Jane Ana's Journal

It was my first pregnancy that l wake up during night cough up blood. We went to the hospital and the gynaecologist discovered that my heart valve was not well. I was admitted at sixteen weeks. I was given heparin until l gave birth to my first child. This repeated itself with the second pregnancy l was devastated that the chest was very painfully. After delivery I was to Harare hospital and was operated on by Dr Mahalu. It was successful. That was in 1987. I was very well after the operation , I got pregnant and all was well l wasn't admitted until delivery. I was in 1989 l went to further my education at a local collage doing primary teaching. Then it was in 1997 when l got a stroke. Everything was scaring and l thought that was the end of my live. Dr Mahalu discussed with my family and reached a conclusion that another operation was proper. The operation was done when l was placed a metal valve that is mitral valve . That was in 1998 until to this day. Now after the echo the Doctors told me that there was regurgitation of the aortic valve. I was very happy to find that l am not alone . My God bless all of you.

Thank you for opening of my eyes. I visited my cardio-Thoracic Surgeons on Thursday with echo results. They told me l had an aortic valve regurgitation. I was devastated that l am going to be operated on again on my valves for the third time. I had an mitral valvatomy in 1987 and an open-heart surgery were l was placed a motel valve. I'm glad to have so many friends to share with..