Tag: surgery
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Turning A Corner, but Still Looking Back
Stepping on a treadmill with a heart monitor strapped to my chest, a light chill of anticipation rippled up my spine as I pushed the start button. A new phase of my heart surgery journey had commenced. In the scary days right after surgery, I tried to focus on the longer road ahead and not my…
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Spicy Surgery and a Remarkable Recovery!
At almost three weeks post surgery I have settled into a new (temporary) normal that is way better than being in the hospital, but a long way from complete recovery. Today is 19 days since the 7-hour aortic valve replacement procedure that changed my life forever and gave me new hope for returning to my robust…
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