appetite came back. By the third day, I felt like opening the window and...

I've been on coumadin for 11 weeks now for an AVR. I will be having my two wrists done within the next couple of months for CTS. I'm guessing there are a few members here who are on coumadin and have had this done. Was wondering what procedure, if any, did your surgeon used to counteract the...

Hi Amy, was in ICU for 44 hours (counting the time from the anesthesia and being wheeled out of ICU, in a wheelchair of course). I had asked for a semi-private room and they told me that it would take a few hours longer before one became available so maybe my stay in ICU may have been shorter...

I don't know why but in the back of my mind I'm trying to stay away from the greens. It's not because I'm not aware that we are to "dose the diet and not diet the dose". I had my INR in range for a weeks and lately it has been on the lower side. I imagine it's the patience that is the factor...

While this is not a recipe question, it does pertain to food. Can a person on coumadin rely on the list of nutritional value that's printed on the packaging? In other words, if vitamin K is not listed at all on the packaging, can we assume that there is not sufficient vitamin k for us to...

I cannot help you with question 1 but can with #2. I can honestly say that coughing and sneezing is no fun the first few weeks. Gets a little better after that but I'm 11 weeks post-op and don't have to hold my sternum anymore. Keep a pillow close by at all times and hold it tight against the...

Your questions are very legitimate, the same ones were going through my mind pre-op and long before. These two questions are very good. You will have a catheter inserted and you won't even feel when you urinate, they insert it after the anesthetic (at least that's what happen to me). Your...

I know how you feel. I'm a downhill skier, boo-hoo. I'm 11 weeks post-op. I haven't completely ruled out skiing yet but I have a frame of mind that it may be over, being on Coumadin etc. I keep telling myself that if I just stick to the blue and green runs I should be ok.

Hi Jake. Had a St-Jude mechanical valve put in on January 24-11. Had congenital BAV, I'm now 52. It's been 11 weeks now. It was a Monday at 16:30. Wednesday at noon I was sitting in a chair. Thursday I felt good enough that I wanted to leave the hospital and not because I wasn't well...