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Oh wow... thanks a lot guys for the replies. I think i would try talking to him with the reason for not continuing with activities. Though he is like you are okay for the cross trainers and brisk walks and stuff. So i shall start off with that till then. :)

ski girl- Time sure flies, when the doc asked me its how long since surgery, i just thought and i was like oh its 5 months already. and my doc laughed. :p These restrictions are not like restrictions but he feels it is better to avoid. I feel he is telling it cause he wants my repaired valve...

Hello, I had my 5 months follow up and i feel totally human by now. I just wanted to know if after aortic valve repair life can be taken back to normal or not? I mean my doc says no lifting weights and no aggressive sports etc but is it really imp that i shouldnt do it at all? Also how much...

Hello. I am 24yrs now and love to lift. I am 5 months post of and back to the gym. I dont do any bench presses yet fearing the sternum and not my heart. :p i go my arms and shoulders and do good number of inclined push ups. The fear is common. I startd of with a fear of walking fast and i have...

Kim- lol... good one. Jkm7-hmmm true that but its just that i do not like people giving me that stare. I was at the beach last week and did not feel like pulling off my t shirt and my friends where like its the first time we see you not getting off your t, cause i love to be shirtless. :p dick-...

Again- Trust me all the misery agony fear anxiety etc etc is in the mind while the heart is perfect. Sort your mind, your heart will sort itself. :) hagger and epstns- RESPECT. :) thanks for all those suggestions. :)

epstns- i think i should do the same. Carry my scar with pride. clay- haha seriously. i must be the best feeling to find some1 who has also been thrugh it. :)

epstns and rachel- i know what you guys exactly talking about. people ask if i really had a OHS. :p jkm7- thanks. i hope my scar also becomes less visible

thanks for the replies Big_L- not betablockers but i am on meds that keep my BP and heart rate low. jmstallard- people say it becomes barely noticeable after a while. I am not sure though. Hoping it lightens. epstns- thanks for always replying. the lightheadeness does go in a little while...

Hello, I am 3.5 months post op and the good part is the surgery has been a faded memory. Coming to the after effects, 1. how long before you felt totally back to normal? 2. how long before the scar looked like it was almost gone? 3. i still feel a little lightheaded and breathless (just a...

Hey kozmo, I am at a age similar to your. I have a bicuspid valve as well as SVT( my doctor predicts so cause no episode has been caught but just based on my stories). I have got my valve repaired but svt is still there. I used to suffer from panic attacks which started after a bad svt episode...

Thanks for the replies. I guess its the BP tabs. Cause during the last follow up one of my docs wanted me to get off the BP tab whereas my surgeon preferred i continue it for a little while more. So yeah, i guess i will take my exercise a little more slowly. but will surely ask the doc if i get...

Thanks epstns. I am going slow. I do just wall push ups and little curls. I workout for 20 to 30 mins with a good gap between exercises and walk 30 mins daily. :)

I also feel it could be the meds. Big_L how many months post op are u?

Skigirl- you are oodles of postivity. :) Eva- I gave the pushups a thought too. :) Big_L- I am on Calaptin 40- to avoid palpitations and irregular rythm. Losar25- for Blood pressure & Ecosprin- Baby asprin.