Kim's Posts

Today is 2 weeks post op from my open heart mitral valve replacement. I am feeling pretty darn good. Still annoying pain on right side of chest, but it's tolerable. Yesterday was my last day of water pills so of course I am rattling quite a bit in my lungs, yea. I am walking 3/4 of a mile each time wheather I feel like going or not. I am constantly blown away by how much better I feel. Compared to the first week, this second week was great, I am looking forward to the next week's to come. If you are about to go in for surgery please know you are going to feel so much better, the first week is tough but, be patient and listen to your body and the doctors. Life is beautiful!

I have been lucky, I feel as if I am healing faster than I thought I would. Having said that I have developed a new pain, 3 days ago. It starts at my sternum and runs to my arm pit, under my right breast. Nothing makes it go away. I am gonna try to get in the surgeons office in the morning, just to put my mind at ease. Any of my fellow cracked chest people experience the same? Hurts to extend my right arm and sometimes I feel ribs shifting as I grab for a deep breath which also hurts. Pain while breathing is expected .