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Hi Bear72, Thanks for your note. I have two questions for you. 1. You said that you are a runner. How did you manage running before surgery? Isn't heavy physical activity restricted to slow the damaged valve? 2.You said that your surgery was robotically assisted. Could you please talk about...

Lyn & Lisa, Thank you for your thoughts. I am being treated by one of the best heart centers in the country. The surgeon who I plant to get my surgery done by has about 6000 heart surgeries under his belt most of which are valve surgeries. I always get my echo read by two cardios each time it...

Pat & Missy, Thank you. Missy, you and I were on the same boat. I too had Rhuematic fever as a child that caused my valve damage. Pat good luck with your surgery. My prayers for an uneventful surgery and early recovery for you. Steve

Hi Everyone, I just do not know how to thank you all enough for your responses. My heart is filled with gratitude and joy seeing how helpful all of you are. Honestly I do not have any kind of symptoms. I mow my yeard which is about 5000 sft in area at one go. I feel exausted at the end of it...

My physician believes that with a damaged valve the overall heart condition deteriorates as the heart has to work harder to pump blood. Therefore he recommends early replacement of mitral valve. I am getting echo done every 6 months and the condition of my heart remained the same so far. Next...

My family Physician says : Get the valve replaced before your heart gets damaged further. Cardiologist says : You have no symptoms, hence wait out Surgeon says : Agree with cadioligist What should I say now?:confused: I have damaged mitral(MR) valve due to Rheumatic fever (My family...

Hi Sharad, Penidure LA12(Benzathine Penicillin) is a long acting Penicillin from Wyeth Pharma. It is used in this case basically for Streptococcal/Rheumatic prophilaxi. It is usually given to kids who get rheumatic fever untill they are adults or untill they gain enough resistance to any kind...

Thanks everyone for your inputs and help. Appreciate it.

Thanks guys. I am not taking any meds for nose bleed. I am on Crestor for elevated lipids and a pill to control my uric acid blood leves(gout). dick0236's experiance is very reassuring. My nose bleed also happens mostly in winter time. It happened in summer time as well some times. Are there...

Hi all, I have an occasional nose bleed problem. I do not know the cause. It happens all of a sudden and stops by itself after a while. Is there anyone who had this before or after the OHS and what was his/her experiance? I am going to have an AVR & an MVR very soon. This is the only concern I...