Recent content by Shari

I wouldlike to know from those of you on the forum just howlong after your Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery were you really able to start doing everything you were doing before or did you have complications so that you cannot recover as quickly as you want? I am being called lazy no good for...

My worst was not having nurses respect my husband and myself. I had no problems with my chest tubes being removed, because the three people that were pulling on them were cracking jokes, me right along with them. It seemed where ever I went my room was the most unprofessional. My husband had...

I know with God's help I will not be going back to the hospital. I have been in them to long.

The PT and OT really helpedme this time. I had PT and OT back to back every day. I believe thathaving PT and OT is more benificial than every other day. I was tested for leg strength, hand strength, and arm strength before I came home and my numbers greatly improved. I am walking with a...

I fell twice on May 13, 2009 I fell twice. After the second fall Tom tookme to the ER and there I was told I had CHF and I said no I am here for weakness in my left leg. I just home today from more Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

They told me it was the mechanical valve. I never received a prescription for Warfrin. I think Dr. Stone was trying to hurt me since called me stubborn and he did not get his way. I am hopeful my PCP will write the script for Warfrin.

Here are my list of new meds. Here are my list of new meds. Furosemide Linsopril Potassium Amiodarine My Old List of Meds I Take Neurotin Plaquenil Imuran Glimeride Enalaporil or something like that Estrogen Trazodone Requip Zoloft Vicodin

My surgery was done at Kenosha General Hospital in Kenosha, Wisconsin. My surgeons name is Dr. Stone. The reasons I cannot answer all of your questions is because I died on the operating table and they brought me back. I stopped breathing even on the ventilator and it was back to surgery for a...

I was placed on a bipap because I am on CPAP at home. I had to wait until my traceotomy was healed before I could use it. Once I was able to get on my right side I slept like a baby.

First I use a CPAP with extra oxygen everynight and I am on three litters a day and when I walk in the house, I bump it up to four litters. I was given the mechanical valve since the aorta was not in to good of shape.

Thank Al I will call on Friday to see if he will mail me my instruction. Sad part is this is the same surgeon that said I was stubborn because I would not allow a feeding tube put into my stomach.

No one explained anything to me. I had a heart catheterization on the 24th of March and OHS on the 27th of March. I was then rushed back into surgery for a tracheotonmy. I was very drugged up and on a ventilaor. I even have sleep apnea. I gues I am one sorry mess.

I have a powerchair to get around. My walking abitlity that PT and OT discovered is non existant. To walk around the house is with a walker. I have never had knee problems until this surgery.

I am at least 36 days since I have had surgery. I am having right knee joint pain when I move from a chair to my walker. My sternum hurts about all the time. Hubby is now realizing that I am not healing like he thought I should.

I was never given a list of dos and don'ts before I left the hospital. My husband is now calling me lazy and will not help me. He says I need to stand and do things for myself. Does anyone know of where I can find this list?