Am truly bless
1 1/2 years ago i gave birth to a beautifull baby girl called Victoria. She is the joy of my life. Two days after her birth i was suddenly struck with a heart condition called peri (or post) partum cardiomyopathy. This is an unusuall heart disease that affect the heart during pregnancy or up to 6 months after delivery. I took ill with a pain over my right shoulder and while sitting at the ER i had difficulties breathing and passed out. i woke up 10 days later in intensive care, wondering what i was doing there.
the doctors operated in a heart pump an Left Ventricle Device (LVAD). I had a EF of approximately 10% and was told i would need a heart transplant or in the worst case die. Now this was very shocking to me and my husband. After the shoch wore off i stayed 36 days in a surgical ward followed by many visits to the hospital for over 1 year and 4 months.
On December the 11th 2008 my Heartmate 2 LVAD was explanted successfully by a team of very clever doctors at Karolinska University hospital. I am Swedens first patient and scandinavian first, to have this type of operation without needing a heart transplant and for this am greatfull!Things have been pretty good since my surgy and for this am very greatfull. Am counting my blessings. Whats next!The sky is the limit for me and today am ever greatful to the heart surgical team at Karolinska hospital and thoratec.
Today am home and i fel great. life is truly full of surprises
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