This is the story of my longest hospital visit. This was not only an agonisingly long stay but painful, exhausting and full of action. It was my first big example of what effects my blood-thinning medication Marcumar (which I’ve taken…
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The Coma
This is the story of my coma. The closest I had come to death in at least four years… if not longer. The whole ordeal is definitely up there with my worst experiences, although it is hard to compare apples…
Posted in Operations and Complications Tagged with: coma, drinking problems, esophagus, family, heart condition, heart problem, Mallory Weiss Riss, Mallory Weiss Syndrom, medically induced, rehab, rehabilitation, rupture, scary, throat, waking up
Aortic Valve Replacement
My most recent heart operation was to replace my aortic valve with a St Jude Medical 21mm bileaflet artificial valve. This procedure was a long-time coming and finally had to be done when I was 16. On 14.06.2007 I underwent…
Posted in Operations and Complications Tagged with: artificial valve, heart condition, heart disease, heart operation, heart problem, invasive, mechanical valve, st jude medical
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