Posted by John Behle on August 25, 2001 at 00:35:07:
In Reply to: Depression posted by Henry on August 24, 2001 at 21:50:58:
Depression had become the basic emotion of my life through the AF. I had hit a point where I didn't believe I was going to live much longer and would not be able to raise my children.
The joy of having the AF gone and a new shot at life is wonderful. To me, the MAZE was a miracle. Sadly I do spend some time hoping for the next miracle. Fixing the heart did nothing for my lower back which still limits my life quite a bit.
But, I'd rather have the option of doing something even if it is painful than not doing it at all.
Tuesday I took my kids to the amusement park, rode roller coasters and even drove a dragster (Boy did I want my old Chevelle back after that.)
I do so much now that I could not have even considered before the surgery. Life is so much fuller and getting better by the day.
The most radical thing is a whole new experience of "time". Before the MAZE, months would go by like a few days. Now, only 4 months after the surgery, it already seems like 4 years - in a very good way. It's hard to imagine that 30 years of AF could already be a distant memory, but it is becoming that way.
- Re: Depression Alan Mooney 22:03:39 7/31/2004 (0)