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Okay, so I have a mechanical heart valve. One time, while I was in the basement of my childhood home with one of my brothers, I was close to him as he was playing The Godfather PS2 (I'm pretty sure it was that game). It was pretty quiet, so he somehow heard the ticking of my valve and his mind went to some sort of explosive like a pipe bomb being close by.
If you don’t mind my asking, how do you deal with the ticking? I understand it can be very audible internally, and for some recipients can be incredibly difficult to deal with. I have a friend who has one too, and he says he doesn’t even notice it at all anymore. His brain tunes it out unless he thinks about it.
It's just something that has become constant internal background noise over the years. I don't know about anyone else with mechanical heart valves, but I'm constantly aware of mine and am so used to it that it doesn't bother me. I assume my brain tunes it out, but I'm not sure because I don't think about that.
Constantly aware because of the noise or can you actually feel it? I had my gallbladder removed and it's so weird to me that my body doesn't feel different in any way I can tell. I'm not sure how internal organs work in terms of being able to feel stuff.
Doesn't feel different, as far as I'm aware. It's been long enough I wouldn't remember if there's any difference in how it feels. But I feel constantly aware because of the noise. The distinct internal clicking noise makes it hard for me not to be aware.
Cool. Similar to my friend. Good luck, glad the tech could keep you going!