malibu82
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*i tried to fix my spelling error in the thread title, it wont let me!
Are there a lot of people who come and go from this site?
Unfortunately I am one of them. I have been realizing it for awhile now but can you believe I have been too lazy to log in....
Joining in 2010 after learning of my condition I was so scared and had so many questions. I needed help. I wanted opinions and true stories. I found those here. Pre and Post surgery. But after surgery paranoia got the best of me. I realized I needed to push as far away as I can from these types of groups or pages. I was so scared that every ache or pain was my heart. I didn't want it to consume my life so I stopped coming on here. And it did really help ME. But then what about the people that were in the same spot I was in earlier? I haven't been there to help them the way you all helped me.
It led me to think...for all of you have been on this site for a long time. How many people have you seen like me, who come and go? I feel like heart valve problems are being diagnosed more frequently every year.
So here is my story:
December 2008: normal delivery
December 2009: normal delivery
December 2009: horrible headache from failed epidural 5 days earlier. hospital did a ct scan and said everything looks great except for my heart. i had a bi cuspid aortic valve and an aneurysm of 4.8 centimeters...i was told i was lucky to have lived through previous births. my babies also had no heart problems.
May 2010: i had an aortic valve replacement and chose tissue because i wanted my life to get back to "normal"...no blood thinners or anything. just as close to normal as possible. it was so hard to go in for surgery with a 1 year old and 5 month old at home
December 2013: C section birth delivery only because I was 41 weeks pregnant and not progressing!!! I gave birth to my 3rd perfect and healthy baby girl
now i feel like my tissue valve may be on its last leg. i did have an echocardiogram at 30 weeks pregnant and it looked awesome. however after giving birth i havent yet been back to see the doctor. im just not feeling 100% anymore. ill let you know how my next cardio visit goes! good luck to everyone out there and if you have any questions, please message me so i can help
Are there a lot of people who come and go from this site?
Unfortunately I am one of them. I have been realizing it for awhile now but can you believe I have been too lazy to log in....
Joining in 2010 after learning of my condition I was so scared and had so many questions. I needed help. I wanted opinions and true stories. I found those here. Pre and Post surgery. But after surgery paranoia got the best of me. I realized I needed to push as far away as I can from these types of groups or pages. I was so scared that every ache or pain was my heart. I didn't want it to consume my life so I stopped coming on here. And it did really help ME. But then what about the people that were in the same spot I was in earlier? I haven't been there to help them the way you all helped me.
It led me to think...for all of you have been on this site for a long time. How many people have you seen like me, who come and go? I feel like heart valve problems are being diagnosed more frequently every year.
So here is my story:
December 2008: normal delivery
December 2009: normal delivery
December 2009: horrible headache from failed epidural 5 days earlier. hospital did a ct scan and said everything looks great except for my heart. i had a bi cuspid aortic valve and an aneurysm of 4.8 centimeters...i was told i was lucky to have lived through previous births. my babies also had no heart problems.
May 2010: i had an aortic valve replacement and chose tissue because i wanted my life to get back to "normal"...no blood thinners or anything. just as close to normal as possible. it was so hard to go in for surgery with a 1 year old and 5 month old at home
December 2013: C section birth delivery only because I was 41 weeks pregnant and not progressing!!! I gave birth to my 3rd perfect and healthy baby girl
now i feel like my tissue valve may be on its last leg. i did have an echocardiogram at 30 weeks pregnant and it looked awesome. however after giving birth i havent yet been back to see the doctor. im just not feeling 100% anymore. ill let you know how my next cardio visit goes! good luck to everyone out there and if you have any questions, please message me so i can help
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