Heart Operation For Me On Tuesday To Replace My Mitral Valve!

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Yes I love that song VFC and I a sure that my Wish will come true!

So today I have had yet another big surprise!
One of the nurses came in and said a card had Card/ Balloon had been delivered to The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital for me.
Well HIP forums people.
Blow Me! .
It was sent by our very own Angel Mamma.
The Nurse held it form me as no one was going to see me with my Catheter showing!

She sent it on behalf of you all, so how lovely of her, and I really am overwhelmed with all this.

So Sob Sob! Happy Tears

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And here we were all hoping to see you sporting your catheter.
Curses! The plan's been derailed by your charming nurse.
Glad you like it, though, brother.
Speedy recovery!

 

You are well appreciated ,brother.

 

Gland you are through it mate.
I told you you would be fine.

Rest easy my friend, see you soon

 

Thank you so much scratcho, but l have just one problem.
My head is getting too big

Just took some photos down the ward.
I have been moved to another single ward room as below. View attachment 280521

 

Mug shots

 

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Nice digs, brother!

 

Glad to hear that you're doing better!

This part is TMI though

 

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Bloody Hell Gal..
I would sooner tangle with a hungry Lion than a Candy Gal with a broken heart!

 

Many a true word is spoken in jest Candy.
When in truth your comments there have you and me spot on really!

 

Thank you Mamma.
But in truth do you know what I call them?

Dicky Dipsticks!

I don’t think I have revealed this on HIPS forum before, but I have to self catheter myself up to 7 times a day!
This is because I have a very enlarged prostate, and the wee can’t get past that for me to do a ruddy gusher!
They are only small ones really and they get me out of jail with the possibility of me ruddy Balls blowing up.
This would not be a pretty sight!

PS.
There are hospital type catheters which do the job jurying surgery, and my Dicky Dipstick type.
In essence they do the help you wee wee job in a different way.
BUT.
My way is best!

 

Don't know if you have it there but we have a company here that will send you an assortment of catheters to try so you can choose the one most comfortable for you.
It's free to try. Do you have such a program?
I saw an episode of House where he had to catheterise himself.
Oh, Brother--it seems painful!

 

The mitral valve is simply a flap between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. Because it is part of the organic structure, it cannot be replaced with synthetic fibre, unlike the aortic valve that sits in the entry of the aorta.
Since the mitral valve flexes to stabilize blood pressure, it tends to tear when blood pressure is high. Over recent years, a clip was often fitted via TAVI to repair the tear, but this procedure often failed later, leaving a surgical replacement necessary.
Their is a similar valve between the right atrium and ventricle (Tricuspid valve), but due to the lower pressure on the pulmonary side of the heart, it rarely fails.

This is quite a good expletory video, but the valves are not shown to scale. Both the mitral and tricuspid valves are larger than in the diagram, while the aortic and pulmonary valves are at the entry to the blood vessels and somewhat smaller.

 

WOW wilsjane.

You just gave me lots of information I didn’t know there.
And thank you.
Go to the back of the hospital Ward and give the milk bottles out!

Kenny

 

I will answer quick as the Doctors are on the rounds Angel Mama.
Yes I have been through all of those programs and have settled on one catheter called Compact Catheter, that really helps me.
So very easy to use with no pain or discomfort at all.
Plus FREE of course.

If you want a free demonstration of them Angel, you better get yourself on a plane over here.
Now!
I have a regular order for 240 a month of them,
They would cost me around 240 dollars (£200) a month if I had to buy them.
Sod that for a game of soldiers ! !

LoveKennyBrotherxxxx

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I will start off by saying how pleased I am that everything went well. A mitral repair is not the easiest job in the world, but cardio thoracic surgery has come a long way over recent years.
You made me laugh about the milk bottles, since last time I went for an MRI scan, I casually mentioned how easily carbon monoxide can be missed by paramedics since pulse oximetry life support machines show it is normal diatomic oxygen due to it's similar molecular weight. My doctor said that he had heard about the problem, but had no idea about how the mistake occurred. I ended up in the ICU unit, explaining it to 3 groups of student doctors and nurses.
The really funny part was when one group started addressing me as 'Professor Wills'.

Then you made me laugh again. The moment that you mentioned catheters, my mind went immediately to TAVI, the procedure that I worked on where a catheter is inserted at the femoral artery in your groin and a replacement aortic valve is fed from there to the descending aorta, ending up at the top of the left heart ventricle.
Had your aortic valve held on for a few more years, you may well have had that procedure. In the early days, the prognosis was 5 years, due to rejection tissue constricting the capillaries that feed blood back to the heart muscles.
The latest generation of Medtronics TAVI valves have a titanium expanding cage at the top. This holds the valve in place from the top by slightly stretching the aorta. The surgeon rotates this cage to keep the capillary junctions slightly stretched open and clear. Almost overnight, this has now changed the guide prognosis to around 30 years.

Look after yourself and follow your medication accurately.
Knowing you and how I am sure that you want to get back to a normal life ASAP, I have a slight fear that you may want to speed things up.
Next time we chat, I will explain how the medication works and why it is VITAL that you follow the rules.

Take care.
Wills.

 

Thank you wills for all your very good information and advice there.
Yes I am so lucky to live in an era were so much good medications is available to me!

The big one for me is Warfarin.
Marvellous drug
Of course this is meant for the killing of Rats.
But it ain’t got me yet!