Amazing story Sara! Congratulations on your baby girl. A story like that sends so much hope to the rest of us. I\'m 1 month out from my Mitral Valve repair. ...Read more
Amazing story Sara! Congratulations on your baby girl. A story like that sends so much hope to the rest of us. I\'m 1 month out from my Mitral Valve repair. Thanks for sharing. Goes to show life does move forward.
Wishing you continued success on life\'s journey!
God bless you, Sara. Congratulations on the recovery and your new family. May this experience always remind you of the precious nature of each breath!
Linda ...Read more
God bless you, Sara. Congratulations on the recovery and your new family. May this experience always remind you of the precious nature of each breath!
Linda Johnson
I weighed 179 leaving the hospital while I entered 176. one week after AVR and at the cardiac rehab place I had lost down to 166. So for a man it took about ...Read more
I weighed 179 leaving the hospital while I entered 176. one week after AVR and at the cardiac rehab place I had lost down to 166. So for a man it took about a week. No special meds or anything. I am 1.2 mos post surgery. Hope this helps.
Matt
Sara Sayle Thanks Matt. I am eight days post op. and have only lost about 8 of the 15 lbs that I gained. But, th ... Read more
Sara Sayle Thanks Matt. I am eight days post op. and have only lost about 8 of the 15 lbs that I gained. But, those 8 lbs have come off in two days ...
I'm glad to hear no meds were needed. I'm gonna wait it out a bit.
Sara, from what I remember my water weight was gone in a day or so. I think I directed to take the medication for a week. But I was completly opposite of you. ...Read more
Sara, from what I remember my water weight was gone in a day or so. I think I directed to take the medication for a week. But I was completly opposite of you. That water weight came off and I was under weight for about 8 weeks.
Travis
Sara Sayle Thanks Travis. Hopefully I will also be under weight for 8 weeks, althought I doubt it.
Wow...your experience sounds so positive..Congratulations... I had my aorta replaced and was in ICU for 8 long days..
Stay positive, do all the doctors tell ...Read more
Wow...your experience sounds so positive..Congratulations... I had my aorta replaced and was in ICU for 8 long days..
Stay positive, do all the doctors tell you most of all
PRAY HOPE AND DONT WORRY.
GOD BLESS
JOHN MADONNA
Sara Sayle Hi John. I was so surprised at how long I was in the hospital for. But 8 days in the ICU ... wow!!!! ... Read more
Sara Sayle Hi John. I was so surprised at how long I was in the hospital for. But 8 days in the ICU ... wow!!!! But, I guess having your aorta replaced is a much bigger job than just your aortic valve.
Best Wishes to you Sara for a pain managed procedure, and a text book recovery. I hope you are ecstatic when this is behind you!
-Jennifer Turner
Sara Sayle Thanks Jennifer! So far so good. Hopefully recovery will continue to go well. Am super glad the proce ... Read more
Sara Sayle Thanks Jennifer! So far so good. Hopefully recovery will continue to go well. Am super glad the procedure is getting further and further behind me.
Hi Sara,It\'s now kind of late in the day (Tuesday) so I hope you are resting in the hospital.If you do read this before surgery.......Know that the head ...Read more
Hi Sara,It\'s now kind of late in the day (Tuesday) so I hope you are resting in the hospital.If you do read this before surgery.......Know that the head Dr.(The one upstairs)is watching over you.You will be great in a day or 2.After 6 weeks......LIKE BRAND NEW.Just listen to the Docs.and Nurses!!! Peace and strength sent your way.....
Sara Sayle Thanks for the well wishes. I'm starting to feel more like myself now on day five. Six weeks must be ... Read more
Sara Sayle Thanks for the well wishes. I'm starting to feel more like myself now on day five. Six weeks must be spectacular!!!
Oh my gosh, I just went back and reread your Journal & realized that you\'re having Surgery tomorrow. God will be there with you through it all, you\'ll be ...Read more
Oh my gosh, I just went back and reread your Journal & realized that you\'re having Surgery tomorrow. God will be there with you through it all, you\'ll be fine & my Prayers are starting right now for you Sara!
Sara Sayle Thanks so much! I still can't believe that it's been almost a week!!!!
Oh, thanks for explaining that to me, and yes ... that makes perfect sense for a young woman not to want to have to take Warfarin if she\'s pregnant. Being ...Read more
Oh, thanks for explaining that to me, and yes ... that makes perfect sense for a young woman not to want to have to take Warfarin if she\'s pregnant. Being the Mother of 3 Sons, I guess I never thought about that side of it. The INR Tests are what Tristan has to take once a month at the Hospital, to keep track of how thin (for lack of a better word), his Blood is from the Warfarin, so NO you won\'t have to find out about those Tests. How soon are you having your Surgery? I\'m going to pray for you, and being young and otherwise Healthy, I know you\'ll be O.K. It WAS scary for me as a Mother, because I would\'ve rather been the person laying there on that Operating table, than to have my 18 yr. old (youngest), Son laying there instead. But it was all worth it, because he\'s doing great now, and so will you. Stay strong Sara, you\'re in my thoughts!
I am from: New Westminster, Canada
