http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/03/01/pacemakers-afib-after-aortic-valve-replacement/#comment-3444 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:30:34 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/03/01/pacemakers-afib-after-aortic-valve-replacement/#comment-3444 Hi Mercy: Remember me? Sergio and Maribel (mitral valve replacement) I dont know if you entered again after you posted that you felt connected with us? did you? well if not let me resume here: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK with John, he is young and strong so be calm, I can´t tell you don't worry because it is impossible but try to control you fear, think positive all the time, transmit him good feelings, they need to be calm and see everyone calmed around them, it's like the flu he'll catch it!!! One question: is he having symptoms of valve insuficiency? how did he found out he had a problem? just curious because my husband didn't felt a thing before the surgery we founded out in a check-up!!! thank god! do you have surgery date? so we all here concentrate in sending him all our prayers and good thoughts!! Adam book is priceless, has he read it? I think is far more useful for caregivers which carry a heavy burden, for John is going to be a blink of an eye, for you 4 to 6 hours of pure adrenaline!!! My piece of advice when he goes to surgery don't start thinking what is going on in the OR because I had a bad experience because I was thinking: now they are putting him on the ECC, now they are stopping the heart, now......and so on like if I really knew and then 3 hours later (when I thought he was in the middle of the surgery) a nurse called me and said: DR.Barragan wants to speak to you!!!!! can you imagine what I felt? hell!!! they took me to a family room all by myself and I waited there almost 20 minutes (the worst in my life) I thought he was dead, or he was having problems, something was really wrong it was to soon to speak to me!!!!! my hands were so wet that when Dr. came in the room I wasn't able to shake his hand, and guess what? HE WAS PERFECTLY OK!!! the surgery was over quicker than they thought!!! see? I went to hell and came back with a brutal sweat!!!! so Mercy don't count the hours, dont play doctor, just relax and wait ok? Send you a warm hug! Hi Mercy: Remember me? Sergio and Maribel (mitral valve replacement) I dont know if you entered again after you posted that you felt connected with us? did you? well if not let me resume here: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK with John, he is young and strong so be calm, I can´t tell you don’t worry because it is impossible but try to control you fear, think positive all the time, transmit him good feelings, they need to be calm and see everyone calmed around them, it’s like the flu he’ll catch it!!! One question: is he having symptoms of valve insuficiency? how did he found out he had a problem? just curious because my husband didn’t felt a thing before the surgery we founded out in a check-up!!! thank god! do you have surgery date? so we all here concentrate in sending him all our prayers and good thoughts!! Adam book is priceless, has he read it? I think is far more useful for caregivers which carry a heavy burden, for John is going to be a blink of an eye, for you 4 to 6 hours of pure adrenaline!!! My piece of advice when he goes to surgery don’t start thinking what is going on in the OR because I had a bad experience because I was thinking: now they are putting him on the ECC, now they are stopping the heart, now……and so on like if I really knew and then 3 hours later (when I thought he was in the middle of the surgery) a nurse called me and said: DR.Barragan wants to speak to you!!!!! can you imagine what I felt? hell!!! they took me to a family room all by myself and I waited there almost 20 minutes (the worst in my life) I thought he was dead, or he was having problems, something was really wrong it was to soon to speak to me!!!!! my hands were so wet that when Dr. came in the room I wasn’t able to shake his hand, and guess what? HE WAS PERFECTLY OK!!! the surgery was over quicker than they thought!!! see? I went to hell and came back with a brutal sweat!!!! so Mercy don’t count the hours, dont play doctor, just relax and wait ok? Send you a warm hug!

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