Patricia's Guestbook

Hi Patricia! Looking good going on 2 years. Hope things settle down even a bit more for you. Smart to get a flu shot - do it every year and you\'ll experience a 30% drop in your annual risk of death. Here\'s to many happy returns of the (soon to be here) day! -- DVB

Patricia - so happy to hear you are switching therapists and am praying that your new one is compassionate and someone you feel comfortable with. You are doing the right thing! Take care and keep me posted on how things are going. Denise K

Patricia - you have been through a lot! And going through major surgery and recovery is tough enough with lots of support and help. Handling that alone is bound to create a lot of stress and anxiety. Having a child to worry about as well (and them to worry about you - no matter how cool they act at that age) is also stressful. So glad you went back to your doctor and are getting help. You have been given a wonderful opportunity for a healthy life and the only way to truly seize that is to get the help you need. It takes courage to reach out and persist and you obviously have LOTS of that! My thoughts and prayers will be with you on this \"second phase\" of your recovery! Sherry - Aortic Valve Replacement coming up 10/22

Hi Patricia, Bless your mended heart! You are in my thoughts and prayers. It is good that you sought professioinal help for your anxiety and are on medication to help you cope with the panic attacks. I think though that you should definitely look for a different therapist if you are not comfortable with the one you are with. You ar a very brave woman to have faced this journey by yourself and with a child at home depending on you as well. You will get through this period of anxiety and look back on it some day and see you are stronger for it. Your faith in God and His grace will also see you through! Take care and God bless you! Denise K MV Repair 05/29/12

Patricia - Just wanted to say \"Bravo!\" I applaud your courage to publsih what you have been going through since surgery. I have found accepting and sharing hard experiences is often the first step to true recovery. I hope that is the case for you. I wish you improving health and the courage necessary to continue to take all of this on. You are an amazing person! -Mitch Friedman

Hi Patricia, it sounds like you are having a tough time, your body went through a significant trauma a little like being hit by a Mac Truck and full recovery will take time. I am no Dr but Have the checked your not going into and out of Afib? Some of your symptoms are similar to mine and the difficult bit was just being able to relax. Part of my Rehab Clinic includes excercise and relaxation training ... Easy to say but difficult to do. I am contemplating taking up yoga! I am constantly checking my pulse to confirm that I am out of Afib! Your heart is strong now after the repair, it will not break, it is better now than it has been for a long time. As for your councillor, I would find one that you like, no point being with someone that can not bond with you. Hope that you feel better soon, remember that the HVJ community is here to help. All the very best. Paul R

HI Patricia, My guess is you are probably trying to get back to normal still. We have to keep this until it gets so bad, then it happens, and I think we all forgot what normal was. I think the twinges are probably your nerves still healing. I think that probably takes a while. But you are doing great. Im glad the fires are all out such sad news about all that and now the shootings in Aurora. I lived there for a long time and I think I reconized the apartments where the mad person lived. My prayers go out to them. You hang in there. Getting there LInda H

Hi Patricia, Glad you are ok. Ill bet everybody that lives in the Denver and mountain smells like they have been at a campfire. I have been worried about the zoo in Colo Springs as well. I remember a time when we were there and one of the monkeys spit at my Mom. Ill never forget it.lol. When I saw the pic of the AF Academy my heart just sunk. I remember when the chapel was being built. And Estes Park we always went there and up on Trail Ridge., And my senior prom was at the collage in Boulder. So yeah they tore my high school down in Thornton and rebuilt it and now this. It makes you feel homeless. I did put the state on the prayer list at church Well stay safe and I hope this will be over very soon and you all get a lot of rain.Take care For the long haul Linda H

Hey Patricia, I dont think they cut off cause of age. Your general health has a lot to do with it. My daughter in law, it was her grand father just had to valve replacements at age 85. But she said he was in good health, and is doing really well now. He cant wait to get back to gardening. So I hope that helps some. Meanwhile I am praying for rain out your way. Hope you are doing ok with all the fires. I have been getting pretty emotional with seeing all the pics, as all of these place were my old stomping grounds. Cant wait for summer to be over with. Take care. For the long haul Linda H

Hello, there are many factors that go into a surgeon\'s decision on risk of surgery and age is one of them, however, I can tell you my mother had her Aortic vavlve replace at 79 years young and she probably was not the best candidate as she also had COPD, end result she is doing fine. Steve