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I'm mostly feeling well and more confident in my recovery, which hasn't been the smoothest. It is nice to be approaching feeling normal now. I do have a question and would love to hear from any others that have experienced high blood pressure after three weeks post surgery. Or if anyone can shed...

Me too. It hasn't happened again

Thanks Pellicle. Yes it is Amioderone

Thank you for your reply. I will read over the link you've attached. I also just read that practising yoga is associated with a 50% reduction in A-Fib symptoms, so my instinct to deep breath really was favourable. I am training to be a yoga teacher at the moment. I am thinking these episodes...

This morning is day 13 post surgery for my re-do Aortic Valve. The operation went very well and my 19mm previous valve was replaced with a 21mm inspiris valve. I was in ICU for 3 days - 2.5 days asleep and intubated. Woke up and went to the ward the next day. Went home on day 7. On day 10, my...

Hi Anne, Not only them, I am extremely interested to know also. The TEE report did show a lot of something (calcium, pannus) especially through the middle area of the valve (sounds a bit odd to me). Most clear was the calcification of one of the leaflets of my valve. It was stiff and not moving...

Hello Deb, thank you for sharing your experience. My goodness, you have really been through a lot. I am so glad that you are now well, and enjoying life. There seems to have been a lot of confusion around your diagnosis and treatment after you began having the breathless symptoms which led to...

Thanks for the graph and the linked journal article. Relating my heart valve replacement to this, my decline has followed an almost predictable journey. Strange that my cardiologist seemed perplexed about my decline, stating that in 17 years she had only seen one other patient deteriorate so...

Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNTMagna Ease Pericardial Bioprosthesis Model 3300TFX Aortic

I have an Edwards Lifescience 19MM. Model 3300TFX. It was implanted on 4.12.2014. For the first seven years I had such minimal change that it was expected that I would get at least 15 years. Would love to know why it declined so rapidly in such a short space of time. Guess, I will get more...

Thank you :) Yes, we have had similar pathways with our BAV journey. I will update here as soon as I can

That is so good to hear. Thank you kindly for your reply. I hope to do as well as you in recovery. Hiking slopes - here I come :)

After what seems like ages and ages, I finally have a surgery date. I feel excited. Going into surgery on the morning of the 12th March to have a redo of my aortic valve. I previously had OHS in December, 2014 when I received a tissue bovine valve to replace my severely deteriorated BAV. In...

Thank you for documenting your journey of recovery. What a wonderful thing to do for yourself and for others who might be about to go into surgery. Very inspiring. Hope you are continuing to keep well. I am heading into surgery for my second OHS valve replacement on March 12th and appreciate...

So, I finally have my surgery date. It will be on 12th March at the Alfred Hospital in Victoria. I am excited. It seems to have been a very long wait with over 100 days on the wait list

Wishing you all the very best for your surgery

Thank you for your reply Pellicle. Great video (glad that palm fell away from you lol). The letter l received from the hospital stated that l was in Category 2 on the elective surgery list (which means surgery could be up to 90 days). I did contact my cardiologist a few weeks ago but she wasn't...

Curious to know about people's experiences whilst they wait for surgery. I've been on the surgery wait list since November 22nd last year. I'm having my second OHS to replace my first now calcified tissue valve which l have had since December 2014. I was told the wait list was two months. In...

Yes, they still do dental checks. I am in Victoria, and have just had my dental check which was requested by the hospital to get clearance for my surgery later this month. I needed to have a complete deep cleaning of all my teeth. It's important to do I think, so luckily it didn't bother me too...

Yes, I've just had a deep clean of all my teeth. It was required for me to be able to get my 'dental clearance' at my pre-surgery appointment