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Inspiration and Encouragement
9 years today (20th Oct 2020) living with LVAD
Last activity 3 weeks 4 days
Nine years ago today, Prof Phil Spratt and the wonderful, dedicated Heart team from St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney (Australia) inserted my Heartware LVAD and consequently extended my life another 9 years to date. I have been very fortunate to have used this time wisely and to the maximum with...
Driveline Management
Dressing change in Corpus Christi, TX
Last activity 2 months
Hello, does anyone know of a nurse or where I can go for a dressing change in Corpus Christi, TX? I am traveling there soon for a couple of weeks and will not have my caregiver with me that does my changes. Any help is appreciated!
Living with an LVAD
Anyone have info on places to travel to safely ?
Last activity 2 months 3 weeks
Hi friends! my father has had an lvad for about a year now, and he has some hopes of traveling. In particular, in Central America. The hospital at one point mentioned if he’d be traveling, it’d be a good idea to have an lvad clinic nearby in whatever place he was venturing, if anything were to...
Clothing Options
HOMEMADE LVAD SHIRTS
Last activity 3 months 4 weeks
I asked my husband who has a Heartmate 3 to dig out ten old t shirts he will still wear. THis is all he used to wear so he is comfortable in them. Then I got donations of old t shirts from our children and cut them up to make pockets to go on his old t shirts. I sew two pockets under the arms and...
