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Days 2-3 Post-Surgery - Standing and Walking

Early morning tests, drainage tube removal, cannula removal, and my first walk.

Saturday and Sunday, 4th-5th October 2025 - Days 2 and 3 after my aortic valve replacement surgery were remarkably similar, with continued progress in my recovery. From early morning monitoring through to standing up and eventually taking my first walk.

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Preparation and Hospital Admission Day

My hospital admission experience and preparation for aortic valve replacement surgery.

Today I was admitted to hospital for aortic valve replacement surgery. After years of monitoring my bicuspid aortic valve and watching the stenosis gradually worsen, the time has come for the operation I've known was inevitable since childhood.

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