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My mum underwent heart valve surgery on Monday and she's still on a ventilator 3 days after the operation and they now think she's got a chest infection. I was just wondering if anyone had been in a similar position? And how long people took to recover?

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Fingers crossed for a swift recovery for your mum.🤞

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Weetabixie

I hope you're mum will be ok and wish her a speedy recovery x

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