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When my central line was being removed, the nurse told me to hum, and that seemed to help. My chest tube and drain tube didn't hurt too...

Hey all, another update: I got discharged on Tuesday but had some tachycardia issues at home (heart rate stuck at 160+) so had to go...

Not really "painful" so much as unpleasant... mostly 'cuz it just feels really strange and wrong. I felt it rubbing against muscles up...

No, the tubes themselves just feel really really weird, but they dont hurt coming out. What did hurt were the sutures that were set up...

By the way... Was removal of the tubes any painful? I hear different stories on that.

Left ventricle dilatation affects mitral valve, which starts closing worse, it's called mitralisation of the aortic insufficiency. If...

Little over 48 Hours to go and my head is starting to go! Surgery scheduled for early on 16th May looking like an 8am start I hope my...

Day 4, almost slept through the night, with a few hour gap in between. Still no sign of INR going up much so hopefully that improves...

Congratulations and thanks from the future potential patient. Your future occasional feedback here is also very welcome.

Hey all! Woke up evening on Wednesday after a routine and successful surgeey. That day went ok but I didnt sleep a lot. The day after...

Jase_101 Fixing the valve and aorta at the same time is really common. Adding CABG is less common, but still plenty. Best of luck to you.

Good to hear that! I guess your heart was so "trained" from the AR, that now it barely felt any work!

So today I woke up and decided to hit my self assigned recovery goal. I had a goal to climb a mountain near where I live before my one...

David's procedure requires more experience, comparing to Bentall's. I'd look at the most experienced surgeon I could find.

Sure, longevity is essential, but let's not forget that the valve is pretty innovative, and even the basic things need to be tested...