Your Doctors Say You’re Stable…
But Your Nervous System May Still Be Catching Up
A simple guide for women navigating the early months after an arterial dissection.
Many survivors are medically stable but still experiencing fear spikes, scan anxiety, hypervigilance, or a lingering sense that their body isn’t completely safe yet.
This free guide explains why this happens and what it means for your recovery.
Dissection Survivors have said they wish someone had explained this stage of recovery sooner.
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If you’ve survived an arterial dissection, this short message is for you.
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Created by arterial dissection survivor and trauma-informed holistic health practitioner Sherri Stockman, specializing in nervous system regulation.
After the ICU
A Survivor’s Guide to the First Months After Arterial Dissection
This short guide explains why recovery can feel emotionally and physiologically unsettled… even after doctors confirm that your repair was successful.
Inside you’ll learn:
• Why fear spikes are common after survival-level cardiac events
• Why structural repair and nervous system recovery move at different speeds
• What scan anxiety is and why it happens
• Why many survivors temporarily lose confidence in their bodies
• Gentle ways to begin restoring a sense of internal safety
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This guide is educational and supportive in nature and does not replace medical care.
Sherri Stockman is a survivor of aortic dissection and emergency open-heart surgery, and a board-certified holistic health practitioner focused on nervous system regulation and recovery after medical trauma.
Her work helps survivors with the emotional and physiological recalibration that often follows life-threatening medical events.