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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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Nancy Surprenant Takahashi got a guestbook from Anna Jones

8 years ago (July 5, 2018)

Nancy, I wanted to thank you for the answer you posted to Kelly Stoll's journal. It has helped me immeasurably as I sit here trying to figure out what I am doing wrong that I cannot walk more than 15 minutes without having to lie down, and that I have... Read more.

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Nancy Surprenant Takahashi

8 years ago (July 5, 2018)

Anna, glad it helped, believe me I know the feeling. For me I feel worse than before my surgery since I had no symptoms before my surgery. Now after 3 months I still can't walk far, sleep, and remain in afib, AND I had a repair not even a replacement,... Read more.

Rita Savelis

8 years ago (July 6, 2018)

I remember my surgeons before OHS telling me that it would be a LONG time before I felt better, before I wasn't tired all the time. They would not give any more specific time frame. Afterwards, I was thankful for the honesty because then I did not feel like I... Read more.

Kelly Stoll

8 years ago (July 6, 2018)

Anna, I had so many thoughts like that at the beginning of my recovery and even as you know continuing now. I recall my first day of rehab watching a gentleman in his 80's on the treadmill, flabbergasted because I was no where close to doing what he could do... Read more.

Janet Skinner

8 years ago (July 6, 2018)

Yes. Wise advice. It has taken me ten months to feel like I have enough energy to be more active. There were so many complications for several months after my surgery; then I realized that my journey was mine alone and it didn't help my recovery to compare this journey... Read more.

Anna Jones

8 years ago (July 6, 2018)

Thank you, Everyone. I think fear and not knowing what to do when things start going wrong is a big part of this.

Rose Madura

8 years ago (July 6, 2018)

Yes, the best advice is that is is a personal journey. We all will heal at our own pace. I used to read these people who walk 5 miles a day within a few weeks and such and it used to bother me that I couldn't. But I finally realized... Read more.