Marie-Ange's Journal

Wishing all my heart valve friends a happy new year 2024. May the Lord showers His abundant blessings on you all.
May we all have a healthy year and we keep on encouraging each other 🙏🙏❤️❤️

Hi all

It's Friday today and weekend has started😍 Hooray 🎉🎉🎉
I started work this week,on Monday and I did the full week . After almost 3 months of been away, I was happy to be back.
I was tired at times but I took everything slowly. So happy now , I have 2 full days to rest and be back on Monday.

My life is getting back to normal and I am so happy. God is good and has never fail to show me His mercies. 

Blessed wkn to all of you.

Woke up today feeling my normal self. I went for a long way and was so happy to meet friends I had not seen for quite a while. I feel so blessed to be alive 🙏 and each day I thank God so much. 

10 weeks after surgery now and I am preparing myself to go back to work next week.I am positive and Jesus will see me thru. 

It has not been a smooth journey but I have made it.

Thank you Lord

Hi

Feeling a bit down today.

Recovering is going well but a bit slow.

I am trying to get back to my normal routine.

Still have some mild chest and upper back pain but can manage without pain killers.

Today after 8 weeks of the surgery, I felt ready for the first time to go in town, to browse a bit round the shop and see new things.

So I took my usual bus to town and for about 1 hour just went walking and browsing in the shop.

Got my daughter a beautiful carpet for her room then when I got a bit tired,I took the bus home.

But was so happy for its a little victory for me and signs ,I am coming back in the land of normal again🤣 . Thank you Lord🙏 Tomorrow will be better.

Hi all
Just a quick question
As I have just done the surgery and have a mechanical valve,there is the ticking and I am not use to it yet, sometimes it made me scared just hearing it so I am asking if you guys with mechanical valve also have the ticking and how you cope with it.

Its 8 weeks since I had my mitral valve replacement, everything is new to me.I am trying to adjust to my life and at the same time recovering. I feel sad sometimes but I do pray a lot and God will get me thru this. I love in Seychelles,a place where they do not do heart surgery and I had to go to India for the surgery. My surgeon in India and his team was a good one and the best but the only thing is they are faraway now and I have to cope alone now with my cardiologist whom I see once every 3 months. Now I am happy to be in this group and thank you so much for accepting me .
I will upload my photo and story later .

I am still getting used to the ticking.

Love 💕 Marie