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Hi, I had my second OHS in 2010 with a PVR. My first arrhythmia appeared in 2015, I was diagnosed with atrial flutter with atrial/ventricular rates similar to yours. It lasted 2 months, then having a quickly healing pneumonia with high temperatures surprisingly caused my normal sinus rhythm...

Hi, I've had an OHS one month ago and I have issues with my sternum healing. My doctor instructed me to wear a chest harness. In the local medicine store I found only a very basic one, I'm wearing it since 3 weeks, but it's quite uncomfortable. I'm looking for a more professional and comfortable...

I will surely do check the next x-ray, I'm so curious about it. I'm already taking a branch of stuff for my sternum with the approval of my doctor: Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc tablets, D3 vitamins és K vitamin complex (K1 + K2 mk4/mk7). I hope these will help me a lot.

Hi pellicle, Are there any news with your issue? Are you still on antobiotics?

Pellicle, Sure, next time I will try to check the x-ray One of the nurses mentioned me another possibility, it could be caused also by bone resorption. I really don't know... I was sorry to read your story. I wish you the best and a relaxing outcome! By now I've passed the first 4 weeks...

ottagal, Thank you for your kind wishes! pellicle, Many thanks also for your reply. Yes, my sternum was also wire closed. But I don't know exactly how many wires were used. I don't know. The doctors (in the surgery clinic and also in the rehab hospital) are all saying it was due to the...

Hello, I've just had my 3rd OHS 24 days ago and I'm facing some issues with my sternum. On the 5th day after the surgery I started to feel clicking sensation in my sternum while moving my arms. The surgeons has checked my sternum and they said it's nothing serious and supposed to be fine in a...

Hi Johnny, I have had my PVR in 2010 when I received a human pulmonary valve. Since 2013 I've been taking a decent dose of D3 and K complex vitamins (including K1 + K2 Mk4 and Mk7). Now I've just had a new OHS 3 weeks ago. My surgeon said that the pulmonary homograft I received in 2010 has shown...

I weighted 109 kg before the surgery. Now I'm at the 11th week and I weight 97 kg. I'm still at the rehab sanatorium doing the daily exercises and my doctor put me on 1000 calorie diet, but I haven't lost any weight during the last two weeks, so after 9 weeks I stopped losing weight.

Thanks for all the input. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one with the wire inside. I hope it won't cause any problems in the future. Scott, John, I'm so sorry that you had such bad experiences with the removal of the wires... John, It was a heart surgeon who pulled mine, but not...

AL Capshaw, Since I spent all the time in the hospital due to an infection, sleeping in the hospital bed was just acceptable taking the Xanax every night. AgilityDog, Johan, I'm really sorry that after those many weeks you still have problems sleeping on your side. It must pass with time, just...

Hi all, I'm on the 8th week after my surgery, and here is my experience. Strangely my surgeon told me before the surgery to avoid sleeping on my sides for 6 weeks after the surgery. I was really surprised, since I haven't read any similar restriction in the forum. So after the operation I've...

Hi, I had a PVR more than 7 weeks ago and my pacemaker wires were removed 2 weeks post op. Actually the surgeon successfully pulled out the first wire, then he tried to pull the second one, but it didn't get released from my heart. So he just cut the outer part of the wire in the level of my...

Hi, I'm on the 8th week post op after a PVR, here are my experiences. - I was surprised how nervous I was during the days before the op and how calm I became the last day prior the op without having any relaxing pills - I was surprised that I refused the sleeping aid the nigh before the surgery...

Hi, I had similar problems laying in the bed. When I laid down in the bed, I had a strong pain in my chest, only while breathing air in. Fortunately this pain was always decreasing during the first 2 minutes after laying down, then finally the pain became really low and tolerable, so it didn't...