I also had strange feelings or clunkings after getting home from my surgery at about 11 weeks.
It bothered me enough that I notified my surgeon and had a CT Scan which showed a fracture of my sternum.
I was told to cut back on my arm and upper body exercises and to come back in May of this year, but because of Covid 19 my new CT Scan has been put off until later this summer.
I know now what I should or should not be doing, but the healing takes a longer time in most cases then we expect
I would call your Surgeon Pronto and find out what is actually going on with your sternum
Good Luck Thomas
Mary H
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Hello, Surgery patients, I Have weird question, any similar experiences?
I had 3X CABG 11 weeks ago, most respects doing pretty well,
chest and breast harvest area still ache BUT:
Hard to find the exact right word/s but I have a clunking,
blumping, similar to gas moving sensation.
Located just left of center, Bottom of incision, under the ribs
(not sternum shifting), not in the lungs. Today more centered
Most of the time, nothing.
Virtually only with movement,
Walk, it shifts,
Clear throat/ cough, it shifts,
Sometimes quick breath, shifts,
Slow breath like breathing exercise, no.
I assumed it was a gas pocket and should have been absorbed by now.
Several weeks back it felt louder more pronounced.
Recently, more often and muted.
Last week asked Cardiologist PA, She was not familiar with it.
Not hurting, no fever, just weird & thought I would ask.
Any thoughts,
Thanks
tom
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Thomas Devlin
Retired
Boynton Beach FL
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