Nurse Julie Asks About Aortic Valve Surgery, Symptoms And Female Scars For Her Daughter http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/12/04/aortic-valve-surgery-scar-female/#comment-6750 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:59:56 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/12/04/aortic-valve-surgery-scar-female/#comment-6750 Hey...I agree with Sean R. 1. I was glued...much better results I think than stapled. And I agree with the lady in the photo...use the Maderna to reduce the scar tissue. It really works...not cheap, but not too expensive either, it works. I kept rubbing the stuff on throughout the day. Also stay out of the sun or use sunblock until it heals ( I got a med. size tube at Walgreens I think for $26 on sale...get the name brand) 2. The drain tube scars are each a penny in size. I have five of these, I think if you are tell the doctor up front to take care...you want small scars they will do a better job. If you connect the 5 dots it forms a smile on me...LOL! Tell the surgeon an ugly scar is a deal breaker...you want small pretty scars. Make sure he passes that information on to the resident or assistant closing you up. 3. Once you go through the surgery you will realize as Sean says the scar it's more like a badge of courage...Congrats...you belong to a select group of people in the world that have been through something that not everyone gets to go through and lives to tell the story...it wasn't your time to go. I had my aortic valve replaced with a lovely 29mm porcine (pig) valve, the day after Labor Day...you'll be just fine. Remember the children's story ...this little piggy went to the market...this little piggy stayed home...well this little piggy saved me and I squealed all the way home! LOL. I'll say a prayer for your daughter and you. Clay in San Francisco P.S. I've been told my scar is sexy...by more than one person. Hey…I agree with Sean R.
1. I was glued…much better results I think than stapled. And I agree with the lady in the photo…use the Maderna to reduce the scar tissue. It really works…not cheap, but not too expensive either, it works. I kept rubbing the stuff on throughout the day. Also stay out of the sun or use sunblock until it heals ( I got a med. size tube at Walgreens I think for $26 on sale…get the name brand)

2. The drain tube scars are each a penny in size. I have five of these, I think if you are tell the doctor up front to take care…you want small scars they will do a better job. If you connect the 5 dots it forms a smile on me…LOL! Tell the surgeon an ugly scar is a deal breaker…you want small pretty scars. Make sure he passes that information on to the resident or assistant closing you up.

3. Once you go through the surgery you will realize as Sean says the scar it’s more like a badge of courage…Congrats…you belong to a select group of people in the world that have been through something that not everyone gets to go through and lives to tell the story…it wasn’t your time to go.

I had my aortic valve replaced with a lovely 29mm porcine (pig) valve, the day after Labor Day…you’ll be just fine. Remember the children’s story …this little piggy went to the market…this little piggy stayed home…well this little piggy saved me and I squealed all the way home! LOL. I’ll say a prayer for your daughter and you.

Clay in San Francisco

P.S. I’ve been told my scar is sexy…by more than one person.

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