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WOW how time flies! I overlooked my own anniversary yesterday on 21st. I haven't visited VR for a far while so have a lot of catching up to do. Around each anniversary I think back to the fantastic support I got here which was invaluable in helping overcome the fear of the unknown and had me...

Hi Adrienne Congratulations on 4 years all the very best. I hadn't realized we share the same anniversary 1 year apart. Cheers Chris

Hi Fiona, I am pleased to hear that your second opinion was so positive but was wondering how there could be such a divergence of views on your status. If you are interested in a third opinion a cardiologist I found very good was Dr Greg Scalia at Wesely Hospital in Brisbane. I found him to be...

Well I missed posting on my anniversary which was 20th October but better late than never. I haven’t posted for quite a while but I wanted to let those in the waiting room know that post OHS can be so much better than before. I have been truly very fortunate with my recovery after mitral valve...

Amazing Effort Amazing Effort WOW! you are a glutten for punishment. Well done. What an inspiration. Congratulations.

Hi Mary, Great news. Keep up the smooth recovery. Make the most of being sleepy and lazy while you can. Wishing you all the best with your recovery. Chris

Hi Mary, All the best with your operation on Wednesday. Prays go out for a smooth operation and speedy recovery from over here in Queensland. Hope you get the message before you go in tomorrow. Cheers, Chris

Hi Wayne, I have joined this thread really late but just wanted to add my words of support. You will probably look back on this time see this as opening up a whole lot of new possibilities in your life. My wife works with a career transition coompany here in Australia who help people explore...

Hi Mary, I just wanted to wish you all the best. I will be sending up a prayer from the east coast. I remember having mixed feelings at this time. Firstly nervousness that surgery was finally drawing near but also a feeling of relief that the day for a fix up was near. Being well informed made...

Hi Eddie, Welcome to the group. Your August bike ride may be pushing it but why not set the goal and go for it. Just listen to your body after surgery. There would be nothing worse than ultimately slowing down the recovery because you went too far too soon. All the best, Cheers, Chris

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GINA:) :)

Welcome to this fantastic group of people. Not only will they share their incredible group knowledge. They keep you amused. Looking forward to following your journey. That is great advice Marguerite. In my case the deterioration after years of monitoring was measured in weeks. If I remember...

Hi Adam, If you are interested in valve repair then yes

Now I would say my first symptom that I can remember which took me to the Dr 20 years ago was a slight pain in the chest when I really exerted myself or when I drank coffee. Its funny now that very first symptom was one of the first things I noticed after surgery to have disappeared. In my late...

Jeanne, I would have said I did not have symptoms right up until about August last year. In hindsight there have been so many symptoms. I was always putting my breathlessness down to lack of fitness. How wrong I was. When I was 35 I would play soccer and so often I would be looking for a sub...

Phil, sounds like your recovery is going really well. Starting work at 3 weeks. WOW. I was still having my nana naps during the day until at least 4 weeks. Well done and Keep up the terrific recovery. Chris

It has now been 6 months since surgery and what a difference 6 months has made. In the weeks leading up to my surgery I felt like a 95 year old struggling to walk 50 metres. Now 6 months on I feel like a twenty year old and just look like a 45 year old. It has been a really life changing 6...

I was really keen to get back in the water and probably went in slowly at 8 weeks however the Dr was not too happy about that as the ribs had only just healed. I would say I was back swimming properly and light surfing at 12 weeks. If you have minimal invasive surgery you should be able to bring...

G'day mate, I am so pleased that things have kept on improving for you after such a difficult initiation to the other side of the mountain. I hear some people who reach middle age without those kind of herdles bemoaning the fact that they are now another year older instead of celebrating the...

Hi All, I received this in an email from a friend and thought it would be handy to share with all of you. Please do your part and send it on, I did mine. It may just be one of US it saves. Cheers, Chris STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Steps A friend sent this to me and encouraged me to...