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Ana Brusso Dear Shaun, welcome to our site. If you read our posts you can tell we have all gone through the stag ... Read more

Rose Madura My friend, Ana, gives food advice. Try to remember that the odds are in your favor. For me, doing a ... Read more

John Cook Good luck with your surgery.

I had up days and down days pre-surgery for my aortic valve. Even ... Read more

Glenn Tremper I'm on the same journey, Shaun. I appreciate the insights of Ana, Rose and John.

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Hi Shaun, I agree with former insights, and add that you try to arrive into the surgery with a good ... Read more

Richard Munson I like the fish

Ana Brusso Thank you Richard 😂

Richard Munson Thats an aussie fish, i prefer swedish fish

Susan Lynn The worst part is waiting for game day! I didn't find any part of the surgery or recovery more chal ... Read more

Shaun Bloodworth Thanks Guys and I will update as I proceed in this journey. I am having an invasive angiogram in 2 w ... Read more

Robert Miller It looks like you did all your research. Make sure you read the learning center on this website. The ... Read more

Fidel Martínez Ruiz Hello Ben . Welcome. Can you tell us where you feel the pain? Is it on the scar?

Rose Madura I didn't have much pain because I stayed ahead of it with meds - mostly Tylenol when I returned home. ... Read more

Fidel Martínez Ruiz I didn´t have much pain either during my stay in hospital-I suppose was given meds, but when I was ... Read more

Fidel Martínez Ruiz To tell the truth, I occasionally experience pain or irritation in the area of my esophagus or ... Read more

Deena Z Ben, I found using a heating pad helped, if pain around incision.

John Cook I didn’t have much pain with my incision either in or out of the hospital. In the hospital, I had a ... Read more

Heather Wilson Hi Ben, I had my Aortic Valve replaced in 2015 with a right anterior thoracotomy (smaller incision on ... Read more

Sue Maize Welcome to the HVS community Ben…and to this side of surgery! The worst of my pain was in the hospi ... Read more

Ben Jones Thank you all for the messages. It’s reassuring to hear that in most cases the pain went quickly. I ... Read more

Ben Jones Thank you Deena for the suggestion of a heat pad. I’m going to try that now.

Melissa Allen HI Ben, I am new here too though a bit older than you 64). I had coarctation of the aorta at 15 years ... Read more

Susan Lynn Ben - Make sure you're not overdoing it. Recovery is anything but linear. Some days you'll feel li ... Read more

Richard Munson I left instructions in my will for my beloved cassie ashes to be buried with me. They sit next to my ... Read more

Rose Madura You sound great Suzette except for the grief you are experiencing. Sounds like you are working throu ... Read more

Suzette Schear Rose I am. The grief Is strong He became my child after the loss of my daughter. He was with me for ... Read more

Rita Savelis Lots of love to you Suzette.

Kimberly Eisenhut Suzette, I stopped taking my multivitamin also, since I read articles on how most of them do not eve... Read more

Ana Brusso Dear Suzette, I will pray for God to give you comfort and acceptance and peace of mind. You have gone ... Read more

Kimberly Eisenhut Wait, I just read that again and am sorry about work! I misunderstood and just saw "raise".

Suzette Schear I used Dr Tiim Carter on Read more

Ben Jones Good luck Magdalis. All the best for your surgery.

Sue Maize Welcome Magdalis! When is your surgery and if you’re in New York, there are excellent Ross speciali ... Read more

Grace Mason Hi Magdalis,
I had a Ross procedure a year and a half ago with Dr El-Hamamsy @ Mt Sinai in NYC. I ... Read more

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