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Aortic Stenosis, Joined November 20, 2014
Aortic Stenosis
Joined November 20, 2014
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I am from: Invercargill, New Zealand -
My surgery date is: July 23, 2014
You sound like you did so so well. Which is ever encouraging for me as I do not seem to have bad symptoms, people look at me like I am crazy to even think about heart surgery but my cardiologist at the Epworth and Peter Mac say I have regurgitation and high pulmonary pressure and my heart is enlarging. I cough a bit at night and if I walk up hill get out of breath, probably a bit like you I just feel really unfit but I am 61.
Did you have open heart? All the people on the site seem to recover and be home so quick? I will be having 2 or 3 valves done and will be like you on warfarin etc how do you find that? I have been on a lot of meds since my surgery for neuro endocrine cancer 8 years ago and been pretty good till now. My cardio says I will have to be 2 weeks in hospital as the anesthetic sends of the chemicals that make my sort of cancer so I will be in ICU for a while then a ward. Just not coping well with the thoughts as it was bad experience last time and I am worried about the amount of chest pain. I wish I could have had the robotic tiny incisions but he says no way. You sound like you live a busy full life now. Did it take you long to recover. I am not the greatest walker in the world. I would love to hear any advice you have for me as I have only heard from a couple of people on here.
God bless you for writing and sharing
love Denise xx