Heather's Posts

So Friday marked 9 weeks post op. I can finally say, I am well on the way to recovery and feeling better. I find some days that I forgot to take my mid day rest and realized I didn't really need it. I still have a little bit of dizziness but am noticing it is when my vision changes so perhaps its not my valve at all. My doctors are completely happy with my progress. I am walking 25-30 minutes at a time and enjoy that immensely. I am still feeling my body tell me when I have done enough, but I have no trouble listening anymore. I did have a minor issue in that my thoracotomy incision opened up a bit due to some underlying stitches. It took a few weeks longer to get it all healed but today I can say no band aids nor steri strips. I pray for all who come across this in their life to realize it can be fixed. My surgeon told me that most heart issues can be fixed 95% of the time if people just listen to their bodies and take care of the issue early on. I am so grateful to my Primary doctor who originally found this and my surgeon who carried me through to process. God has been so good to me.