Living with Aortic Dissection. How to live with Aortic Dissection?

Can you be happy living with Aortic Dissection? What do you have to do to be happy with Aortic Dissection? Living with Aortic Dissection can be difficult, but you have to fight to try to be happy. Have a look at things that other people have done to be happy with Aortic Dissection

Today Is A Good Day. This is a saying globally for people who survived acute AD. Hving survived acute AD, is also having survived a 6-12 hour long open heart surgery, where the brain is without bloodcirculation for a period of time, and the heart is disconnected from the main artery the aorta, while it is repaired. In a sence a person have died and returned again. The way to find happiness in the new life, is to accept the new normal that follows after such an surgery. Acceting that one was given life back, can give much happiness in a difficult situation.

Posted Mar 29, 2017 by Timo Söderlund 6072

Be very cognizant of your blood pressure and diet.

Posted Jul 12, 2017 by Errol 1650

Heute ist ein guter Tag! Denn ich habe überlebt! Es ist ein anderes Leben. Ich bin nicht mehr bei Tempo 200 km/h auf der Lebensautobahn unterwegs. Jetzt geht vieles langsamer, manches überhaupt nicht mehr - meine Perspektive hat sich verändert. Das Leben hat von Bedeutung zugenommen. Das Leben ist kostbar und schön, auch wenn es Tage gibt, an denen alles ganz schwer ist.

Posted Sep 11, 2017 by Regina 802

Once the trauma of dissection and the initial confusion has settled, yes you can live a happy life.
It will be different and you have to take each day with a positive outlook.
If you are a patient or have a family member or friend with Aortic Dissection and are having difficulties in finding support there is a wonderful network of survivors you can find by searching on Facebook.
Type in aortic dissection awareness September19 and you will find many survivors from all over the globe. You can send a private message to the global page asking for contacts within google your location and they will be only to pleased to put you in touch.
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY.
If you are looking for happy survivors within the UK you can find them at Aortic Dissection Awareness UK

Diseasemaps.org is a wonderful way to find survivors globally and for many other conditions too

Posted Sep 11, 2017 by Dan 1998

Living with AD is better then being dead to most people... either way You dont get a choice... LIGHT Lifting talk with your doctor what limitations would be permanent Cardio (bicycle Treadmill , Walking, elliptical , ever a stepper stay away from free weights and the kind of UGHHH strains, Realize your Not the same person things have changed walk run if your able (jog ) do the stairs rather then elevator Park ten places away from the door and Laugh AT the stupid lazy scammers who use Mom's handicap sticker and Literally Run in the store dont get mad at its not worth your trouble I always take my cart back inside the store little pride helps

Posted Sep 22, 2017 by Jim 5641

Yes I think you can be happy. Happiness is a choice and I choose not to worry about a reoccurrence but more to being grateful for my life and what I have and making sure I don't waste it.. I want to keep loving my life.

Posted Sep 23, 2017 by Christine 1400

Live as normal lifestyle as possible...educate yourself and be aware of your limitations

Posted Feb 3, 2018 by Lindsay McKinney 2520

As normal as possible,

To be happy with AD, just take control of your life, do what makes you happy and keep track of your blood preasure

Posted Feb 10, 2018 by Marvinskan 1100

Live a normal healty life. No heavy lifting.

Posted Jun 3, 2018 by Jeppe 2300

Control BP ,HEART Healthy diet, live as normal life as positive

Posted Jun 6, 2018 by Karhleenmc 800

Enjoy life, go on holidays, go to theme parks, go sky diving or do whatever floats your boat. Life can be cut tragically short, so make best use of today!

Posted Sep 23, 2018 by Stefan 2500

Regonise you new starting point is post op not your life pre op. It is an life changing condition that improves very slowly over long periods of time, but it does improve. Live with your new self not you old self. If your over 60 retire it will suit your new lifestyle. Manage what you do five hours of constantly of the couch/bed is a great effort now go recover. Be happy within your new self it will get better time is the greatest healer. Ask for help always. Your old life is far in the distance at the beginning of a dissection and most never get our old self back, cest la vie.

Posted Nov 7, 2018 by Sean 900

Take care of yourself, be careful and enjoy life

Posted Mar 12, 2019 by Bengt 2500

Living sucks. I wish I died on the opperating table.

Posted May 13, 2019 by Chris 1600

You can't survive
You can't survive being with this.

Posted Jul 29, 2019 by MCSzombie 6220

I would just reassure them that they can have a long life ahead (as I have) and think about what they can do, not what they can’t. Family and friends are important support for the AD survivor.

Posted Oct 9, 2019 by Sandy 2500

Try to relax and do not worry about your disease.

Posted May 26, 2020 by Arne 2300

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Posted Apr 4, 2021 by Robert 9039

Keep your blood pressure down.Have a low salt low fat diet no caffine.

Posted Apr 2, 2022 by Larry 2550