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Thanks for all the info. Of course I will check with my doc, but what I was looking for was experiences of other people who had AVR. Lily- I live in Florida, where you can cut through the humidity with a knife in the summer. I love to go walking, but find that unless I can drag myself out by 7...

Last year, (hey, tomorrow, June 30, is my anniversary:D) I had my aortic valve replaced with a bovine valve. Somehow, I ended up with a nicked phrenic nerve which caused a problem with my diaphragm. I also have developed a "touch" of asthma, which is well controlled. One of the places that my...

Kathleen- Just came back from the Sniff test. It was quick and easy. The doctor at the radiology place was surprised that my cardio had even wanted a sniff test, since I had already had an X-Ray and a C-t scan. According to him, what I have a not a big deal. He even remarked that he has know...

I pulled out the breathing gizmo that they gave me at the hospital after my operation. It is in the desk with the computer, and I stop and use it a few times a day. I also was told by a respiratory therapist that I know to do diaphramatic breathing. (In through your nose, and out longer through...

My cardio suspects that I may have diaphragmatic paralysis from the open heart surgery, and I am going for a Sniff test next week to confirm it. Five months post-op, I find that I am short of breath, (did not have that before the surgery) and have a dry cough that comes and goes. I had first...

Funny that you should mention green veggies. I was started on coumadin a few months ago. At first the doc warned me about the veggies. Then, in the next breath, he told me that if I had always eaten a certain amount of the greens, I could continue. How's that for a double message??? :eek:

I also had an aortic valve replacement at the end of June, followed by three bouts of a-fib, during the first couple of months post-op. I am now taking Multaq. For quite a while I had been taking chromium piccolinate as a supplement in order to control my weight. During the last few months, I...

Well, my husband had been seeing a cardio from the same group as mine with whom I had been very impressed. This was the guy who had put in his pacemaker, and it was mentioned that once the pacemaker was stabilized, mt husband would go back to the original cardio (the same as mine). Today we...

Blake777- I am nearly 5 months post-op. I have had a bad back for years, scoliosis, osteoarthritis etc. Recently, I have been undergoing radiofrequency ablation to my back, as well as taking pain killers and muscle relaxants. I find that the ablation is a stopgap, but it does make my life more...

Absolutely. I am so disgusted with my present cardio, to the point where I really thought that I was "heading for the last roundup". There aren't too many good cardio groups in my area. I am going to have to look in a few towns away from me. Yesterday, the doctor told me that it will be a long...

I don't know whether to scream, cry, or cheer. I went across the state for an ablation. Now most of you have said: Amiodarone is a very toxic drug Why would you have an ablation, when you only had yor valve replacement only 4 1/2 months ago? Well, this doctor, who is considered one of the...

I don't know whether to scream, cry, or cheer. I went across the state for an ablation. Now most of you have said: Amiodarone is a very toxic drug Why would you have an ablation, when you only had yor valve replacement only 4 1/2 months ago? Well, this doctor, who is considered one of the...

I recently had a C-T scan of my chest. The radiologist mentioned "sternum staples". I honestly had not thought about that I had acquired some metal in my body, but something occurred to me after I read the radiologist's report. Can a person with sternum staples have an M.R.I. of the chest...

It is great that your doc is on top of things. Good luck with your testing!

I have an appointment with the electrophysiologist in West Palm on November 11. If I like what he has to say, I will go ahead with the ablation. I have had a chest X-Ray, a pulmonary function test, and a chest C-T scan. I don't have the results of the c-t, but the other tests show that there...

I am in cardiac rehab, 3X a week. The thing that I like best about it is the fact that they take your blood pressure before and after, and have you on a monitor.I have had a few bouts of a-fib, so being on the monitor is a comfort. At first I thought that the exercises were too easy. Was I...

That is what I would think is the most logical. Problem is the amiodarone, which is messing up my lungs. I am just wondering if it might be a good thing to look for another cardiologist who has more imagination than the one that I have now. Central Florida is just not Cleveland!!!:mad:

Dina- Your experiences are reassuring. Thanks for letting me know about it. David-There is one thing of which I am very confused. My understanding is that A-Fib may be a side effect of the AVR that will not happen after the heart has healed. It is not like I have been suffering with chronic...

The thing that really annoys me is that I have only had three instances of A-fib. If it were any other kind of drug, I would say, "to hell with the doctor", and taper off it myself. The thing is, I don't want to play around with a-fib. I called C.C., and sent them some records. I am also going...

Lionheart- I think that I will contact Cleveland. My problem is that I think that the amiodarone is really making a mess of my lungs. There is a part of me that would like to taper off the drug, and cross my fingers, but I don't know if that is practical.