john's Photos

Susan Lynn  You guys look fantastic and are certainly brightening our day! Love the yellow sock, too, John! Glad you're both doing well and setting a great example for the folks who are on deck for their surgeries - you did it - they can, too!!! You both are rock stars! Success with your recoveries!

Chris Calhoun  ah the yellow socks - memories....................I could not even put them on by myself right after surgery- being able to put them on myself was a milestone!

Susan Lynn  That's so cool! You guys look like you're doing great! This site literally brings heart warriors together!

Adam Pick  You... Yes, you... John and Larry... Just made me smile. I cannot tell you how special it is to see you together as you prepare for your surgeries. There is no doubt. You just made my day, my week, my month, my year, my decade with this photo. It is a gift to see our community members unite, in real-time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Now... Let's have Drs. Gillinov and Roselli do their thing and get those tickers ticking. All the best! My thoughts and prayers are being sent out from Los Angeles to Cleveland. March 24 will be a great day! Thanks again! Adam

Larry Manshel  Stumbled upon this site about a week ago. What a gift! To have someone going through this at the same time, at the same hospital makes it just that much easier. Looking forward to the days after surgery when we can celebrate from 6 feet 😀. Especially now that no visitors are allowed.

Nancy Chavez  Go heart bros! What a great photo. It has been such a crazy week with social isolating, shelter in place, figuring how to get supplies and wondering if surgery will be canceled. We get you ❤️

john roland  make it a lot easier to accept. There seems to be a lot of tough people that post here and I hope to be joining the ranks on the road to recovery. Stay strong Warriors.

tim miller  you picked an awesome surgeon and great person. He fixed me on July 30th and i just had my 4 month follow up with him last week.

Susan Lynn  John - You can do it! You'll go through the emotional roller coaster until next April, but we all did. Nothing in the process is worse than waiting! You'll do just fine.

Randy Johnson  Hi John. I'm responding to your post about my picture. The anticipation and worry is way worse than the the surgery. I found I needed to be patient after surgery. I thought only my sternum would be sore. My whole chest and back was sore for 8 weeks. Only took Tylenol or Advil. This led to difficulty sleeping. I took home a bedside urinal from the hospital so I didn't have to get up often in the middle of the night. Also for the first 8 weeks I could feel my heart beating and if I laid on my side I could count my pulse in my ears. I used white noise to help me sleep. This all resolves but patience is needed. Cardiac rehab is good because it gives you confidence that your pulse and heart rhythm are fine. And you get to swap stories with other cardiac patients of all ages.