Dear Paula
I know just how you feel. My son has to have AVR and aortic aneurysm repair/replacement on Dec 5th, here in England.
I feel very anxious ...Read more
Dear Paula
I know just how you feel. My son has to have AVR and aortic aneurysm repair/replacement on Dec 5th, here in England.
I feel very anxious about it and I believe it's only those of us in this position can truly understand how very difficult it is to cope with.
I wish your son very well .
Hi Paula! I had my mitral valve repaired on Tue and came home Sat. I spent my first night in the recliner and slept pretty good. The best advice I’ve been ...Read more
Hi Paula! I had my mitral valve repaired on Tue and came home Sat. I spent my first night in the recliner and slept pretty good. The best advice I’ve been give is walk, take your meds, and pray. I have also put things I need at an easy level to reach-no bending or reaching over your head.
Jill McDonald Lisa! You did it! No bending? What type of shrirts are you wearing? Do you think you will stick w ... Read more
Jill McDonald Lisa! You did it! No bending? What type of shrirts are you wearing? Do you think you will stick with the recliner for a while?
So happy you are at this point! Still waiting over here! Keep the updates coming!
Jill
Lisa Guinan If you need to pick something up you’re supposed to bend at your knees and stoop. I’m just wearin ... Read more
Lisa Guinan If you need to pick something up you’re supposed to bend at your knees and stoop. I’m just wearing flannel night shirts at night and sweats during the day for now. I think I’ll stick with the recliner for awhile. Also have to watch that you don’t have to pull too hard on the footstool lever.
Lisa Guinan Something else I purchased was a pill organizer. I only took 2 meds daily before but came home with 5 ... Read more
Lisa Guinan Something else I purchased was a pill organizer. I only took 2 meds daily before but came home with 5 more.
Jill McDonald Oh man. Good tip. I'm signing up for the recliner. How far are you walking these days ? Are you do ... Read more
Jill McDonald Oh man. Good tip. I'm signing up for the recliner. How far are you walking these days ? Are you doing stairs at all?
Lisa Guinan We don’t have any stairs so I haven’t tackled that yet. I’ve been doing 10 min on the treadmill ... Read more
Lisa Guinan We don’t have any stairs so I haven’t tackled that yet. I’ve been doing 10 min on the treadmill and laps in the house. My first outing today for bloodwork
I am from: Baltimore, MD
