John's Journal

Aubrey Skelly  Hi John, I'm a year tomorrow having had Aortic Valve replacement and five bi-passes. What a year :). Did you have your op in the matter? It's hard to find people here who had a similar op, mainly stents. I met one person (by accident) who had a Heart Transplant he was a great help it was nice to meet someone who had a very good understanding of the aftermat. Oh I live in waterford.

John Mugan  Hi Aubrey
I had my procedure in the Beacon.
Agree not easy to find others but this is an excellent forum.
Hope you are doing well now

Aubrey Skelly  Agree John its a good site. Yep I'm getting there took a hell of a long time before the pain eventually went (approx 9 months) Having some problems with the Tablets particularly the Bisop. How are you getting on?

Nancy James  John I'm happy to hear that you are doing well after 6 weeks. I am at 7 weeks right now and I'm not doing that well. I know the surgery went well. But it's all the pain, burning in my chest and arms. I can't even reach for anything without pain - especially on my right arm. Plugging a table lamp cord in the other day caused excruciating pain. I'm getting depressed. I want to be able to wake up in the morning and feel like I can get things done and even though I'm just talking about light housework and maybe a short trip to get a few groceries - it's not worth the effort. When I talked to the cardiologist he won't give pain meds and says it takes time. I just feel all alone and wish I could talk to someone - or have a doctor who was more concerned about me than writing a prescription for a pain med to make a patient comfortable.

Rose Madura  Hi John. I had surgery 31 May for all the same things as you. I had a ton of complications but all is well now. I had pain, yes and my scars still hurt especially when I lift. Glad you are doing so well.