Yeah unfortunately something as simple as a sneeze can cause a pretty severe pain when you've had your sternum split open, ribcage spread apart, stuff done to the bits protected inside the ribcage, then had the ribcage closee back up and the sternum held together with a few wires until it all heals. Being stabbed slowly in the chest with a blunt scimitar, sounds like a pretty good description, although for the record I've never been slowly stabbed with a blunt scimitar. lthough all that other stuff I did experience when I had my double bypass years ago.
Two pieces of relatively good news, as long as you follow the doctors orders that he sends you home with you should heal to the point where the pain you felt is just a minor ache, in about 6-8 weeks, at least that was the time frame for me. The other good piece of news is that the vividness oof how the pain felt should fade from memory in a few months, leaving you just remembering that there were moments of pain and what caused them but somehow it doesn't seem as vivid. For me the worst pain was when they yanked out the drainage tubes. The doctor took hold of the tubes, told me to turn my head and cough and when I did he yanked them out. I remember it was the worst pain I ever felt but I'd be hard pressed now to descirbe it any more then that.
Hopefully they gave you a small pillow to hug against your chest for moments such as sneezing, coughing, laughing, etc. It might seem silly but it helps to soften the blow some. If they didn't give you one to take home then get one and keep it close by until you fully heal for when you feel anything that triggers that pain coming on.
Ya - there are 11 rings of surgical stainless steel wire - holding my chest together - and they will be there till after the day I die now - and they have only been there for a few days - so haven't 'bedded' in yet - and it's pretty much very raw meat and bone that they are bonded to - and when I did that great big sneeze yesterday - my fault was trying to contain it - because I knew it was gonna hurt - but trying to contain or muffle the sneeze - just made the pressure worse - I guess - and maaaan - that was the sorta pain that can turn grown men - into grovelling babies - as it did to me - plus all the 'painkiller' I had in my body amounted to just a coupla paracetamol tablets - so they have now got me on something much more effective - although I can still feel some pain when I cough - but it's manageable -
I had the drainage tubes yanking delio too a few days ago - and that was pretty darn 'OUCH!' - and yeah - they did give me a tightly rolled up towel to hug - if I feel the need -
Pain or Pleasure - ya gotta take it and process it - assimilate it - and enjoy the joys and laughter - or somehow roll with the woes and painful disaster - all part of life - you might try and avoid - but sooner or later - lady luck ain't-a-kiss'in our butt's no more - and ya just gotta deal with it the best way you can -
Grin and Bear - Grin and Bear -
Oww - I don't doubt it -we have complete and detailed files on you GN
LUXURY! -
You can keep her too -yep and also we got Yoko
Lots of Roman tile - left all over Britain - just under the surface - because The Romans were fond of their tiles and mosaics - and forgot to take most of it back with them - when they naffed off back to Italy - as their empire crumbled -G'morning
Dunno whether it's some weird funky chemicals but i found this really colourful layered piece of tile 2 feet down that i reckon is Roman.
Yup Keef was just a young'in back then - playing in a pre-Charleston band -
You'd most certainly get a great daily workout - if you were Sofia Lorenz - over-shoulder-boulder-holder -
She's 89 years old at the moment - and if she can still dig good at her age - you two might well find love - over a bit of old eyetie tile -She is welcome round my gaff anytime
One of these was all we had when we moved to my family’s farm in 1970. We kept it even after we installed plumbing in the old farm house. I was still using it in 1990. Nice and peacefull.
She's 89 years old at the moment - and if she can still dig good at her age - you two might well find love - over a bit of old eyetie tile -