laynekulwin
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I must confess that I feel a bit foolish feeling the way I do... but then again, feelings are just that - FEELINGS. When my doctor told me the news (that I needed an AVR) I just went numb. Since that I have vacillated up and down emotionally and of late, just seem to accept the fact that it is what it is!
I am brand new to this forum and have taken the time to read many of the posts. That has been most helpful. I also read Adam Pick's book A PATIENT'S GUIDE TO HEART VALVE SURGERY. That was very informative and reassuring for me.
I will probably have my surgery in May. I have an angiogram scheduled for the end of March. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, getting my act together and trying not to dwell on the inevitable.
My biggest hurdle is ferreting out my support group - that seems almost an impossible task as I've traveled all over the place for years - in my work, especially. Now that I've settled down in San Jose, it is still a formidable task to discern whom I might reach out to for support during those trying first few weeks of recovery. I feel as if I'd be imposing on people and I just dread that thought - fear of rejection? of being a royal pain in the rear?
Any suggestions from you all who have traveled this road already are deeply appreciated.
Layne
I am brand new to this forum and have taken the time to read many of the posts. That has been most helpful. I also read Adam Pick's book A PATIENT'S GUIDE TO HEART VALVE SURGERY. That was very informative and reassuring for me.
I will probably have my surgery in May. I have an angiogram scheduled for the end of March. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, getting my act together and trying not to dwell on the inevitable.
My biggest hurdle is ferreting out my support group - that seems almost an impossible task as I've traveled all over the place for years - in my work, especially. Now that I've settled down in San Jose, it is still a formidable task to discern whom I might reach out to for support during those trying first few weeks of recovery. I feel as if I'd be imposing on people and I just dread that thought - fear of rejection? of being a royal pain in the rear?
Any suggestions from you all who have traveled this road already are deeply appreciated.
Layne