Comments on: Two Years Later… Still, Very Thankful For My Heart Valve Surgery http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/11/20/two-years-later-still-very-thankful-for-my-heart-valve-surgery/ Former Patient And Author, Adam Pick, Blogs About Heart Valve Replacement And Heart Valve Repair Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Melissa A Smith http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/11/20/two-years-later-still-very-thankful-for-my-heart-valve-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 Melissa A Smith Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:37:34 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/11/20/two-years-later-still-very-thankful-for-my-heart-valve-surgery/#comment-3088 Hello! I was born with Aortic Stenosis, never had a problem with it until just after getting married in Oct 2006, when getting my results of my annual stress test in February 2007 i found out that something was very very wrong. I never thought I would hear "You need heart surgery, you are at high risk!" in my life. Gosh, it's been the most rough year ever. I decided on the best Minimally Invasive Surgeon at NYU Medical Center, Dr. Stephen Colvin. The surgery was performed 6/15/07, while trying to replace my Aortic Valve, the smallest cow valve was too big so my Aorta was enlarged to make room. I was home within 5 days and stayed home for 3 weeks afterwards. It was not easy to use the spirometer and to start walking, sleeping was the worst because i couldn't roll on my sides or lay flat. But, I'm so thankful like you are to have such a wonderful life. I Love life! I love my husband, and my family and my surgeon!! Thank you for your blog. Melissa P.S. When researching the surgery prior to having it, i did find your web page but was too freaked out to look any further until now. Hello! I was born with Aortic Stenosis, never had a problem with it until just after getting married in Oct 2006, when getting my results of my annual stress test in February 2007 i found out that something was very very wrong. I never thought I would hear “You need heart surgery, you are at high risk!” in my life. Gosh, it’s been the most rough year ever. I decided on the best Minimally Invasive Surgeon at NYU Medical Center, Dr. Stephen Colvin. The surgery was performed 6/15/07, while trying to replace my Aortic Valve, the smallest cow valve was too big so my Aorta was enlarged to make room. I was home within 5 days and stayed home for 3 weeks afterwards. It was not easy to use the spirometer and to start walking, sleeping was the worst because i couldn’t roll on my sides or lay flat. But, I’m so thankful like you are to have such a wonderful life. I Love life! I love my husband, and my family and my surgeon!!
Thank you for your blog.
Melissa

P.S. When researching the surgery prior to having it, i did find your web page but was too freaked out to look any further until now.

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