Johnny Stephens
Well-known member
Well, today marks 6 months to the day since my surgery. Considering I had some very serious complications immediately after surgery, it astounds me that I feel so well!
My only real lingering problem is fluid retention. Flareups are down to every 3 weeks or so, but then I have to call in the "helper" diuretic and spend a few hours draining I don't seem to have any lingering soreness or weakness in my chest, so I guess I'm all healed up. I still have to get my weight under control, but hey, at least I'm here to have a weight problem! Having 2 mechanical valves, my surgeon and cardiologist both want me at a 3 - 4 INR (this still seems high to me). If I'm at the high end of the range, I bruise easily (I've got a doozy the size of a baseball on my leg right now!).
Above all, the folks here at vr.com have really done a lot to help me through this. Thanks to all of you, this is a great resource for those of us who have this little adventure in their life. My sincere thanks to you all.
Johnny
My only real lingering problem is fluid retention. Flareups are down to every 3 weeks or so, but then I have to call in the "helper" diuretic and spend a few hours draining I don't seem to have any lingering soreness or weakness in my chest, so I guess I'm all healed up. I still have to get my weight under control, but hey, at least I'm here to have a weight problem! Having 2 mechanical valves, my surgeon and cardiologist both want me at a 3 - 4 INR (this still seems high to me). If I'm at the high end of the range, I bruise easily (I've got a doozy the size of a baseball on my leg right now!).
Above all, the folks here at vr.com have really done a lot to help me through this. Thanks to all of you, this is a great resource for those of us who have this little adventure in their life. My sincere thanks to you all.
Johnny