I had open heart surgery in July with a very dilated accenting aortic valve, and replaced bicuspid valve. How should I be feeling after 3-1/2 months. Carolyn ...Read more
I had open heart surgery in July with a very dilated accenting aortic valve, and replaced bicuspid valve. How should I be feeling after 3-1/2 months. Carolyn
Phyllis Petersen Welcome to the community! I had a different valve repaired, but the range for recovery with any valve ... Read more
Phyllis Petersen Welcome to the community! I had a different valve repaired, but the range for recovery with any valve surgery is very variable. There are many people on here that had the same surgery as you and can hopefully share their experiences. There's also a lot of information and questions answer by the top valve surgeons. How are you feeling at this point?
Rita Savelis There is no way you should be feeling. However you are feeling is what it is. It's different for ever ... Read more
Rita Savelis There is no way you should be feeling. However you are feeling is what it is. It's different for every patient, it's personal. Recovery from OHS can take a long time (weeks, months, a year) and it's not because of you, it's just how it is.
This can be hard when you read others' stories and wonder why you are different, but there are myriad responses to what you've been through.
Give yourself time. Be good to yourself. Take care.
This can be hard when you read others' stories and wonder why you are different, but there are myriad responses to what you've been through.
Give yourself time. Be good to yourself. Take care.