Mario Espinosa - Heart Valve Journal

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2099 days ago

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Going on my 5th week on recovery shoulder blade still hurts only and I can still hear a clicking nose I had human valve placed in me nit getting as tired this ...Read more

Going on my 5th week on recovery shoulder blade still hurts only and I can still hear a clicking nose I had human valve placed in me nit getting as tired this week but I do notice that I feel like have to take a deep breath hoping it all fades soon my heart rate some times can be a lil high to

Amy Goines Prayers.

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2109 days ago

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Going on my 3rd week of recovering from heart valve replacement I can go to stores now but I still do get tired and need to rest some days are good and some ...Read more

Going on my 3rd week of recovering from heart valve replacement I can go to stores now but I still do get tired and need to rest some days are good and some other days seems like I’m going backwards...but I’m hopeful things will get better in a few months still have back pain wich sucks and also still need to takedeep breathers after getting tired

Louanna Miller I experienced the same as you described. I found it better to not evaluate my progress each day. It ... Read more

Louanna Miller I experienced the same as you described. I found it better to not evaluate my progress each day. It seemed like I saw more progress every 3rd day. You are very early in your recovery. Listen to your body and rest when you feel it’s necessary.

The important thing That I learned through OHS, is that we are all very unique and recover differently. I felt better at 6 weeks and remarkably better at 8 weeks. I’m nearing 6 months and am surprised by how good I feel now.

Gerald Poulton You have had a lot of open heart surgeries and with that in mind I think you are doing very good. You ... Read more

Gerald Poulton You have had a lot of open heart surgeries and with that in mind I think you are doing very good. Your body has gone through so much stress, give it time to heal. As for the back pain, when they pry the rib dage open to gain access to the heart it puts a huge strain on your ribs, like having small breaks in your ribs and it is painful but for you now it is onward and upward. 👍

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2121 days ago

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Hello everyone that sees, so if you read my story you know what’s up. Recently had open heart surgery to replace a 16 year old vale with another pig vale, ...Read more

Hello everyone that sees, so if you read my story you know what’s up. Recently had open heart surgery to replace a 16 year old vale with another pig vale, on the road to recovery so far hasn’t been to bad, I have back pain still and still feel like I have to take a deep breath, I don’t feel super amazing like I thought I would feel, hopeful it will change in the next weeks ahead, I have good days and bad days still, sometimes let my own brain over think things, I get a little worried i will still feel the same or my heart vale will reject but it’s all in my head, just a few things on my mind I heard a clicking nose be for surgery, and I still kinda hear it not all much when I get tired I’m hoping it fades... have a check up in few days

Phyllis Petersen Be patient! Your body needs to heal. Then all of a sudden you'll notice you're able to do more withou ... Read more

Phyllis Petersen Be patient! Your body needs to heal. Then all of a sudden you'll notice you're able to do more without getting tired. All the best!

Mario Espinosa Thanks

Jennifer McInerney It took four weeks before I started to feel significantly better. Everybody has a different timetabl ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney It took four weeks before I started to feel significantly better. Everybody has a different timetable for healing. Be patient and give yourself time. You’ll be amazed at how much better you feel eventually. Don’t be discouraged. It takes time.

Marie Myers It is such a big surgery, and it will take time to feel normal. 10 days is very early in your Recover ... Read more

Marie Myers It is such a big surgery, and it will take time to feel normal. 10 days is very early in your Recovery. Like Phyllis said, be patient! I know it is hard, but you must try.

Mario Espinosa Thanks for the advice guys