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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis

Member Since: October 17, 2016

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Maggi Turner got a guestbook from Ray Farmer

9 years ago (May 18, 2017)

Hi, Maggi - Wondered how you were doing and if you had started probably finished rehab?

Maggi Turner

Hi Ray - thanks for your message - I haven't been on the site for a while, but doing well - how about you? No, haven't done rehab - there is no facility local and no one has mentioned any alternative. Had an echo last week to give a baseline... Read more.

Ray Farmer

Good to hear you are doing well. Rehab was was really an education about exercise and diet , (which I have always tried to do well). The other people on the course all had bi-passes and some how I felt not quite as relevant to me with a valve replacement.... Read more.

Maggi Turner

Hi Ray - have just posted in reply to your query about breathlessness. So you will see I also get out of breath, but it doesn't stay with me. I had my echo so that they had a baseline if need be for the future. Hope they don't need it.... Read more.

Ray Farmer

Thank you that's useful. On Friday I received an appointment for a Gated CT Thorax in 6 weeks, whatever that is? I think is shows the heart/valve functioning but worried - did they have some concern? Anyway glad to hear you are still on the mend

Maggi Turner got a guestbook from Laurie Baglio

9 years ago (March 15, 2017)

Hi Maggi! I just wanted to say thank you for your support in January before my surgery. I am 6 1/2 weeks post-op. The first month was great but the last 2 1/2 have been trying. Strange aches and pains (pain on the right side of my rib cage that... Read more.

Maggi Turner got a guestbook from Paula

9 years ago (January 23, 2017)

Maggi, you will get stronger every day. It's difficult when medication causes set back.when I got off Warfam I started on multi vitamins, this helped hugely. Blowing best wishes and prayers to you from Dublin. Paula on my third year after o h s. Aortic valve replacement and by pass... Read more.

Maggi Turner

Thank you Paula. Feeling much better now the medication is sorted. Hopefully it will stay that way.

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