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Valerie Archualposted a photo

2391 days ago

Marianne Charters, Kelly Stoll, Susan Lynn and 6 others reacted to this

Another one from my "scar photo shoot!" Check out my heart story on my blog valeriearchual.com

Chris Purvis Those are some great pictures!

Ruth Coleman You look great. If I want to hide my scar (from mid-Feb) I will use some makeup on it but most of th ... Read more

Ruth Coleman You look great. If I want to hide my scar (from mid-Feb) I will use some makeup on it but most of the time I not bother,

Jill Krajnovich You look amazing!

Valerie Archualposted a photo

2395 days ago

Judy Shaw, Sandy Laine, Barbara Wood and 13 others reacted to this

My talented photographer daughter set up this delirious late night photo shoot of her old mom and her scar!

Marie Myers Great pic! Looks like cleavage to me....

Anna Jones Lovely picture

Barbara Wood Gorgeous Valerie! Now that's the way to wear a scar!

Lilly Black Beautiful pic! You don’t look like an old Mom😊

Catie B Beauuutiful!

judith monti great pic. I cannot see a scar!

Susan Lynn Stunning! Great picture!

Gina Fiorentino Super stunning! Love your smile too!

Helen Daw Wow!! You are so beautiful that no one will notice your scar.

Rita Savelis Oh my! She's talented. You're lovely! I am definitely jealous of scars that look like cleavage, but I ... Read more

Rita Savelis Oh my! She's talented. You're lovely! I am definitely jealous of scars that look like cleavage, but I think you have to have to have some cleavage to start with....oh well.

Chris Purvis Really good picture! Can’t even tell!

Valerie Archual Cleavage?! lol! I can deal with that! ;)

Adam Pick Sounds like a fun, late night! :)

Valerie Archual Lol! Thanks guys!!! As crazy as my past year has been with the surgery and recovery, I truly wouldn� ... Read more

Valerie Archual Lol! Thanks guys!!! As crazy as my past year has been with the surgery and recovery, I truly wouldn’t change a thing! Sometimes it takes something like this to show us what’s really important in life! Thankful for this site too Adam! The people I’ve met on here made this journey seem not so scary, and my mission is to pass it on! ❤️💕❤️

Ruth Coleman You are young to have had any heart surgery at all. Looking FAB!

Phyllis Petersen You look fantastic!

Ermanno Farinelli Hello Val I wasnz aware there any hot chicks on here !!!! Lol

Valerie Archualposted a photo

2853 days ago

Barbara Wood, Tracy Simmons, Shannon Gray and 1 other reacted to this

Barbara Wood Cute!

Tracy Simmons I just checked out your blog - very touching. I think it's a great way to cope with all the emotions ... Read more

Tracy Simmons I just checked out your blog - very touching. I think it's a great way to cope with all the emotions that come with this "path" and share what you're going through with your friends and family. I wish you the very, very best. God bless.

Tracy Simmons PS - It sounds like you have a great attitude to help you through this.

Valerie Archual Thanks Tracy! I just started it last week and hope to update every week, bout to post a new one now. ... Read more

Valerie Archual Thanks Tracy! I just started it last week and hope to update every week, bout to post a new one now. I am going to get on your journal and read more- but you had mv repair? Again I am going t get on your story in a bit. Any major problems after? And you had open heart or robotic?

Tracy Simmons Hi Valeria. Yes, I had mitral valve repair through a minimally invasive procedure, but not the robot ... Read more

Tracy Simmons Hi Valeria. Yes, I had mitral valve repair through a minimally invasive procedure, but not the robotic procedure. End result was about a 2 inch incision between two ribs on my right side. My biggest hiccup was a scary trip to the ER about 1 1/2 weeks after surgery for what I later learned was pericarditis (sp?). It's not too uncommon after having heart surgery and was treated with some higher dose aspirin. Any questions, please let me know.

Valerie Archual So what was your procedure? Similar to the robotic? How did you know about the pericarditis? What wer ... Read more

Valerie Archual So what was your procedure? Similar to the robotic? How did you know about the pericarditis? What were the symptoms to know something wasn't right?

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