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The breathing tube was the thing that scared me the most, at the time of my first surgery, so I totally understand your fear. But my experience was very similar to many others here...I was very groggy, and I don't recall being awake until just prior to the tube coming out. I woke to someone...

Yep, the rollout in Australia is a bit of a debacle! I haven't had mine yet, I've been booked in for 2 months now, due to lack of supply, but really I'm still sitting on the fence due to my concerns over AstraZenica due to my platelets issue (thrombocytopenia) which all the medicos have assured...

Welcome to the forum, you will find it so helpful, as I have done. Great that you have a date, that's the first big hurdle over with. Best of luck for the surgery and recovery, hope it all goes smoothly.

Funnily enough, no, first surgery was easier I think, although I had a lot more nausea last time, but I guess that it was from a double dose of anaesthetic, and they kept intubated a lot longer the second time round (from memory, about another 12 hours) in case they had to go back in again in a...

Oh thanks for that, will definitely mention to them and get them to take a look. Have been doing rehab, but in a limited way due to what I can actually do with the shoulder.

wow Amy, so sorry to hear that you having such a hard time getting some decent aftercare and also that your recovery doesn't seem to be as fast as you would like. Makes me appreciate my health care team here in Australia much more. Our systems seem quite different. I would keep persisting...

oh that's interesting...I'm seeing a specialist next week for my shoulder, so I will keep that in mind. I'm being told that I have a frozen shoulder that is in the freezing stage, but I also wonder whether there is rotator cuff injury. Will see what the opinion is next week. The shoulder is...

Hi Meanjellybean, I had a redo done end of March this year. My first surgery was 12 years ago. Not sure I can give you much comfort, as my two surgeries went differently, although the same type of valve was put in (tissue value due to blood issues). First surgery, I had a haemorrhage after...

Hi esvaja, Well, I guess it is good news in that everything is going along in the right direction, but I understand your frustration at how that can be up and down. DId they give you any things to do to help? It can be disheartening when you have a good day and then follow up with a crappy one...

Hi Amy, Thanks for checking in. The shoulder is slowly getting worse...my range of movement has decreased dramatically, the pain is increasing and now runs the full length of my arm. I'm not sleeping well with it, and having to take considerable pain killers just to get some rest and get...

Love this quote....going up on my wall so I remember that every day!

Hi Esvaja, Sorry to hear about how you are feeling. I had my surgery in March and am 7 weeks post now. I too still have numbness on one side of my chest, although it is slowly returning feeling, and the hypersensitivity is gradually decreasing. So it might be just a matter of time, and being...

Interesting....I have also had abnormal liver results. Was sent for a second scan last week, but don't get any results until later this week.

I am 7 weeks post surgery and had variable heart rate for the first 5 to 6 weeks, with a resting HR of 90 to 100. My cardiologist said that he wasn't too concerned, that it would settle around 6 weeks mark, and that it was because the heart doesnt like to be touched. Sure enough, by the end of...

Hi Amy, my surgeon required a post op echo prior to discharge, so that was 9 days after surgery. My cardiologist wanted an ECG at the 4 week check, and the surgeon has asked for a repeat at the upcoming 8 week check.

Hi Amy, No new stretches to report sorry! Physio believes I am currently in the "freezing" stage of a frozen shoulder - bugger! Not what I wanted to hear! Have to admit it has rocked me a bit, although I did have a sneaky suspicion in the back of my mind, but hoping against hope that it wasn't...

Sorry to hear this, what a bugger! Hope you get through it ok.

Great to hear you are doing so well. Every day will make a difference.

I had mine removed about 2 years post surgery...got to the point I couldn't stand the seat belt across them, and anytime they got bumped it became very painful. Because I am so thin, they were quite noticeable lumps. I was surprised that I only had a couple of bandaids afterwards, but the...

Sure, will do! I try to walk about 4 km, usually between 35 -45 mins. I don't know if that is a fast pace or not, but I push my pace, so I am now walking so that I am slightly out of breath and couldn't hold a conversation. It includes some hills. Stairs are still a problem for me, I still...