avr uodate

[mewg]

hi every 1 my avr went well im still in hosoitall day 3 been up walking alot even washed myself so if my warfrin goes up i can go home monday.this strap on ur chest aint fun thow and coughing is nasty but hopefully home monday 2 start my recovery thanks every1 4ur support b4 i came in x

[kefalonia1]

Good morning, your recovery sounds amazing well done! After my AVR and pacemaker it took me ages to walk. Keep up the good work honey. x

[mewg in reply to kefalonia1]

thanks had a goodnight sleep lastnight aswell so everything is going well hopefully walk sum stairs later did you were you cough lock everyday when you got home x

[kefalonia1 in reply to mewg]

Yes l did cough a lot but my surgeon was very pleased l did because it meant my lungs were working properly and getting rid of any mucus from being put to sleep for 11 hours and lingering infection. Be careful taking any medication for it as some will interfere with warfarin! l am staying with a friend so will email you on Tuesday. Take care, Sue x

[mewg in reply to kefalonia1]

thanks hope ur haveing a nice break x

[KazSumm]

Good morning so glad your AVR went well, I also recovered really quickly, and was up and walking within 48 hrs. Getting the mucus up of your lungs is not nice, they taught me how to cough which made it a lot easier and put me on a nebuliser twice a day this got most of it up and when I got home used vick in hot water twice a day , it took 5 days but I got that last annoying bit up. The posthorax vest is very strange at first , but it will become your best friend , I did wear mind like a good girl all the time, just loosen it when sitting, after 8weeks I took it off it felt strange for the a few days leaving my security blanket behind 😂 if you roll a hand towel and tape it use it length ways down your chest it gives you even more support when you cough and sneeze 🤧 if you’ve not sneezed yet be prepared it hurts, a lot like being shot 😝 so wishing you a speedy recovery and you should be going home soon to be spoilt .Kaz 16 wks postop ❤️❣️💕

[mewg in reply to KazSumm]

thanks hun im useing a wrapped up towel 4 the coughing its not nice at all they have just turned my ecg off so they hopeing 2 pull the pace wires off tom morning then if i can do the stairs i can go home cant wait beds aint comfy at all lol x

[Mary_Janet]

Well done sounds like you are doing really well.As they same keep taking the pain killers and keep moving. Hope you manage to get some rest before you get discharged.

[mewg in reply to Mary_Janet]

thanks mary x

[Riedenise]

Morning, glad to hear you are recovering well from your AVR. Fingers crossed you'll be home soon. You take care lovely. Rie x

[Fredders]

Good to hear you're making such good progress. I'm now nearly three weeks on from my AVR, although I subsequently had to have a pacemaker fitted as well. Didn't have a thorax vest just a rolled up towel for coughing. Had a slight chest infection so they pumped me full of intravenous antibiotics and that was clear before I left hospital, thankfully, so not too much coughing, sneezing hurts like hell when they happen without warning and no time to grab a cushion!

Hope you get to go home tomorrow so you can start your recovery proper.

Wendy

[mewg in reply to Fredders]

cheers hun hope you keep improveing well its a strap they give you here where you pull it across ur chest the velgro it back.hope my warfrin goes up later x

[Fredders in reply to mewg]

My next warfarin appointment is on Wednesday but the clinic supports home testing so I've bought myself a testing machine, I will just have to do the test, ring the clinic and they tell me what dose of warfarin I need to take, will make life much easier once I'm back at work. Not sure whether I can get the strips on prescription, will need to check when I eventually get to see my doctor!

Wendy x

[MKB38]

I too am doing well on day 9. Home on day 5, it's amazing. I'm really scared of coughing or sneezing though I do have the towel to hug. I even felt as though the bones clicked this morning, but my info confirms this does happen.

It's hard to know how much to do. Take care everyone, I'm looking forward to the New Year.

Love Margaret x

[loubylou08 in reply to MKB38]

Hi Margaret, so pleased your doing well xx

[MKB38 in reply to loubylou08]

Hi Louby Lou, remind me, was it your husband who needed the op? How's he doing? X

[loubylou08 in reply to MKB38]

Hi, yes he had his AVR end of September. Doing well, walking 5 miles a day. Now having rehab once a week to build up his upper body strength. Still gets a little dizzy now & again but all pretty normal they say. Wishing you a speedy recovery x

[MKB38 in reply to loubylou08]

I'm so pleased for you. I can't believe it's already 2 weeks since my op and everything has gone brilliantly well so far. Best wishes for the future. M XXX

[mewg in reply to MKB38]

thanks hun gladur doing sowell im home now and feeling fittish but got 2 take it easy x

[mewg]

hi matgeret my chest bones are moveing loads and couging aint a nice experiance glad 2 hear your doing so well x

[mewg]

bloody cheesed off my warfrin is staying at 1 so i cant go home any1 else had this problem after avr thanks

[Hidden]

Oh poor you. Feel your pain. I should have been able to go home on Friday but they forgot about the pacing wires and then the warfarin was too high to take them out! Finally ok today so should be going home tomorrow- if my local hospital (Worthing) gives me an appt at their warfarin clinic or they won’t let me go! I too have recovered well but felt very low probably due to being 3.5 hours from home so not had many visitors. Haven’t had anything but paracetamol since day 3 and no problems with coughing. Worse thing for me was having the drains out and waking up with the breathing tube in and fighting it! That will stay with me for a long time! Hope you get home soon matey

[mewg in reply to Hidden]

hi hun wondered how you were getting on hope you will be home tom how are you fi ding the ticking lol.yes the drainige tube wearnt nice at all mine got stuck so they had 2 tug it i had plenty of gas and air i can tell you.my warfrin level is still 1 so i prob be in allweek but better be safe than sorry my stomuch is so swollenand chest sore with coughlock on 24 7 and i have alot of movement in my chest.sozz 2 hear you havent had visotors it does perk you up xx

[Hidden in reply to mewg]

Oh bless you. My warfarin level stayed low for a bit then rocketed so you should be ok tomorrow I reckon. I was very swollen too. I put on 8kgs overnight! Not great for a little thing like me but it’s almost all disappeared. Do hope you get home soon. It’s certainly something I don’t want to repeat ever again so healthy living for me from now on!! - not that I was particularly unhealthy before though. 😊

[mewg in reply to Hidden]

i hope it shoots up i hate it in hear missing my kids i just maneged 2 shave so that feels abit better have you got 2 wear a cough lock x

[Hidden in reply to mewg]

I know how that feels. It really sucks. No, I haven’t seen anyone with one in here?

[mewg in reply to Hidden]

are you home yrt hun x

[Hidden in reply to mewg]

Yep. Home yesterday teatime. Didn't sleep great but that was due to me ticking and hubby snoring! Feel amazing really. Off to warfarin clinic shortly. Hope all good with you

[mewg in reply to Hidden]

aww glad 2 hear it ive had a shitty night no sleep and been crying all morning just need 2 get home now im not finding the ticking 2 bad at the moment.glad ur home and doing well xx

[laura_dropstitch Heart Star in reply to mewg]

Sounds like you're having a tough time, Mewg. Hope you get home soon, sure things will feel slightly closer to normal when you do. Will keep my fingers crossed for you. All the best x

[mewg in reply to laura_dropstitch]

thanks hun im hopefull 2day will be my day and i can get home 2 my bed x

[Hidden in reply to mewg]

Oh poor you 😔 I understand totally how you feel as I had a couple of days when I was very tearful. It's normal and will pass, I promise. Hope you get home today

[mewg in reply to Hidden]

thanks but unfortunetly im not going home as my inr is still low so another day atleast x

[Hidden in reply to mewg]

Morning. Hope you have had a better night and you can get home today.

[mewg in reply to Hidden]

im home its very strange and scary 2b honnest but lovely seeing my kids how you getting on xx

[Hidden in reply to mewg]

So pleased you’re home! How was the first night? I’m doing ok. No pain as such, just aching, feel wobbly a lot but my BP is low and am anaemic so it will take a while to get my energy back. Make sure you take it easy! X

[mewg]

morning hun i woke up haveing a bad knightmare and then was in alot of pain but after they gave me sum painkillers then i had a few hours sleep.how are you getting on at home x