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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: May 15, 2015

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Kim Schurman posted an update

10 years ago (August 26, 2015)

I am now about 11 weeks post mechanical AVR and aorta aneurysm repair. Doing good in cardiac rehab 3x/week. Still with some fatigue but palpitations are mostly resolved and shortness of breath is improved. I would definitely recommend cardiac rehab! The energy level after exercise is amazing! For all the... Read more.

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Autumn Griffin

Hmmm.. I hadn't even thought about the Coumadin and menstrual thing. I am not looking forward to having to sleep on my back (if I have to have surgery, I can hope) I am a side sleeper but I am sure that will be too painful for a while.

Autumn Griffin

I am glad you are feeling better!

Clare Auten

Kim, glad you are recovering well. Autumn, I continued to sleep on my side aside from the first few nights in ICU. You have to do what works for you.

Ihn Kim

Awesome! Very glad to hear you are doing good Kim.

Jean Raber

Glad cardiac rehab is going well and some symptoms are clearing up.

Mary K

Wonderful to hear how well you are doing. Keep up the good work.

Bob M

Great news! Take it easy heart sister!

Kim Schurman posted a photo

10 years ago (August 13, 2015)

Yoga cat 3

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Jean Raber

The cat is on the mat. Funny how they do that, eh? Does your kitty like to get in boxes and bags?

Kim Schurman

She sees a box, jumps in, sits and looks cute. It could be the smallest box. Bags she would rather chew on especially if they are plastic...

Jean Raber

OMG, I used to write a short column based on random phrase searches on Google, one of which was "my cat eats plastic" because a friend had a plastic-chewing cat. Way more hits than you'd think. I just checked and got over 6,000. That's way more hits than "my cat... Read more.

Bob M

Meow!