Aortic Stenosis, Joined March 4, 2015
Aortic Stenosis
Joined March 4, 2015
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Also: 100% this: 8. I can honestly say I did not have pain from my sternum cut. However, I do not have adequate words to describe the exhaustion and discomfort I felt for weeks after surgery.
Much love! Continuous health!
I am a fellow Hodgkin's survivor (1977 radiation treatments) which damaged my valves, (etc, etc as you well know). I had TAVR in 2020, and still have much to face that needs repairing/replacing. My heart is a mess!
But thanks to this site and posts such as yours, I know I can get through what I face. I think the key to alot of it is honesty with everyone else, but mainly with yourself. Heart surgery isn't just physical, it's also psychological and deeply emotional.
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I am a fellow Hodgkin's survivor (1977 radiation treatments) which damaged my valves, (etc, etc as you well know). I had TAVR in 2020, and still have much to face that needs repairing/replacing. My heart is a mess!
But thanks to this site and posts such as yours, I know I can get through what I face. I think the key to alot of it is honesty with everyone else, but mainly with yourself. Heart surgery isn't just physical, it's also psychological and deeply emotional.
Again, thank you for sharing what must have been your honest thoughts and feelings as you reflect on this your anniversary. I'm thankful to have you as a "heart friend" on this site. Blessings!
I just found out about the 3% chance of pacemaker after talking to a 3rd ... Read more
I just found out about the 3% chance of pacemaker after talking to a 3rd surgeon and was wondering why I hadn't heard that before.
Thanks for sharing some other things not considered.
Also, I am jealous that men don't have the extra weight of breast tissue that will be pulling on each side of their incision