Laura Shepherd - Heart Valve Journal

Laura Shepherd I forgot to mention I only began experiencing shortness of breath after my Oct 13 2017 surgery. My pa ... Read more

Catie B Ohhh, Laura. I'm so sorry you've had this kind of news. Very hard-hitting. My heart goes out to you, ... Read more

Barbara Wood Laura, I'm so sorry to hear this, I wish you all the best... I do remember that you had had lung iss ... Read more

Rose Madura Oh no! What terrible news. I hope and pray all will be ok.

Susan Lynn Laura - I'm also part of the class of 2017 and had my surgery just a couple of months after you. I c ... Read more

Lisa Baine Sorry to hear of this news, stay strong. Prayers are being sent your way.

Deepak Khanka Laura , keep strong and carry on. I also have a redo soon . My thoughts are with you

Rita Savelis Hello Laura. So sorry to hear your news. You don't deserve this. You've been through a lot already. T ... Read more

Bonnie Stone-Hope Hello Laura, Cardiac Rehab will be very helpful for you. Glad the collarbone pain has eased. Sound ... Read more

Laura Shepherd Thanks Bonne. I haven't been very compliant with exercise or moving, at all. Just lacking motivation ... Read more

Barbara Wood Oh Laura, the last thing you need is a cancer recurrence scare! I'm glad that you are feeling better ... Read more

Peggy Whitecotton Praying for you

Rita Savelis Oh, Laura, so sorry to hear that. But because you are a former cancer patient (like me) you can be as ... Read more

Laura Shepherd Thanks, once again, my site buddies. To those with additional diagnoses which run concurrent with he ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney Laura, I have been off the site for a few weeks. Sorry to hear about your lung issues. It's very chal ... Read more

Catie B Sorry you are struggling and hurting, Laura. I hope recovery gets easier quickly and that you get a v ... Read more

Barbara Wood Wishing you well Laura!

Rose Madura I'm sorry you are experiencing problems. I hope it goes well with the doc visits this week. Hang in ... Read more

Leslie Bakos What kind of cancer did you have Laura?

Peggy Whitecotton I had shortness of breath for the first 8 weeks then gradually got better. My surgeon said it was com ... Read more

Laura Shepherd Thanks for all comments.

Laura Shepherd Leslie I had adenocarcinoma non small cell. They removed lower left lobe. On Friday, lung dr says he ... Read more

Hi Laura, once I was out of CICU, I didn't use anything stronger than extra strength Tylenol (and hot ... Read more

Rose Madura Great news for you. I did not have much pain with my sternum either. Mostly from where the hooked up ... Read more

Gerald Poulton Happy for you Laura, no real pain here either, I was actually shock but relieved to feel so good, goo ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney Good news Laura. Glad to hear you are doing well!

Marie Myers Ditto for me. I was worried about pain, but it was surprisingly minimal. Being low on energy was toug ... Read more

Adam Pick Great to hear Laura!!! Thanks for the update!

Jennifer McInerney Glad to hear Laura. One step at a time to full recovery. Take care and thanks for letting us know.

Catie B I'm very impressed that you posted from ICU, Laura! Welcome to the other side. A speedy recovery to ... Read more

Prayers your way for a speedy recovery.

Gerald Poulton 👍 welcome to the recovery side

Laura Shepherd I have the best of care (well it appears to me). They Lidocaine injection sites. Didn't feel needle ... Read more

Bonnie Stone-Hope Great to hear from you. Best wishes for you.

Laura Jacobs Dear Laura, You have been through a lot already and have proven your strength. Continue to hang tough ... Read more

John Dodson Best to you Laura!

Craig Irving Saying a prayer for you

Kathi Mancuso Sending prayers

Sending you best wishes for a smooth surgery and recovery

Gerald Poulton You can do this Laura 👍 You have been through a lot hang in there and 🙏Coming your way, you are ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney Laura, praying for a successful surgery and speedy recovery. You are in God's hands, the greatest hea ... Read more

Leslie Bakos HI Laura...hard stuff to swallow. I hope all will be well...

Bob Gillespie You will be FINE Laura.
Freaked out
Insecure
Neurotic
Emotional
But you got this, will sail through s ... Read more

Catie B Welcome, Laura! I'm so sorry for what a shock the news is. This is a lovely, supportive place and I h ... Read more

Rose Madura It's hard when you learn you need OHS. Best wishes for a successful surgery and an uneventful recove ... Read more

Jane Neulieb We're here for you! Modern medicine is amazing and you will be recovering in no time!!

Laura Shepherd Oh, I feel so much better with the site and the support you all have given me. Bob Gillespie said it ... Read more

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