Hi Brannon, Its good to read you are doing so great. Hope I do as good as you. I go for CT on Fri then I will find out when this is going to happen. Cant wait ...Read more
Hi Brannon, Its good to read you are doing so great. Hope I do as good as you. I go for CT on Fri then I will find out when this is going to happen. Cant wait to get to the other side of the mountain with ya\'ll. Keep up the good work every day will be better.
Mooving on up
LInda H
Brannon, Good to hear from a fellow Virginian, I\'m glad to hear all went well. I had my aortic valve replaced on June 11th. and headed back to work this coming ...Read more
Brannon, Good to hear from a fellow Virginian, I\'m glad to hear all went well. I had my aortic valve replaced on June 11th. and headed back to work this coming Monday, it\'s been a journey, I\'m happy I had it done. I had Dr.Katz here in Richmond perform my surgery at St. Mary\'s Hospital, they were really great, please keepin touch I would like to keep up with your recovery, Thanks, Donald H. Lee
Best wishes to a fellow Virginian. I too have been diagnosed with AVS and expect Surgury in the near future. I hear the waiting is the worst part so rest easy, ...Read more
Best wishes to a fellow Virginian. I too have been diagnosed with AVS and expect Surgury in the near future. I hear the waiting is the worst part so rest easy, it gets easier from here on out.....easier said than done ,,,,
Don
Richmond
Hi Brannon-
I had similar symptoms to yours and just had OHS 5/25 at which time they were able to repair my mitral valve.
All your thoughts are perfectly ...Read more
Hi Brannon-
I had similar symptoms to yours and just had OHS 5/25 at which time they were able to repair my mitral valve.
All your thoughts are perfectly normal and hopefully you will find a lot of support on this site...I know I did.
Try to keep busy, surround yourself with family and friends. Keep that future goal in mind about the hike and don\'t think about the recovery, but think about seeing your family when you awake.
Most of all take the needed time to recover..
Karen Campo
Hi Brannon, I feel right along with you. I just had cath done yesterday and I was reading my doctors orders afterwards and found I am going to another doctor ...Read more
Hi Brannon, I feel right along with you. I just had cath done yesterday and I was reading my doctors orders afterwards and found I am going to another doctor on Aug 14. I thought my doctor was on vacation. I googled him and found him to be a surgeoon. I guess when he said as soon as possble he wasnt whistling Dixie. So now the butterflies are kicking in again. You just hang in there we can do this before you know it we will be on the other side of the mountain.
Getting there
Linda H
Hi Brannon,
My surgery is Aug 13 and I\'m getting my affairs in order. It turns out I have more tasks to complete so I\'m only doing the important ones. ...Read more
Hi Brannon,
My surgery is Aug 13 and I\'m getting my affairs in order. It turns out I have more tasks to complete so I\'m only doing the important ones. Keeping busy helps keep my mind off the upcoming surgery. Every important task I complete the calmer I feel. For me, the quiet times starts my mind racing.
Ironically, I seem to me more concerned about the all the tubes I\'ll have, the pain, and my perceived helplessness after the surgery. Reading other people\'s posts and seeing them get thru these issues reassures me.
Have your read DVB\'s journal? He has some good statistics on having the surgery versus not having it.
Godspeed to you!!!
Warm Regards,
Lee Castro
The worrying and questions are completely normal. I had to get to a point of getting the important things in order and deciding that everything else could ...Read more
The worrying and questions are completely normal. I had to get to a point of getting the important things in order and deciding that everything else could just wait. I had about 3 months to wait like Selma, and that is entirely too much time on your hands to think about all of this.
I am not excited about doing this again any time soon, but honestly it wasn\'t nearly as bad as I had worked up in my mind. The tape really was the worst part, next to the waiting.
Trent V
Good for you, setting the date. I had about a 3 month wait for my surgery. Spent the first month or so learning everything I could, and from then on, the ...Read more
Good for you, setting the date. I had about a 3 month wait for my surgery. Spent the first month or so learning everything I could, and from then on, the time seems to have flown. You\'ll have a beautiful time of year to recover, too...I imagine September in Virginia is fantastic.
Hang in there!
Selma Kaplan
I am from: Roanoke, Virginia
