Well, it’s been 3 years today (March 29/07) that I was called in for pre-op tests and to return to the hospital the following morning at 10:00am for surgery at 1:30pm – with the possibility of being bumped, which of course never happened.
I was still in shock and totally dumbfounded that I needed this type of surgery. I was convinced that once I was wheeled into the ‘theater’, the surgeon would come in say, “I read your file wrong, you don’t need surgery”. No such luck.
My luck did change 3 months after surgery when I found this forum. I remember that day clearly. It was a Wednesday, first time on the computer since surgery and I found what I was looking for “Valvereplacement.com”. I started snooping around and clicked on a button named “Chat”. This was my first encounter with your beloved Chimp ‘Cooker’. He welcomed me with open arms and I could feel his embrace across the miles. Soon, I felt more support from others from this Chat site. Bina, Blanche, Gadgetman, Lottie, Geebee and Ross just to name a few, let me know that they were there if I had any questions.
Thank-you all for your support and knowledge and to Hank for having the most outstanding forum on the Internet, I’m truly grateful.
Around here, March 30th is not a day of celebration and understandably so. It was the worst day of my family’s life – a day they care not to remember. Yet I know you all think/feel differently and that's why I'm writing this
So yea, March 30th………3 years on having a new tick to life.
Thank-you everyone for your help and wisdom.
R
I was still in shock and totally dumbfounded that I needed this type of surgery. I was convinced that once I was wheeled into the ‘theater’, the surgeon would come in say, “I read your file wrong, you don’t need surgery”. No such luck.
My luck did change 3 months after surgery when I found this forum. I remember that day clearly. It was a Wednesday, first time on the computer since surgery and I found what I was looking for “Valvereplacement.com”. I started snooping around and clicked on a button named “Chat”. This was my first encounter with your beloved Chimp ‘Cooker’. He welcomed me with open arms and I could feel his embrace across the miles. Soon, I felt more support from others from this Chat site. Bina, Blanche, Gadgetman, Lottie, Geebee and Ross just to name a few, let me know that they were there if I had any questions.
Thank-you all for your support and knowledge and to Hank for having the most outstanding forum on the Internet, I’m truly grateful.
Around here, March 30th is not a day of celebration and understandably so. It was the worst day of my family’s life – a day they care not to remember. Yet I know you all think/feel differently and that's why I'm writing this
So yea, March 30th………3 years on having a new tick to life.
Thank-you everyone for your help and wisdom.
R
