Home From Surgery

[Jimmyjames]

Hi Everyone,

My Surgery was on Monday Nov 21st for AVR and got home on Saturday Nov 26th, everything went well with surgery, I had a lot of bleeding and they did a transfusiong, but I am home now and recovering as best as possible, doing my walking and exercises, and resting, It will be a long recovery but a GOOD one, THANK you for your thoughts and prayers, a lot of my pain is from the incision, and I have a lot of neck and back pain from lying in bed so long, I am starting to get my appettite back and moving around a little bit. Also important to do my breathing exercises. Off to bed THANKS again. :smile2:

 

[Phil]

It must be good knowing it is over. Take it easy and may your recovery progress swimmingly.

All the best.


Phil.

 

[bradvo]

Hey JJ , welcome back !! Yes stay with that breathing and walks, it gets better each day.

Brad

 

[Bina]

Hi Jimmy,
It's nice to see that you are back home...Wishing you a slow and steady recovery

 

[sarahsunshine]

Great to see you on the other side. Glad to see you are home already. Keep up the exercises and keep us filled in!

Skyler should be going in tomorrow morning. Surgery time 8am.

 

[Jimmyjames]

Great to see you on the other side. Glad to see you are home already. Keep up the exercises and keep us filled in!

Skyler should be going in tomorrow morning. Surgery time 8am.

I will keep Skyler lifted up in prayer, it will all work out, BLESSINGS

 

[Superbob]

So far so good. I hope that recovery will continue to be a smooth road for you. Jimmy.

 

[hannahsmom]

Congrats on your successful surgery! Best wishes to you throughout your recovery

 

[sarahsunshine]

Hope you are keeping well! How are you doing?

 

[Jimmyjames]

Hope you are keeping well! How are you doing?

I am doing well, walking indoors 20 minutes 3 times day, doing my Breathing exercises 6x day, the incision pain hurts every now and then, my incision looks good, getting my appetite back to normal, trying to get my INR levels straight with the Coumadin (kind of an experience) how they adjust your medication. Had an Transfusion during surgery, so my hands and face somedays look very pale, and I feel weak, have to get my blood levels back up, that will take time, I will ask doctor if I can take some iron pills. Overall doing very well, THANKS

 

[Bill B]

Sounds like you are doing at least par for the course. I required a transfusion as well the morning after surgery. I was not expecting that with the cell savers. Most people do not get transfused, but my hematocrit was so low that morning I could hardly stand up without fainting. Got one unit and I was much better after that. Pictures from that time show me looking rather pasty and pale too. And I was definitely weak. Since they don't transfuse you all the way back to normal, it took me a couple of months before I was back there. I have had no problems with anemia since. You got sent home fairly quickly. Take it easy, rest up, gradually increase your activity and get into rehab (cardiac, that is).

 

[Jimmyjames]

Sounds like you are doing at least par for the course. I required a transfusion as well the morning after surgery. I was not expecting that with the cell savers. Most people do not get transfused, but my hematocrit was so low that morning I could hardly stand up without fainting. Got one unit and I was much better after that. Pictures from that time show me looking rather pasty and pale too. And I was definitely weak. Since they don't transfuse you all the way back to normal, it took me a couple of months before I was back there. I have had no problems with anemia since. You got sent home fairly quickly. Take it easy, rest up, gradually increase your activity and get into rehab (cardiac, that is).

Thanks, yes I am going to Cardo Rehab the week after Christmas, yes my wife said the same thing it will take a couple of months to build my blood up. On the road to recovery, Thanks again

 

[Greg a]

JJ, you will soon be surprised at the vague memory you have of the whole event .......so glad to hear you are going to rehab soon

 

[nngbwh]

You made it ! Great news... Wishing you a smooth recovery.