Nancy
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Hi mamsram-
Haven't seen your posts in a few days. How are things going?
Haven't seen your posts in a few days. How are things going?
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hi Nancy,
I have posted a couple of times.
I am doing much better than I had expected??? Maybe it was the short time on the op. table. They posted on the hospital computer that the incision was started at 8:13, and, the surgeon called my wife at 10:00 ( she was told to be around for a call sometime after 10:30) he said "it is done, it was a genetically deformed cusp that was badly calcified."
Can you believe it was less than 2 hrs. Also 5 min. of that time was to take a biopsy sample from the inside heart muscle for a study of the effects of genetics on heart valve patients with good coronarys. I also signed for them to take a video of the op.
I did have minimally invasive, so that may be part of it.
The after effects have been minimal, the coughing hurt, but appetite has been good, I still love all foods. Slept with 6 pillows for the first 5 days, but then, was back my normal sleeping pattern. The only change (extensive) has been sleeping. I wake up every hour or two, and for the first two weeks only slept about 4/5 hrs. I dream every nite, silly dreams mostly. Only had one nitemare.----I was sitting in my dentists chair and he had shaved an area on the top of me head. It was a little electrical hair cutter the same that the hospital used on my chest. I coudn't see him, he was behind me. I asked what he was doing and he said he was going to drill a hole in my head and that it would take away all my pain. I started to yell that I was not going to let him do this and I woke up. ONE OF THOSE WAS ENOUGH!
My situation now is to not get too confident and overdo. I am going to the cardiologist on Mon. and then the surgeon a week later.
I am Pleased that this is behind me.--I feel fortunate and blessed.
God bless you Nancy for all the help you are to so many--keep smilin
I have posted a couple of times.
I am doing much better than I had expected??? Maybe it was the short time on the op. table. They posted on the hospital computer that the incision was started at 8:13, and, the surgeon called my wife at 10:00 ( she was told to be around for a call sometime after 10:30) he said "it is done, it was a genetically deformed cusp that was badly calcified."
Can you believe it was less than 2 hrs. Also 5 min. of that time was to take a biopsy sample from the inside heart muscle for a study of the effects of genetics on heart valve patients with good coronarys. I also signed for them to take a video of the op.
I did have minimally invasive, so that may be part of it.
The after effects have been minimal, the coughing hurt, but appetite has been good, I still love all foods. Slept with 6 pillows for the first 5 days, but then, was back my normal sleeping pattern. The only change (extensive) has been sleeping. I wake up every hour or two, and for the first two weeks only slept about 4/5 hrs. I dream every nite, silly dreams mostly. Only had one nitemare.----I was sitting in my dentists chair and he had shaved an area on the top of me head. It was a little electrical hair cutter the same that the hospital used on my chest. I coudn't see him, he was behind me. I asked what he was doing and he said he was going to drill a hole in my head and that it would take away all my pain. I started to yell that I was not going to let him do this and I woke up. ONE OF THOSE WAS ENOUGH!
My situation now is to not get too confident and overdo. I am going to the cardiologist on Mon. and then the surgeon a week later.
I am Pleased that this is behind me.--I feel fortunate and blessed.
God bless you Nancy for all the help you are to so many--keep smilin
Christina L
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Ram,
You are one tough guy! I am so glad you are doing so great and that your surgery is behind you.
I am able to eat all foods and have a good appetite (surgery November 6), plus the sleeping part is not so difficult, although I awake early in the morning and can't get back to sleep very easily. Yes, the dreams - I have those also - very wild dreams.
It is the mental part of all of this that I can't seem to shake - I am constantly thinking about the surgery and that work was done on my heart - it is definitely a mind over matter thing for ME. I detect every nuance in my heart rhythm and have to keep busy to get my mind off of things - I feel much better when I am busy and up and about, than when sitting or lying in bed.
So glad you are doing well.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Chris
You are one tough guy! I am so glad you are doing so great and that your surgery is behind you.
I am able to eat all foods and have a good appetite (surgery November 6), plus the sleeping part is not so difficult, although I awake early in the morning and can't get back to sleep very easily. Yes, the dreams - I have those also - very wild dreams.
It is the mental part of all of this that I can't seem to shake - I am constantly thinking about the surgery and that work was done on my heart - it is definitely a mind over matter thing for ME. I detect every nuance in my heart rhythm and have to keep busy to get my mind off of things - I feel much better when I am busy and up and about, than when sitting or lying in bed.
So glad you are doing well.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Chris
Nancy
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OUTSTANDING Ram!
I don't know how I missed those posts, I must be slipping. Your recovery is nothing short of a miracle.
Good for you.
I don't know how I missed those posts, I must be slipping.
Your recovery is nothing short of a miracle.Good for you.
L
lynk
Am happy that you are doing so well Ram.... you're a hardy NewEnglander lynk
