You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
New Here
- Thread starter PrincessReeRee
- Start date
They do the same clamshell....but for me, they did small incisions on each side just under the pec. Dr. Sonnet said he looked at my anatomy and decided right then and there to do the smaller cuts. The smaller cuts have allowed me to recover much faster than normal because they didn't cut through my sternum.
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
They do the same clamshell....but for me, they did small incisions on each side just under the pec. Dr. Sonnet said he looked at my anatomy and decided right then and there to do the smaller cuts. The smaller cuts have allowed me to recover much faster than normal because they didn't cut through my sternum.
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
They do the same clamshell....but for me, they did small incisions on each side just under the pec. Dr. Sonnet said he looked at my anatomy and decided right then and there to do the smaller cuts. The smaller cuts have allowed me to recover much faster than normal because they didn't cut through my sternum.
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
They do the same clamshell....but for me, they did small incisions on each side just under the pec. Dr. Sonnet said he looked at my anatomy and decided right then and there to do the smaller cuts. The smaller cuts have allowed me to recover much faster than normal because they didn't cut through my sternum.
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
They do the same clamshell....but for me, they did small incisions on each side just under the pec. Dr. Sonnet said he looked at my anatomy and decided right then and there to do the smaller cuts. The smaller cuts have allowed me to recover much faster than normal because they didn't cut through my sternum.
<br />
<br />Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
<br />
<br />It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
<br />
<br />My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
<br />
<br />Months earlier, at a seminar given by Dr. Sonnet, he talked about the fact that they are trying to do the two smaller incisions as often as possible because of the rapid recovery time.
<br />
<br />It truly was icing on the cake. I used to be a professional bodybuilder in my early 20's and there was no one more vain than me. But I honestly wouldn't have cared if I woke up with giant 2 inch thick scars running across my entire body. I can breathe now. In fact I'm going for an "easy" 2 mile run when I'm done typing this message. There's no scar that isn't worth that.
<br />
<br />My new tagline: there's nothing like death to put things into perspective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
NYCLawGirl
New member
yep, lex, sonnet told me the same thing. he's really pushing everyone on the surgical team to move away from cutting the sternum whenever possible -- he said it was easier on bigger people so i'm golden.
NYCLawGirl
New member
yep, lex, sonnet told me the same thing. he's really pushing everyone on the surgical team to move away from cutting the sternum whenever possible -- he said it was easier on bigger people so i'm golden.
NYCLawGirl
New member
yep, lex, sonnet told me the same thing. he's really pushing everyone on the surgical team to move away from cutting the sternum whenever possible -- he said it was easier on bigger people so i'm golden.
NYCLawGirl
New member
yep, lex, sonnet told me the same thing. he's really pushing everyone on the surgical team to move away from cutting the sternum whenever possible -- he said it was easier on bigger people so i'm golden.
NYCLawGirl
New member
yep, lex, sonnet told me the same thing. he's really pushing everyone on the surgical team to move away from cutting the sternum whenever possible -- he said it was easier on bigger people so i'm golden.
PrincessReeRee
New member
Thank you guys, your replies honestly are helping.. makes me a little teary that I never reached out for support before, maybe I would have been less stubborn/angry/lonely if I had done something like this before. Oh well can't change the past.
PrincessReeRee
New member
Thank you guys, your replies honestly are helping.. makes me a little teary that I never reached out for support before, maybe I would have been less stubborn/angry/lonely if I had done something like this before. Oh well can't change the past.
PrincessReeRee
New member
Thank you guys, your replies honestly are helping.. makes me a little teary that I never reached out for support before, maybe I would have been less stubborn/angry/lonely if I had done something like this before. Oh well can't change the past.
I was the same way....I hid my CF for the most part until I got really sick. By then I realized that there were so many people just like me and they could offer answers to questions I've always wondered. PreTX there were so many I could talk to who were postTX, and their thoughts really helped me to see the "reality" of TX and not the perceived reality.
If you have any other questions, we're here for you!
If you have any other questions, we're here for you!
I was the same way....I hid my CF for the most part until I got really sick. By then I realized that there were so many people just like me and they could offer answers to questions I've always wondered. PreTX there were so many I could talk to who were postTX, and their thoughts really helped me to see the "reality" of TX and not the perceived reality.
If you have any other questions, we're here for you!
If you have any other questions, we're here for you!