Recent content by AceofHearts

Well it sounds like some of you guys had more dramatic experiences than I did. Glad that its mostly resolved now. Tom in MD may be on to something as that sounds similar to my situation. It was the left one that was most sensitive, it almost seems to be something that comes and goes. Either way...

Ok this is an awkward question and may be TMI for a public setting, but my primary care doc's response to my problem made me curious. So as you fellas know, when in the hospital, you wear a gown and not much else. So I found my boys downstairs in pain after repeatedly trying to scoot across the...

I see. This may or may not have to do with the age of the patient as well. My surgeon said it had to do with it. I actually do not feel any cognitive problems now and am recovering quickly from the recent AVR. I do feel like my attention span may be diminished, but hey that's always been a...

I have read about an alarming side-effect of OHS that seems to be rather scary, especially with me being a rather young person about to have my first heart surgery. I have read that at least half of those who undergo OHS have diminished brain function whether long or short-term, mainly because...

I agree with you all. I am 23, going in for AVR in 2 weeks, and it seems like I may even be one of the youngest on this thread. But being reminded of that sucks...its almost like theyre telling you, "Poor sucker, you have a long time to keep this up, good luck." What they should say is...