Anna Ma
Two weeks after surgery with my surgeon Dr Takayama
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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm
Member Since: January 12, 2024
Member Since: January 12, 2024
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Anna Ma posted an update
1 year ago (December 31, 2024)
I haven't been here for a while, at this new year's eve, I want to say thank you and happy new year to you all— to Adam and his team and this wonderful community! 2024 has been a challenging yet incredibly rewarding journey for me. I am deeply thankful for... Read more.
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Adam Pick, Pamela Gregory and
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Anna Ma
About 4 months post surgery I took my first vacation in Maine. I was not 100% back to my energy level yet.
Anna Ma
About 8 months post surgery, we had Thanksgiving in Rome. I can finally say I feel great too!
Rose Madura
Wonderful update Anna. Lovely pictures. I'm glad you are doing well. Happy New Year! May you have a year of perfect health.
Richard Munson
Well said rose.
Marie Myers
Great to hear that you are doing well!
Adam Pick
Downright wonderful update Anna! Thanksgiving in Rome?I may need to put that on my bucket list! 😊
Ana Brusso
Good to hear you are doing well. 👍
Dan Fouratt
Anna, I love your story. We both went in for our surgery at the same time. First I am a GT grad so I am familiar with where you live. I am so glad you are getting out and about. My bride and I are now getting out, we were... Read more.
Anna Ma
Thank you everyone for the good wishes!
Adam- Rome is wonderful. You may want to avoid it in 2025 though if you are not Catholic pilgrim. It is the once every 25 year Catholic jubilee, it is going to be very crowded and expensive.
Anna Ma
Hi Dan, good to hear from you, my heart surgery "twin"😉 ! I didn't know you went to GT! I'm so glad that both you and your wife have healed well and ready to travel again!
Dan Fouratt
Anna, We did Rome/Sicily the year before my OHS and it was crowed then and it was off season. We are off to for a 3.5 trip to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia) mid February. Keep on traveling!
Anna Ma
Dan, Your Southeast Asia trip sounds wonderful, perfect time to visit there in February! Wish you a great trip!
Anna Ma posted an update
1 year ago (August 11, 2024)
I haven't been to this site for a couple of weeks, and this morning I have some extra time before church, so I decided to check out news on this site, and I found that my profile picture is replaced with Teressa's latest photo. Has this happened to anyone?😂
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Adam Pick reacted to this
Hi Anna,
This was happening to Robert Young several months back.
I believe he finally deduced that if, while scrolling, he lingered on another photo in the scroll, it could replace the photo on his own profile.
I have never experimented to see if that is the issue, but maybe... Read more.
Anna and Grace, Thanks so much for making me aware of this little bug. I will send a note over to our programming team ASAP. Again, thanks!!! 👍👍👍
Thank you Grace! Very interesting. I wonder if I can reproduce this 😂
Always glad to help Adam! Really appreciate what you and your team have done for all of us!
Hi Anna and Grace, Thanks so much for the feedback. Our programming team just added some code to hopefully prevent that issue in the future. Again, thank you!!! 👍👍👍
👍🏼you are on top of it Adam!
Anna Ma posted an update
2 years ago (July 3, 2024)
Just had my post 3.5 months check up with my cardiologist yesterday. She said my heart sounded great and it is time for me to be off Metoprolol!!! I'm super excited to be off of it! Now I only need to take baby aspirin.
Finally I see the end of... Read more.
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Great report Anna. Yes you will get there and our recovery will be life long but most certainly better each day. 🏋♂️
Thanks for posting Anna—it's so important to remind ourselves that we all have a different timetable for recovery and I agree with what Darrell said about this being life long! Trust God's timing—this slower more physically limiting time has actually been good for me—an opportunity to ask God what he... Read more.
Anna, Great news about metoprolo, I look forward to my day to be told the same.
Yessssss. I feel so much better off of beta blocker! Progress for sure.
Which upper body weights are you doing?
So has everyone been on metroprol just for possible arrhythmia and will get off it? I will still need it for blood pressure but so far a much smaller dose than before surgery.
Hi Valerie, I was on metropolol in the hospital but back to my pre-surgery dose of Bisoprolol (2.5 mg). I'm not sure if I'll continue with it indefinitely or not—I'll ask at my cardiologist appt on the 22nd. How are you doing?
Hi Sue, I am doing well at 11 weeks post surgery. Feeling pretty much like pre-surgery with some days more energy than that, and some days less. The latter is mostly when I've really been challenged at cardio rehab which is often now. Of course I had minimal symptoms pre-surgery.... Read more.
Your recovery has been remarkable Valerie! Hey, 25 is overrated! We've got something better—wisdom and life experience, and now our amazing renovated hearts! 🥰 will you go back to CC for your 3 month check up?
Yes, I have all the arrangements made. Might even visit the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame this time!
Good for you! Rock on heart sister! 😁🙌🏻❤️🩹
Dan, Valerie, my cardiologist told me my situation is different. She put me on metoprolol for the purpose of preventing aorta rupture, which is different from other patients. I actually have low bp and metoprolol made it worse. Nonetheless I hope you will be able to get off it too... Read more.
J A, I started small, only doing dumbbells and using body weight. There's a rowing machine there I might try soon.
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