Comments on: Open heart surgery- patient’s perspective

By: Heart Valve Surgery Patient

Heart Valve Surgery Patient — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:40:16 +0000

JK,

As a fellow heart surgery patient, I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Adam
Author Of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery Book

By: Annalis

Annalis — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:34:50 +0000

I guess I just wanted to thank you for being honest and making effort to blog your time. I really hope I’ll be able to do the same before my next surgery comes around.

Annalis

By: jk

jk — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:44:22 +0000

Joe, my chest doesn’t hurt much anymore but it still feels very different than it did before. I guess it’s a small price to pay. Good luck and take care.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:13:24 +0000

I had open heart surgery to replace me aortic valve with a mechanical valve in June 2004.

I know exactly what you went through and it was very scary. When they woke me up to take me off the breathing machine, I was sleeping so hard, I did not want to wake up. Never have been so thirsty and so much pain.

The worst part was yanking out the drainage tubes. I am wondering if you still have pain in the chest and upper back when laying down?

By: jk

jk — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:22:03 +0000

Nancy, thank you for a wonderful message that gives me a warm feeling! I am glad it touches people and especially that it gives one pause to reflect where they want to be down the road. As much as I love mobile tech there are many things that really matter and I encourage everyone to stop and appreciate them.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:25:11 +0000

Thanks for such an exacting, real, and emotionally hitting telling of your harrowing experience. I've been reading your blog for a couple months now (I voted for your blog) and after reading "From the heart" I have another reason to be a fan (not to mention that your post should have been nominated for a "Diarist Award" http://www.diarist.net/awards/ -- past eligibility, now.) Reading your experience reminds me, once again, that I need to take care of my body as it is the vessel which carries such a fortunate soul--fortunate to love and be loved in both my personal and public lives. Thanks again. I will read, and reread your wonderful post and remain a blog fan.

By: jk

jk — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:22:45 +0000

Thanks everybody!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:12:25 +0000

JK, thank you for sharing this very personal account of a most difficult time in your life.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:31:22 +0000

Well worth sharing again. Maybe a permanent link in the future? If not, I highly recommend re-posting once every 4 to 6 months….it makes that much of an impact.

KCT

By: jk

jk — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:11:21 +0000

Thanks BobR. That is why I wrote it. Peace be.