Pam's Posts

It's amazing to think this time a year ago today I received my new tissue valve, I am so grateful to my wonderful surgeon, today I had lunch with a lovely lady I befriended whilst in hospital she also had valve replacement same day as me ,we raised a glass over lunch we are both 73yrs old life is good , so grateful for this wonderful site ,to all you people pre op and post op I send my very best wishes, I gained so much comfort and reassurance from reading so many of your posts especially in the early days. Adam from the UK I thank you sincerely x

Hi to all you brave people, I had my avr 3 months ago I now have a bovine valve a perimount magna i was initially offered a tavi a big decision but i asked my surgeon if he were me which would he go for and without hesitation he said the bovine as i am 72 and otherwise healthy i should do well, my surgeon described my surgery as uneventful for which I am truly grateful to him and all the wonderful staff at LHCH Liverpool uk. I came home 5 days after surgery I I now take bisopolol 5mg aspirin and clopidogrel 3 weeks post op I suddenly went into AF which landed me back in hospital overnight 180bpm which was so scary as I had no warning and to see and feel my heart was ready to fly out of my chest really affected my confidence for a while especially as there is no guarantee it won't happen again but hopefully not, I am so glad to have hooked up to this wonderful site and read all about your heart journeys every one different but every one unique,best wishes to those facing surgery in the near future and to all who are recovering,I am feeling so good ready to grab this 2nd chance with both hands