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It was over a year ago, on an easy to remember date --- 08/08/08 --- that I had an Aortic Conduit replacement and one bypass. That was the date the 2008 Olympics started, but I certainly remember the date for a very different reason! In the days and initial weeks after I had my surgery, the...

I have sort of an oddball question. I currently have a Handicap Parking placard that was issued over two years ago, well before my OHS surgery, because of the various other difficulties I was having. Now that I have had the surgery, I am morally conflicted about whether or not to keep using...

After my initial diagnosis on July 17 I was in the hospital, awaiting OHS, when I told them I had a cavity. This had been discovered at a dental checkup but hadn't been filled yet (an appointment was pending). They released me to have the dental work done first, then readmitted me for the...

I am seeing my PCP for INR monitoring. He has me taking 7.5 mg on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 5 mg on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. My prescription is for 5 mg. tablets so on the days he wants me to take 7.5 mg I split a tablet and take one and a half. The first two weeks I was...

On Tuesday I went to my cardiologist's office to take a treadmill stress test, which is going to be explained to me this afternoon. It's been about three weeks since my OHS, and this is the first visit with the cardiologist since the surgery. They wanted to get my heart rate up to 137 but I...

I might be cheating a bit with this picture, but here is a T-shirt I made (printed the transfer, my wife ironed it on). I plan to wear this under a short-sleeve buttoned shirt when I finally go back to work, and then offer to show my scar to my co-workers ... and unbutton to show this!

I just got back this morning from a half-hour [slow] walk and I was pretty winded, so I know I have considerable rehab work to do before I think about doing any serious events. Nevertheless I was wondering if there are any walking events, like a 5K, targeted specifcially at recovered cardiac...

This is my first post on the forum. I had an "aortic conduit" replacement plus one bypass on August 8, 2008 --- heh, 08-08-08, I guess that will be an easy date to remember! It was a mechanical valve and a dacron conduit. I came home from the hospital on Tuesday, August 12 which all my...