So five weeks after heart surgery, I’m recovering well but still have a ton of medical issues to deal with:
- Left shoulder impingement from surgery
- Pressure in chest area when laying down flat or on side
- Numbness/tingling in hands and feet that seem more intense than prior to surgery
- Phantom smoke smell, possibly from sinus infection with nasal drip
- Food tastes different and no appetite which leads to low blood protein
- Insomnia from physical and psychological/emotional drivers
- Many cavities and several potential root canal procedures
- Constipation
- Low urine output, hopefully related to blood toxicity while on peritoneal dialysis and will recover
Not sure how may of the items above are post-surgery effects and/or side effects from medications that should eventually wear off. Hopefully these start dropping off the list before more stuff is diagnosed.