nursedarry: (BandAid Heart)
nursedarry ([personal profile] nursedarry) wrote2012-04-04 11:55 am

I'm BAAAAAACK!

Hello everyone! Yes, some of this barely-controlled joy is pharmaceutically derived, but it's also the result of sleeping well, eating well AND FINALLY HAVING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF CIRCULATING OXYGEN IN MY BODY.

I came home from hospital yesterday. It is very weird to think that exactly this time last week, I was on an operating table with a bunch of people's hands in my chest. I have an enormous scar now, but at least my heart is working like it should be! A good trade, I think. Evidently, it wasn't pretty: my heart had become "grossly enlarged" and my pulmonary veins were more of a mess than the angiogram and MRI had indicated. The surgeon fixing them was able to re-route them all to the left atrium. I had my mitral valve repaired (annuloplasty), with the aid of some Gore-tex sutures to replace a couple chordae tendineae and a synthetic ring (for which the other surgeon gave me the serial number - in case of recall, I guess - EEEK!) There's a chance that I'll eventually need the valve replaced, but not any time in the near future. They also performed a pulmonary vein ablation procedure to control my atrial fibrillation.

The following people should be sainted for acting above and beyond the call of duty with their visits, gifts and hand-holding whilst I was being jabbed and lines and drains were being yanked out of me: [livejournal.com profile] meredyth_13, [livejournal.com profile] accioscar, [livejournal.com profile] mayfly_78 and [livejournal.com profile] felidaeryl. [livejournal.com profile] sati_lotus kept me laughing and I even got a nice tweet from my favourite True Blood vampire - THANK YOU, ALLAN!

Huge thanks also goes to [livejournal.com profile] alovelycupoftea, [livejournal.com profile] vaysh11, [livejournal.com profile] groolover and [livejournal.com profile] dysonrules for finishing up [livejournal.com profile] hd_remix. I owe you my mod life, ladies!

Finally, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE for your lovely messages, vgifts, e-cards, emails, healing thoughts, and well-wishes. I could NOT have got through this as easily as I did without my internet friends, and I thank god for all of you.

I'm still going to be lying low on LJ for awhile whilst healing and getting back fully into RL, but it should be back to business as usual in the virtual world in the next few months.

[identity profile] queenie-mab.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 10:58 am (UTC)(link)
Squee!!! I'm soooo happy and relieved to hear it went well! You've been in my thoughts!

Oxygenated blood ftw!

I bet your family is glad to have you home too.

[identity profile] veritas03.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
Yay!!! It's so good to hear from you and know that everything went so well!! *hugs you gently* I have been thinking good thoughts of and for you. Thank you for the update to let us know that you're doing alright. Now on to recovery! Yay again!! Take care, dearest! *hugs you again*

[identity profile] groolover.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
That's a great icon :-)

[identity profile] tsuvi.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
So glad to see you back and to hear everything went well! Hope you have the speediest of recoveries m'dear <3
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[identity profile] meredyth-13.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack!

*sings*

[identity profile] themostepotente.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs you gently*


Welcome home lovely!

[identity profile] vaysh11.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
Welcome back, lovely! I am in awe of your body and heart right now. *hugs gently*
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[identity profile] faithwood.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
♥ ♥ ♥

*gentle hugs*
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[personal profile] tari_sue 2012-04-04 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs, hugs and more hugs*

I'm so glad that everything went well and you are back in working order!

[identity profile] frayach.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I was just about to IM you when I saw this! I'm so happy and excited! What great news! I'm so glad everything went well and you're already feeling the benefits. Your post made my day :) *huge (but gentle) hug*

[identity profile] dysonrules.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
*withholds tackleglomps until you can fight back*

:D

So glad you're feeling better, bebe! And now you have a Sectumsempra scar, right? WOOHOO!

[identity profile] melusinahp.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
So, so, SO happy to hear the operation is over and you are doing well. ♥ ♥ ♥

[identity profile] winnett.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! and your breathing (or have the proper oxygen anyway) how awesome!

How scary. I'm so glad you're okay. SO SO GLAD! Recover well! And you can always show that scar off in drunken challenges of mightyness!

[identity profile] fancypantsdylan.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad to hear you feeling better sweetie *hugs*

[personal profile] besamislabios 2012-04-04 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm happy to hear that everything went well. Welcome back!! *huggles gently*

Well done.

[identity profile] wemyss.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
And just in time for the 2d Test in Sri Lanka to play out as you recruit your energies.

[identity profile] geneva2010.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Great to hear, I'm glad you're home and fixed. Good luck with your recuperation.

[identity profile] goldylost.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay I'm so happy for you!!'!!!!!!!!!!!!! *HUGS*

[identity profile] scarletladyy.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so happy to hear from you! :) I'm really pleased everything well so well ♥ Good to see you :)
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[identity profile] starry-diadem.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yaaay! Delighted that you're home and well, and even if it's the good drugs, you rock!
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[personal profile] rubytuesday5681 2012-04-04 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
*huge hugs*! I'm so glad you are home and on the mend! <333

[identity profile] jtsbbsps-dk.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh so good to hear!!!! And you're not suffering from restless legs anymore are you?
That grossly enlarged thing does not sound pretty - I hope it returns to normal size without putting up a fuss!
Wishes of speedy and smooth recovery!!! ♥

[identity profile] elkica.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! for good news. Welcome home. *hugs*

And get healthy soon.

[identity profile] nenne.livejournal.com 2012-04-04 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to hear from you and wonderful news all in all. I'm very happy that it all went so well.

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