zoemeigs
New member
One of the most difficult parts of my post-open heart surgery life is feeling isolated and not knowing other people who deal with my issues daily. There was little attention to mental health and the impact on it of having this major surgery or living with a machine in your heart afterwards.
it feels weird. I feel vulnerable.
I also feel like a sick person because I must take warfarin and have my INR monitored monthly. That means a visit with my primary care doc and then a blood draw at an outside lab.
I feel like a Guinea pig in that the doc adjusts the warfarin dosage each time the blood test results are out of range.
it feels weird. I feel vulnerable.
I also feel like a sick person because I must take warfarin and have my INR monitored monthly. That means a visit with my primary care doc and then a blood draw at an outside lab.
I feel like a Guinea pig in that the doc adjusts the warfarin dosage each time the blood test results are out of range.