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Hi Everyone, Not been available for a while, hope all is well. I am now nearly six months post AVR and I have days when I feel fantastic, still experiencing visual issues (migraines) but have been given the all clear from my optician regarding anything sinister following being on H/L machine so...

Brilliant news Steve xxx

Hi Tina, Welcome and good luck with your surgery Wishing you a smooth and speedy recovery Deb

Congratulations on your 1st anniversary �� Deb x

Anne, You always make me giggle ;) I don't know how you managed to pose like that in ICU, there were 4 other patients with me! You dark horse you ! Good Mood, in ICU, pumped full of Morphine with wires attached to every orifice ! are you sure you weren't experiencing ICU Psychosis ? Don't...

Hi Lynn, just be at peace with your choices of valve, surgeon and care team. wishing you luck and a bump free recovery Deb x

Love the clip! Good luck with your surgery Deb x

Hi, I know it is so tempting but you wouldn't want to drop your baby and that may happen if you lift over the weight advised to you! I have a aged disabled dog who is struggling on our wooden floors and falls over all the time, at first when I was alone and he fell there was absolutely no way I...

Hi Lynn, In hospital I wore a very soft sports bra with fastenings, I was encouraged to do so by the physio as it is more comfortable on the incision to have the girls upright! I am a 34b so not really too much to rein in! Some other more endowed ladies were told to wear like a strapping around...

Hi all, I haven't felt too good the past couple of days with exaggerated symptoms that I have previously discussed - Neck pain, tingling in lip, face and extremities which I can only describe as a warm blood rush! also occasional heavy feeling in my arm, intermittent chills with normal...

Thanks Anne I have registered my valve with them now ☺ Deb x

Sounds like you had a good review ☺the one thing I have learnt is if you don't ask the questions you don't get the answers. I wasn't offered a written account of my surgery but like you others on the forum have received a full account I will ask at my first post surgery appointment with my...

I think migraines are quite common following surgery but if you already are a sufferer then you need to tell your anaesthetist when they come to see you before your surgery, I didn't know this until after, apparently they can give you a more appropriate anaesthetic. I have experienced migraines...

Anne, I did ask him about the valve he used as I only knew it was a 19mm bovine, and it is the same one as you have ☺ I asked why did he prefer this particular valve and he said because of the recorded success and longevity! But also added that each person is different and obviously no accurate...

Hi all, I attended my post op review Today with my Surgeon, it was originally arranged for 6 weeks after my AVR but for reasons not explained to me, it is nearly 11 weeks. may I ask a question to all those who have gone before me! what did you expect from the review and what did you actually...

Hi, This happens frequently, I got cancelled myself 3 times, and each time I was in hospital prepped and ready to go! But you have to appreciate that the cancellation is probably due to an emergency, as they class our type of surgery as elective and a non emergency, so we do tend to get bumped...

Hi, This happens frequently, I got cancelled myself 3 times, and each time I was in hospital prepped and ready to go! But you have to appreciate that the cancellation is probably due to an emergency, as they class our type of surgery as elective and a non emergency, so we do tend to get bumped...

I work in mental health recovery and have found that individuals get great results with The Wellness Recovery Action Plan or WRAP by Mary Ellen Copeland. I don't know how to attach a link for you but if you Google it it will give you all the information, it enables you to take back the control...

Big Hug Ingrid Deb x

I love a bit of good news, well done. Here's to a speedy recovery Deb