rkeirl
Member
I am 25 year old, based in the UK and due to go into hospital this wednesday 23rd, with operation the next day. Due to have an aortic valve replacement.
After talking on the lifestyle section i seemed more bothered about whether i could play basketball again as it is a big part of my life, now after everything has been decided everything else has set in worrying me.
The one thing i dread most is the build up, i feel sick now nevermind the day i have to spend in hospital before the procedure. Im not one for hospital and never had any procedures, i am dreading the anesthetic procedure.
I know the hospital in question has fantastic rates of survival 98.5%, and age is on my side, and the director of the whole unit is doing my procedure and he is 3rd in the UK in the amount of these procedure he does.
But you can never help but think. We are already in a minority, as we have to have this procedure so i am not one to trust fiqures.
Can anyone shed any light on there experience of going under, do you just go to sleep and the next thing your awake and have a nice scar?
Or am i going to have some spirtual experience looking over my body when they stop the heart?
I think i have watched to many horror movies with people waking up with there chest open.
Regards
After talking on the lifestyle section i seemed more bothered about whether i could play basketball again as it is a big part of my life, now after everything has been decided everything else has set in worrying me.
The one thing i dread most is the build up, i feel sick now nevermind the day i have to spend in hospital before the procedure. Im not one for hospital and never had any procedures, i am dreading the anesthetic procedure.
I know the hospital in question has fantastic rates of survival 98.5%, and age is on my side, and the director of the whole unit is doing my procedure and he is 3rd in the UK in the amount of these procedure he does.
But you can never help but think. We are already in a minority, as we have to have this procedure so i am not one to trust fiqures.
Can anyone shed any light on there experience of going under, do you just go to sleep and the next thing your awake and have a nice scar?
Or am i going to have some spirtual experience looking over my body when they stop the heart?
I think i have watched to many horror movies with people waking up with there chest open.
Regards