Introduction - My Heart Valve Surgery Journey

Hi, Im Dan, aged 25 from England. This is my introduction post to my "journey" of heart valve repair surgery.
View my blog at:
http://www.heart-valve-surgery-journey.blogspot.com

Today is the 6th November 2008 and I am scheduled for surgery before the end of November. I will give regular video updates and talk about my experience.
Please don't hesitate to ask any questions.

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[funkyphant0m]

Many thanks for doing this you have given me so much hope, im going through the exact same thing and had the exact same hole in the heart and heart op when i was young. Ive got my date for early january 09 and im bricking it to say the least. Thank god I've managed to find this blog. God bless, your website is awesome.

[HVSJDan]

really glad it helped you, thats exactly why i created the blog - and you can't really help it but don't worry so much it is much easier than you imagine, less pain, and you can do a lot more than you think. I'm 1 month now and ill do another video soon but i feel totally fine to do normal everyday stuff, just nothing extreme :) - oh my heart rate is faster still, but i think its slowing back to normal :)

[HVSJDan]

oh, and are you in the UK? Where is your op if so? Feel free to ask me anything u want, and do stay in touch and let me know how it goes!

[HVSJDan]

Hope youve had it successfully and come out the other side now! Hope you have a quick and event free recovery - I'm 2 months post surgery now and pretty much normal again - there is life after surgery...BETTER life! :)

[Kajavi]

Hey! Good luck man. I'll be checkin you out to see how you're doing post surgery!

[HVSJDan]

Thanks, still no date, but should still be around the end of November... hopefully

[maekulit051686]

hi dan were the same... though im a 25 yr old female.. i had mitral valve prolapse had difficulty in breathing and chest pains.. i wonder if i also had to do surgery, to live longer.. im afraid..

[cindykenward]

Hi Dan: I will be have my Aortic Root replaced as well as my Aortic Valve. Thank you so very much for these videos. I have watched them all. I can't tell you how much they have helped. How are you doing?

[pitbullboy100]

hey dan good on you I had mine done in 2004 dont flex when they pull out the tubes its harder on you and be careful with you sternum shifting for about 2 months I was shaggin my girl when my sternum shifted and hurt sooooo bad the gave me a ton of drugs but it still hurt ,, good luck and that big scar is sexy to most chicks

[NaytheNewb]

i have i norrowing of the aortic valve i had surgury through key hole and they did the bloon thing but got a phone call now i have to have open heart surgury i had it since i was born i have the operation in 2 weeks me and my famliy very scared

[journalistgirl07]

Hey Dan! Almost 21 years ago I had my heart surgery! Remember something from it.... but only something, not all! You were really brave, I can tell ya. I know how you must have felt !!

[lombardirect]

Awesome series of videos Dan, i'm having heart valve repair surgery in a couple of weeks and you've provided a wonderfully frank, insightful and useful account for which i'm mega-grateful. Much of the info from the hospital has been quite generic and impersonal, but i feel much more positive now and a little less anxious. Cheers!

[HVSJDan]

wow 4 heart surgeries! Best of luck friend, and yeh make a video, ill definitely watch it!