April Curington - Heart Valve Journal

Marie Myers Looking good! Welcome to the recovery side of the journey!

Tammy Pilcher Yay April! Praise the Lord! Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I Praise Him.".

Catie B Congratulations, April! Best to you for a smooth, speedy recovery!

April Curington Yay, I made it! Wasn't as bad as I anticipated but wasn't good either lol. It was all of your kind words and prayers that gave me strength to go thru with ... Read more

Catie B Hugs right back to you, April! Hope you're feeling stronger and stronger.

Joseph Freeman I'm praying for you April and your family. Our God is a mighty God and He will guide you through this!

April Curington Thank you Joseph! ❤️

Marie Myers Thoughts and prayers going your way for a smooth surgery and recovery!

Tammy Pilcher April, I'm also keeping you in my prayers. You have an awesome surgeon in Dr. Accola. He did my AVR in October 2014 and I have done very well. Isaiah 41:13 ... Read more

April Curington Oh wow Tammy that makes me feel so much better knowing you a good experience with the same surgeon. My time at the hospital today has been a long but good ... Read more

Melissa Houser Prayers!

Kathy Blank April- I had minimally invasive mitral valve repair done robotically on February 8th of this year. Are you having robotic surgery? I have heard good things ... Read more

Catie B Everybody's different, April. I dealt with a lot of nausea and the tasteless hospital food didn't help. It got easier after being released.

April Curington Kathy I was hoping for minimally invasive but unfortunately I'm not a candidate I guess. I've heard good things about my surgeon as well and he was so nice ... Read more

April Curington Catie I read that sometimes your taste buds change and you don't want to eat for weeks

Rita Savelis Well, yes, your desire for food can change for a bit. I was astounded when presented with a regular meal almost immediately in hospital when all I wanted was ... Read more

Marie Myers My appetite has not been great since surgery, but I am making it a priority to eat well. Small frequent meals work for me. Am still down a couple pounds from my pre surgery weight of 110 lbs.

Catie B A warm welcome to you, April. I'm glad you found your way here. I know the journey is scary, but I'm so glad you've found a good surgeon and I hope you'll feel ... Read more

April Curington Thanks for the warm welcome and I am so blessed to have found this site. I look forward to talking to all of you and getting some answers to the many questions ... Read more

Cathleen DeWitt Hi April, Welcome ❤️!!

April Curington Thank you Cathleen!

Catie B I hope your Easter was lovely, April. I think we all come here with questions. People are great here about sharing what they know.

Phyllis Petersen Welcome! You've already had quite a journey with your health. I'm glad you found this site to help you through this next journey. You'll go into surgery feeling ... Read more

Enrique K Welcome April.

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