Sleep walking?

[Troy]

Hello all:

It has been quite a while since I posted anything on this site. I've been doing well, walking, biking, water-skiing, golfing, working, etc. as well as staying plenty busy chasing the boys (2 and 4) around. I'm feeling pretty good except for sporadic pump-head episodes. I have noticed, however, that I've been walking in my sleep a lot for the last 6-8 months or so. I would occasionally walk in my sleep prior to surgery, but it seems to have increased dramatically beginning about 4 months post-op. Has anyone experienced anything similar and, if so, how have you dealt with it?

Thanks,
Troy

 

[JimL]

No sleepwalking, but could this be stress related? For the heart patient, the surgery remains a daily reality, something we live with and never really forget. I celebrated eight months after surgery yesterday; I remembered, but no one else did.
Four months after surgery sounds like a fitting time for stress related problems to occur, since you're feeling better and getting back to the grind -- but you're not fully recovered by any means yet.
I have experienced many stress related problems, nothing serious, but these things wouldn't have bothered me much before surgery. I don't have the reserves built up yet to deal with the more difficult problems. Just a thought.