Hello, Some background information, I had quintuple by-pass surgery in March of 2001 at the age of 42. My family has no history of heart diease, so this was a surprise and I didn't really know what to expect. I went to the doctor for a physical in January and three months later I had the operation, no chest pains, just clots in my arteries. I was told that there was damage to my heart due to the high blood pressure, and they don't know how much it will heal, only time will tell. I consider myself lucky, the doctors all told me that I would have had a heart attack, some time soon. I just visited the doctor and the blood pressure was perfect 120/80 and everything seems okay. I try to eat well, take the pills and appreciate life. The reason that I am writing is that after the operation, there were several people at work that had heart attacks (people started to share). I got to talk with them, they knew how I was feeling, what I was thinking and what questions I had. It was nice and it helped me alot. I started a new job, moved to another city, and now have no one to talk to that knows, like a person who has shared this experience. Some people do feel uncomfortable, maybe they don't want to deal with it in their lives, so I only talked about it when they bring it up. I have my up and down days (mainly up), the worst was just tired of feeling bad, looking at the scar everyday in the mirror and wondering if you ever feel the same again? I hope it is not a stupid question, but does the feeling (sensitivity, numbness etc.) ever go away? Again, thanks for listening, Greg..........