Recent content by Allisoninoz

Well, hi everybody. I haven't been on here for a very long time. Had my Ross back in Feb 2011 and my heart had been pumping along beautifully. Then, in January this year this year my husband and I separated. I had no idea he was unhappy (nor that he was having an affair), found out in a...

I hate extreme heat but don't think it's anything to so with my heart! I just hate 40-plus days are ridiculous! I'm so glad today is cooler. W came home early from a camping holiday (in a cabin that felt like a sauna) as I felt I had some mild heat exhaustion ... Felt a bit dizzy, quite sick...

I understand your fear. I get myself into huge knots from time to time, even though things are going well. Try and focus on what's going well, and have confidence that your doctors would warn you if you were at risk from everyday activities. (Having said that, I also think it's really important...

Actually it was my right coronary artery. Doh.

Hi from Melbourne. I had a ross procedure to fix my unicuspid aortic valve ... And rare anomalous left coronary artery! ...two years ago. Read all about it here ... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/a-diary-of-open-heart-surgery/story-fn6bn9st-1226058541539 Just to drop something else in the...

Not sure if this is the best forum, but we'll see. I'm two years post-op, all that's going swimmingly. Saw my GP this morning for a review of a blood test I had last week which was testing for allergic reaction (couldn't find anything). Full blood work showed increased creatinine levels (kidney...

Hi, I had the Ross Procedure two years ago and am doing fine now. But I wouldn't have wanted to sit for seven hours in a car after discharge. I was nervous enough travelling 30 minutes to get home. If you do choose to do that, plan to get out of the car every hour or 90 minutes to walk and a...

Hi. My surgeon, Peter Skillington, is in Melbourne (Australia). He is close to the world leader in Ross Procedures, having done more than 300 in the past 20 years ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSBinqmy-DM The Ross is certainly not a new surgery. It has been around since the 1970s/1980s but...

Hi all! I haven't posted for months ... but keep an eye on the forums. It was the second anniversary of my Ross Procedure on 22 February. So many friends say to me "Oh, that's gone so fast", but in many ways to me, it hasn't gone quickly at all. It's actually been quite a long process. Because I...

Hi, you might find my newspaper article on my experience helpful ... and you can show your family so they know what you're going through ... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/a-diary-of-open-heart-surgery/story-fn6bn9st-1226058541539 It's not a stroll in the park, but it's over with relatively...

Brilliant! Well done!

It will all be fine. Thoughts are with you. Allison

Yes Mom2izzy ... remembering to walk straight with shoulders back was important for me, otherwise I'd end up slouching to protect the incision ... it did hurt, but it worked eventually. And I spent a fortune on masseurs and physio. Helped my shoulder/back/arm pain a lot.

Hi all, thought I'd show off my scar 22 months on. I'm pretty happy with how it looks. Just the battle of keeping it safe in the sun now that summer is almost here ... So if anybody is stressing about what their scar will look like ... most do fade with time. I've been lucky. Am listening to the...

Hi Jules, six weeks is not long at all! Are you doing rehab and/or able to walk every day? It's weird, but now I'm 19 months post surgery, it's actually difficult to remember how long the sternum recovery took. I know that my neck and back gave me a lot more pain than my chest. I wrote about my...