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Heart Surgery in Later Years

Post-surgery - early days

In this 'Speaking From Experience' video clip, participants discuss the days and weeks following their surgery. There is often a level of discomfort following heart surgery. Participants discuss what they experienced, as well as the physiotherapy and other forms of rehabilitation they underwent.

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