Darrell's Journal

DAY 21 after surgery

I have been walking about 7500 steps a day now will try and increase a little as long as the body says so.  I still do not enjoy walking however!
Appetite is almost back to normal and my senses are almost back to normal too.
I found I was still foggy but it has seemed to cleared up.  My focus is much better now.
Sleeping at night is terrible yet.  I'm not sure why? maybe the meds? 
I have an appointment with cardiologist this week so maybe I should ask him!

Overall I feel that I am improving everyday so that's the goal. 

I hope everyone's journey goes well.  Stay positive and the best advise here that is repeated many times over.  Listen to your body. 

Day 14 after surgery
I am now able to walk further without stopping
My appetite is better
My senses are coming back to normal, taste, smell
Had a minor setback last week but got that all sorted out with a visit to the family doctor.
Incision is healing really well.
Still not sleeping great at night.
Things move fast in recovery and I can't wait to get back on my bike because I really am not a fan of walking.

I hope everyone's journey is going well.

Hello HVS
I got to come home yesterday and it felt great.
Since my surgery I have definitely had good, bad and ugly days.
The ugly for me was the bowels but finally seems to have worked out (no pun intended).
The bad I would say was just being at the hospital I was inching to get home.
The good I would say was great to. I had a great support team in the hospital who new what they were doing. My surgeon I would say has great knowledge and instincts who is very reassuring when sometimes you might feel overwhelmed.
My family support was great too always by my side. My wife especially even dealing with her own challenges is literally my strength and rock.

Side Note- Has anyone experienced their senses being super sensitive. Smells can be overwhelming, temperatures, taste, sight like can't focus long with phone (maybe a good thing) and even just emotions?

Thanks for the support here HVS

Have catheterization scheduled March 8. Boy am I nervous about this due to the fact I will not be knocked out. Although I have read the information booklet it doesn't really help with my anxiety because it's just a booklet after all!

Hello, I joined here a little while back. So grateful to have a site like this. I have been hesitant to post anything. I am getting much closer to having my bicuspid valve taken care of. Still have some test to do. Because of this site I have a much better understanding and have been able to make more informed decisions a long the way so far. Thanks to all the Doctors here, Adam and all the other folks having gone through or are like me starting this journey.