Hi Ed, I do not think you are having a heart, HOWEVER, I say better safe than sorry and a visit to the er would most likely find you suffering from sore sternum
I have have three open heart surgeries, the first one in 1969. Talk about REAL DISCOMFORT!
MY chest felt like Dumbo and other elephants were standing on my chest, and BOUNCING
I had to cough up mucus, from the operation, and the only way to so was to hold a pillow tightly to my chest and cough.
The sternum takes quite a while to heal; that's a lot of bone literally knitting itself back together. And since out sternum is engaged while we breath. Cough and sneeze, yep its sore!
Flem is a sternum' s curse. When I cough just for the heck of it, I can feel my whole sternum move.
Ed. I am sorry about your cold. And I want to say that the sternum takes up to two years to get itself together(ha ha)
But, my friend, dont panic but I urge you visit the ER
If only to get some peace of mind.
In loving peace
Ken
We are not alone!
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ken levine
volunteer, retired
802-236-8186
kenpaullevine@gmail.comMiddlebury, Vermont
05753
United States of America
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-15-2020 08:33
From: jessica gold
Subject: Painful sternum
Morning my name is actually Ed, my partner Jess found and set up the mended hearts account.
i had ohs on June 25 2019, double by pass. Things have been progressing very well until the last few days. I came down with a crud, ended up coughing a lot, and now I find my chest hurting significantly. In fact the pain is equivalent to the post op pain, with the same restriction of movement and a pillow held over my chest when couching. Was hoping to see if anybody else may have experienced this, as I am debating going to the emergency room. I am convinced that I'm not having a heart attack, but that being said, question if I might have caused some damage. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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-Ed
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