News Feed For Patients With Heart Valve Disease

Home > Community > Patient News Feed

Ana Brusso As I told you before, I agree with Nancy. My father, may he rest ineace, hated tattoos. He raised me ... Read more

Rose Madura I was just thinking of Little Sir Buddy. Hope the blood work comes back good.

Richard Munson The difference between me and others when nancy calls me a bad name is i agree with her. Drives her c ... Read more

Ana Brusso Good for Nancy. You guys are amazing survivors and I am proud of both of you. 👍🙏❤️

Fidel Martínez Ruiz It's a part of "Life is a dream", a play by Calderón de la Barca, a 17th century playwright, I think ... Read more

Rose Madura Very appropriate. Thank you. 👍

Richard Munson Maybe he was in the spanish armada. On the brighter side, its nice to see melinda is on the mend. She ... Read more

Melinda Donahue ❤️❤️

Richard Munson Its nice to see your hearts. I can sense you are thinking upbeat after weeks of nervousness. We all w ... Read more

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Hey Melinda, I'm glad seeing your hearts. I hope each day you"ll feel better. Richard's advices are v ... Read more

Ana Brusso Very appropriate poem. Thank you Fidel and Calderon

Ana Brusso Richard you are a champ and so is our Shadow. This dog is for you 🙏🤗🥰😘❤️💕😍

Richard Munson No shedding

Kimberly Eisenhut You are amazing Richard, to be able to walk 4 miles!

Rose Madura Send us some of that rain here in Ohio. We are in a terrible drought.

Richard Munson Actually its a downsize. I used to run 4 miles. After 80, it all goes downhill. The rain did not last ... Read more

Rose Madura Agree! A positive attitude is more than half the battle.

Ana Brusso Oh my Rose 🌹 you are so right. 🙏❤️

Kimberly Eisenhut That is amazing Richard! Yes, positivity makes a huge difference. I hope to be able to walk 4 miles ... Read more

Rose Madura Me too.

Kimberly Eisenhut I was thinking of her today also! I do hope she will touch base in a few days when up to it

I am loo... Read more

Susan Lynn Yes! Hope we hear from Melinda, soon! I'm sure she's doing great!

Melinda Donahue Hey guys! Thanks for checking in on me. I had a tricuspid and a micro valve repair and they also foun ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut I am so happy to see your post Melinda! Did you have a sternotomy or a mini thoracotomy? I cannot re... Read more

Ana Brusso It’s nice to see your post and know they seemed to have fixed everything that needed to be fixed. P ... Read more

David Pearlposted an update

2 days ago

Things I'm worried about doing after surgery. curious to hear people's feedback.
I live out of the country in a tall apartment building.No living family. ...Read more

Rose Madura David, you are making this harder on yourself than you need to. You aren't going to be an invalid af ... Read more

Richard Munson Rose, you are very nice.

Kimberly Eisenhut Rose, you answered so perfectly. I agree, you will get the things you need and help from anyone arou... Read more

David Pearl I live in a building in Thailand I could get stuck on the ground floor where I live the 7th floor not ... Read more

David Pearl There aren't any neighbors around to open the elevator door on my floor I might have to just sit ther ... Read more

David Pearl I'm worried about getting trapped in my unit. On the 7th floor where I live there's no way to open th ... Read more

David Pearl It's hard to talk to people on heart valve groups because you guys are living conventional lives. You ... Read more

David Pearl Okay let me try to spell it out - how long will I need help or how long will it be until I can do a f ... Read more

David Pearl The laundry machines in my building are top loading how am I going to reach deep into the machine to ... Read more

David Pearl The laundry machines in my building are top loading how am I going to reach deep into the machine to put and pull things out? I've almost strained myself even without heart surgery. There's no front loading everything is top loading. And how am I going to drag even light loads back upstairs? Secondly I don't have a car I don't have anybody to try me around so all I can do is rely on taxis how am I going to do grocery shopping after surgery? What if I get stranded on my floor for a while waiting for somebody to open the door for me? Well there's always a lot of people on the ground floor there's not always people on my floor the 7th floor to open and close doors. Also if I have a cardiac emergency off hours there may not be anybody around to help me with the doors. It's not that people don't want to help it's that nobody may be available and language is definitely a barrier. And again how am I going to do laundry shopping what about activities of daily living early on like showering cooking eating cleaning up? I also only have a half size refrigerator so I have to bend down all the time to get anything out of it. I've also got a fairly heavy glass door that leads out to my own balcony. Also the kitchen is on a balcony behind another glass door. I'm trying to keep everything at waste level but it could be challenging I did put non-skid mats in both parts of the bathroom I put a handicap bars in both parts the bathroom I just built myself a small handicap chair for the bathroom by the way there is no stove or oven where I live it's just a pan that I cook with. My unit is extremely small only 300 ft so having somebody stay over with me for home health care will be awkward. I'm still trying to figure out what to do about my abusive toxic relationship I thought about pushing the surgery out a couple more weeks so I could break up with her and get used to being alone again I just want to reconfirm my family is dead except for my sick brother who lives 8,000 miles away. I haven't lived in America since May 4th 2017 I don't have surgery I don't have a home so please don't suggest anything about related to America I don't have a car either since May 4th 2017. And yes my main mode of transportation is either the Subway or riding on the back of a motorcycle taxi. I'm assuming both those are going to go away for at least 3 months along with the gym swimming air travel.

David Pearl Anyone gone through surgery at a tall disabled unfriendly building overseas without family? If so how ... Read more

Richard Munson Rose, you are very nice.

Rose Madura Thank you Richard.

Richard Munson My goal today is to be positive.

Fidel Martínez Ruiz David, this poem of Calderón de la Barca, can be applied in the life sufferings of every one. I hop... Read more

John Cook It’s not so much that you can’t do things with your arms. It’s that you can’t do things with your arms extended. My hospital calls it, “move in the tube.” For anything heavy or difficult for your arms, do it with both hands at the same time and with them close to your body.

For opening doors, grab the handle with both hands, keep your hands close, and use your shoulder to help you push or pull if you can.

With stairs, up will be more difficult than down. Just take your time. Take a break if you need to. I had some post-op weakness in my left leg and used a cane for balance for a week after leaving the hospital.
... Read more