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12 days Post Heart transplant

Transplants | Last Active: Jan 31 8:55pm | Replies (26)

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@danab

Hi msrlallen Welcome to one of the most exclusive clubs I know of. I'm actually will be going up to Phoenix where I had mine in a few weeks for my 6th anniversary.
Wow 12 days I wish I would have found connect when I was at your stage. And I'm with @rosemarya they can wait for your time to be ready for visitors. I personally would even get wore out trying to talk on the phone, so we came up with a rule only a few calls a day and to keep them short. my vocal cords were damaged from the incubator and my voice for a while made it hard to speak. So my Wife/caregiver set up a group chat and would give updates to family and friends via that. She would call my closet family like my kids and help out with updates. They all understood and before you knew it we were having visitors again.

So we are here to help with all those "I wonder" questions. and again congratulations. BTW yes life will get normal again. by the end of the first year you'll be amazed how well you feel and will wonder why I was so worried back in the beginning. one step at a time now you need to rest and try your best to get your strength back. You just had one very complex surgery so don't rush. My first biggest hurdle was eating. I was so drugged up food tasted lousy. that last for a few weeks but as the med load comes down you'll like food again.
Have a blessed day and please ask any question you want.

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@danab, Congratulations on your 6th anniversary. This is very overwhelming but in the end I know it's worth it. It feels good to talk to others that have been here vs people who may not understand. Yes any transplant is a major complex surgery. And I'm working on getting my strength back. You are so right about food and beverage. Everything tastes so awful to me but I do have an appetite it just doesn't taste good. I just want to know also about how long does it take to start feeling a little better and gaining strength. I do get exhausted really fast