To All Who Replied
Thank you to all who posted their personal experiences regarding the message for Ann. Medically I think I am lucky as I have been given pain medication, take only when I have to, I have also been put on medication for Dressler's Syndrome (pericarditis) and I guess they are helping. I am probably doing too much trying to get ready for Christmas but I don't know what too much is. If I go by how I feel almost everything seems to be too much and I guess that is what my problem is - I want to be able to do everything that I used to do like climb ladders to decorate and not get tired when doing the chores or when I am shopping I have a lump at the top of where the mammary artery was used which puts pressure on the neck and makes it hard to breathe when lying down, Normal who knows and the doctors don't answer questions. Leg is totally numb but it doesn't cause me problems so I don't worry about it. I am 48 and had the surgery (triple bypass) 3 months ago. Frustrated not depressed.