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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: May 24, 2018

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Suelynn Hanegraaf added photos to a journal post
1 year ago (April 15, 2025)
A week ago (April 8th) was the one year anniversary of my second aortic valve replacement. Doing good! รฐลธโ„ขยรฐลธยยปThanking God every day! Just came back from a month long รขโ‚ฌล“road tripรขโ‚ฌย out West with a two week stay in Boise, ID to visit my son & family. Hereรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs a pix... Read more.
Adorableโค๏ธ You look amazing! Nice to see a heart warrior looking so well after 2 valve replacements. You give me hope for the future๐Ÿ˜Š
What a great picture. His little grin is adorable. And that a great post! Congratulations on your anniversary. Sounds like a fun road trip.
Great to hear from you! Heรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs a doll.
Congratulations on your one year anniversary Suelynn. Thank you for sharing such beautiful baby. Continued good health and God bless you. รฐลธโ„ขยรขยยครฏยธย
Suelynn Hanegraaf added photos to a journal post
1 year ago (May 16, 2024)
Had a glorious Motherรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs Day with my two adult children and their families, 5 weeks post-op! รฐลธล’ยผรฐลธล’ยธ
Youรขโ‚ฌโ„ขre glowing with health and grandma love! รฐลธหœล รฐลธโ€™โ€”
Suelynn Hanegraaf added photos to a journal post
2 years ago (April 17, 2024)
Discharged this aft from aortic valve redo replacement surgery (full sternectomy) and some extra days of a-fib! I powered-through! Canรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt wait to be home! All honor and praise to Him. Thank you for your รขโ„ขยฅรฏยธย support too!!
Congratulations and continued good health and recovery. God bless you รฐลธโ„ขยรขยยครฏยธย
Great. So how was the recovery intensity for this number two as compared to number one?
Yay! You're looking fabulous! Enjoy your evening at home, Suelynn! โค๏ธ
Great photo! Congrats- the hardest part is over. Was the second time very different from the first in how you รขโ‚ฌล“powered through itรขโ‚ฌย?
Fantastic! Get some rest and Iรขโ‚ฌโ„ขm sure it will be great to be home!
Wonderful news! Your smile says it all. You are at gladiator status! รฐลธยชโ€“รฐลธโ€™ยช
Thatรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs music to our ears and that smile says it all! To God be the glory and may you enjoy this new chapter without any complications. รฐลธโ„ขยรฐลธยยปรขยยครฏยธยรขโ‚ฌยรฐลธยฉยน
Thank you, everyone! Definitely รขโ‚ฌล“tougherรขโ‚ฌย than the first minimally invasive aortic valve surgery in 2011 due to the heart flutter & a-fib lingering episodes experienced from this one - longer hospital stay and more meds. Also the full sternectomy (9รขโ‚ฌย incision vs 4รขโ‚ฌย incision and cutting of the breastbone), different... Read more.
So glad to see your doing well ! You did itรขโ‚ฌยฆ Good for you

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