c terra
Active member
Hi there !
It's been awhile since I posted... but was wondering if anyone has experinced these symptoms after surgery ?
I am about 5 months out from having BAV replacement surgery and then a
week later having to have a mentronic pacemaker because of total heart block after the OHS.
I gratuated from Card. Rehab. in Jan. 2009 and thought everything was doing well. But I continued to walk on my own at the mall for about 45 minutes.
After about 3 weeks of doing this on my own I begin to experince some lightheadness and shortness of breath about 15 minutes into my walk. This continue and my family got concern because I was experincing some tripping while walking. I thought I should call the doctor to see if this was normal.
His nurse assured me it was not normal and that I needed to come it.
My cardologist did a test called Bio Z and it showed there was fluid around
my heart which was concerned about but also my blood pressure was low too. (the lowest was 76/43) He decided to change up my med's and he wanted me to watch my weight increase over a 3 day period and to take lasick if it increased.
Before the end of the week I was experincing Chest pain , shortness of breath and called the doctors office and they told me to go to the ER. Which I did and they did the usual test echo, ct scan, blood test and I got a stay over night. The test looked fine but my card. doctor wanted to do a nuclaer
stress test and echo in his office. The nuclear stress test showed something there that wasn't there before OHS. So he did a TEE & Heart Cath. which showed my valve looked good and my cornary arties were clear.
Also, during this time I decided to go back to Card. Rehab. and join their Maintence program I felt just a little more secure. The Card nurses have been awesome and they have been very concerned about my progress. What I use to do, I can no longer do. I once could go 20 minutes on the treadmill with not much problems and now at about 6 to 8 minutes I become very lighheaded, short of breath and feel like someone is sitting on my chest.
And I can no longer do light weights (5 lb) and when on the uncomit (sp?)Bike
at about 2 minutes I have the same symptoms and I push myself to 5 minutes which I use to go 20 min. with no issues. The nurses at Card ReRab.
say this is not normal I should be moving forward not backwards.
Then just about two weeks ago I was at my orthpedic doctor's for a knee problem and about 30 minutes before going I begin to experince chest pain like I've never had yet. I went on to their office and when I got there the nurses could tell I was in noticalbe chest pain and said that I was experinve shortness of breath and confusion and my coloring was bad. They put me in a wheelchair and off I went to the ER again. Where once agin I had echo, ct scan, & blood test. All normal. The cardologist on call said he could tell I was in great pain and that even to touch my chest was extremely painful. He though possible I might have inflamation or infections at the ponit of surgery.
Well, they contacted my Cardologist and I went to see him the next week.
He prescribed a Metheysone pack which didn't help at all.
But he wants me to go see my Rheumotogist to see if it might be complications of Limited Scleroderma (which I found out I had a week after I found I had BAV)
Well, last week my EP cardologsit decided they wanted to do a echo/treadmill
stress test (which I never had the treadmill part of the test) and the echo looked good but my treadmill part was not normal. So now I waiting for what this all means.
So sorry this is so long ....just getting a little frustrated and wanting to feel better !
And wondering if anyone has expeinced anything like this ? And for any suggestions !!
Thanks so much !
Take care !
c terra
BAV - Nov 5, 2008
Metronic pacemaker Nov. 12, 2008 - Total heart block
Mitral valve - mild leaking
It's been awhile since I posted... but was wondering if anyone has experinced these symptoms after surgery ?
I am about 5 months out from having BAV replacement surgery and then a
week later having to have a mentronic pacemaker because of total heart block after the OHS.
I gratuated from Card. Rehab. in Jan. 2009 and thought everything was doing well. But I continued to walk on my own at the mall for about 45 minutes.
After about 3 weeks of doing this on my own I begin to experince some lightheadness and shortness of breath about 15 minutes into my walk. This continue and my family got concern because I was experincing some tripping while walking. I thought I should call the doctor to see if this was normal.
His nurse assured me it was not normal and that I needed to come it.
My cardologist did a test called Bio Z and it showed there was fluid around
my heart which was concerned about but also my blood pressure was low too. (the lowest was 76/43) He decided to change up my med's and he wanted me to watch my weight increase over a 3 day period and to take lasick if it increased.
Before the end of the week I was experincing Chest pain , shortness of breath and called the doctors office and they told me to go to the ER. Which I did and they did the usual test echo, ct scan, blood test and I got a stay over night. The test looked fine but my card. doctor wanted to do a nuclaer
stress test and echo in his office. The nuclear stress test showed something there that wasn't there before OHS. So he did a TEE & Heart Cath. which showed my valve looked good and my cornary arties were clear.
Also, during this time I decided to go back to Card. Rehab. and join their Maintence program I felt just a little more secure. The Card nurses have been awesome and they have been very concerned about my progress. What I use to do, I can no longer do. I once could go 20 minutes on the treadmill with not much problems and now at about 6 to 8 minutes I become very lighheaded, short of breath and feel like someone is sitting on my chest.
And I can no longer do light weights (5 lb) and when on the uncomit (sp?)Bike
at about 2 minutes I have the same symptoms and I push myself to 5 minutes which I use to go 20 min. with no issues. The nurses at Card ReRab.
say this is not normal I should be moving forward not backwards.
Then just about two weeks ago I was at my orthpedic doctor's for a knee problem and about 30 minutes before going I begin to experince chest pain like I've never had yet. I went on to their office and when I got there the nurses could tell I was in noticalbe chest pain and said that I was experinve shortness of breath and confusion and my coloring was bad. They put me in a wheelchair and off I went to the ER again. Where once agin I had echo, ct scan, & blood test. All normal. The cardologist on call said he could tell I was in great pain and that even to touch my chest was extremely painful. He though possible I might have inflamation or infections at the ponit of surgery.
Well, they contacted my Cardologist and I went to see him the next week.
He prescribed a Metheysone pack which didn't help at all.
But he wants me to go see my Rheumotogist to see if it might be complications of Limited Scleroderma (which I found out I had a week after I found I had BAV)
Well, last week my EP cardologsit decided they wanted to do a echo/treadmill
stress test (which I never had the treadmill part of the test) and the echo looked good but my treadmill part was not normal. So now I waiting for what this all means.
So sorry this is so long ....just getting a little frustrated and wanting to feel better !
And wondering if anyone has expeinced anything like this ? And for any suggestions !!
Thanks so much !
Take care !
c terra
BAV - Nov 5, 2008
Metronic pacemaker Nov. 12, 2008 - Total heart block
Mitral valve - mild leaking