Newbie Scar at 7 weeks

[Croc Hudson]

Hellooooooo lovely ladies and gentlemen!! I had mitral valve replacement surgery 8 weeks ago (man, it's hard to believe that it was only 8 weeks ago) and I am well and truly on the road back to being even better than my former self before all this drama.

So, here is a picture of the top of my 6 inch scar at 7 weeks (taken last week) in black and white looking all emo and arty and awesome.

 

[Greg a]

Aren't you the show off

looks like you are well on the way

 

[Bina]

Nice scar. Mine is a 7 incher but it is all faded now.

 

[Freddie]

Looking pretty good there Lady Croc.

 

[Croc Hudson]

Yeah, it seems pretty ok most of the time but it, and the scars from where the tubes were itch a lot. Also it is uncomfortable sometimes when I straighten up after having been hunched over for a while. Guess all that stuff my mother said about posture wasn't just a load of nagging!

 

[AgilityDog]

Yeah, try not to hunch over, if you can. I found I had that pulling sensation when I stood up or stretched after hunching, too. It lasted 3 months!

 

[neil]

hey looking good :thumbup:

 

[buncle]

I was itchy too where the tubes were.Dont know why the incision didnt? Your looking good.

 

[malibu82]

looking good! you are lucky you only got a 6 incher! i am jealous

 

[normofthenorth]

My whole body's been unusually itchy since my OHS, 9 weeks now. I'm trying not to scratch too much or too hard -- and to avoid making "big ape noises" when I do it! Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!!! (It's very hard to spell the sound made by inhaling and exhaling back and forth in a hurry! )

 

[Bina]

Itchy spots are frustrating....try a few minutes with an ice cube on it, or I got something called Norm-L-Gel which is
very neutral clear gel that soothes the itch.

 

[Greg a]

My whole body's been unusually itchy since my OHS, 9 weeks now. I'm trying not to scratch too much or too hard -- and to avoid making "big ape noises" when I do it! Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!!! (It's very hard to spell the sound made by inhaling and exhaling back and forth in a hurry! )

nORM, at about four months out I was so itchy I wanted to peel the skin off my arms and legs went to a dermatologist got some useless creams then into the heart function clinic and got IV lasix for fluid retention........THAT gave some imediate relief and a twenty pound weight drop within a couple of weeks

but today with the mid winter thaw and real weather related pressure front movements my zipper is driving me nuts (wife says it's a short drive cuz I am already around the bend) temp is upposed to drop from plus 4C to minus 12C in the next few hours