I'm a new member, and welcome advice

[Ellejc]

Had my quadruple bypass in August and although recovering well still feel more could be done to explain symptoms experienced in the months after surgery as the twinges and aches, clicks of the ribs and tiredness are not covered adequately in any literature I have been able to find.

[skid112 Heart Star]

Hello Ellejc, welcome to the forum.

I had a quad a little over a year ago, everything you describe is normal, scary but normal. The twinges and aches, your body has had major surgery, its settling back down and recovering, aches in shoulders, back and chest as it settles down. Ribs, these were tied back together to heal, not too tightly, hence the clicks, it goes after a while, mine still do but rarely. Tiredness, still have remnants of anesthesia in your system and I am guessing a cocktail of pills which will contribute to this, plus sleep pattern is probably shot to bits, which doesn't help.

Talk to your GP about your medication, if you are on a beta blocker, bisoprolol or the likes, maybe they can reduce the dosage, though four months in, probably no is the answer, but maybe you can take it in the evening rather than first thing.

hopefully that helps

Mark

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

I know the rib feeling as a car fell of wheel ramps onto my chest (if the wheels had not been on it would have been game over) over thirty years ago cracking a number of ribs and (as the doctor in A&E described it) displacing the breast bone. It was over three months before I could lift my right arm above shoulder level without quite severe discomfort, and over six months before it settled. A friend warned me that after his bypass it felt like he had done ten rounds with Mike Tyson or been splatted by Big Daddy! Although it is improving slowly there seems little information given out to people about the afterwards of any major treatment! I am sure you will be feeling your usual self before the spring!

[dagger1947]

Can totally relate to you on this, there doesn't seem to be much info at all. I had a triple bypass just over 3 weeks ago and have felt tired (especially in the mornings) and can feel clicks in my breast bone area.

Glad to hear from SKID122 that this is normal.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

Cheers

Nick

[Ellejc]

Thanks to everyone who replied, it's nice to know I'm not alone in getting virtually no follow up info - twenty years ago when my brother had his op, he had four 15 minute district nurse/health visitor visits within the first month at home, which meant any questions from either him or my sister in law could be answered with no need to make a doctor appointment of visit the hospital.