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1 year ago (June 3, 2024)

Adam, I just watched your interview with Dr. Justin Shaffer on sternum wires & heart surgery. You said you had wires holding your sternum together but I am concerned that the ends of the wires may dig into the surrounding tissue and causing long lasting pain. Your diagram shows the... Read more.

Marie Myers

7 years of no pain sternal wires for me. I can feel a small lump where the wires are twisted together, but I have never had any pain. I am a very skinny person also, and I think that is why I can feel the lumps where the wires are... Read more.

J Alexander Lassally

Yes so far just some bumps. The incision sometimes has feeling (not pain though), sometimes not.

Robert Miller

Someone posted a chest x-ray picture just a couple of days ago. The wires are clearly visible. My x-ray picture looks pretty much the same including the twists. That's just the way it is. I felt nothing after my first surgery. After my second surgery, I do see/feel a slight... Read more.

George Ardis

Thank you Marie, Alexander and Robert for your comments, that helps a lot.