Veronica's Posts

It's been a long time, but I am feeling especially grateful today, and I wanted to share my journey up to this point. Following surgery I was able to fly to WA and spend 6 months with my mother before she died of cancer. I am so happy that she was able to see me recover so she could stop worrying about me! I had a very easy time compared to many probably due to the fact that I had no major underlying illnesses, and I am relatively young. I feel better than I have in a long time, and so far my valve is working great. I am not taking any medications since about 6 wks post op. I do have a thymoma-tumor on my thymus gland that was found incidentally after an ER visit 2 wks after surgery. It is being monitored, but so far has not caused any real difficulties. Thanks to everyone in this community for the care and support during that difficult time. Now more that ever we need to be there for each other, and I am trying to express my gratitude to everyone possible! Wishing you all good health and peace in these uncertain days.