Recent content by barron6565

Today was my first day or cardiac rehab and I really didn't enjoy it. everyone kept commenting on how young I was and how I shouldn't be there. Everyone was very friendly and I was accepted with open arms but it made me feel kinda crappy about myself. They made me do very light exercises and...

They say coacoa butter. Im an avid lifter and had some stretch marks on my upper arm from over extension during bench press. Although it will not make the scar dissapear, it should lessen the redness of the scar. They also sell other rubs at local pharmacys like cvs, walgreens, or rote aid. I do...

All the docs told me that its completley normal to have a few lousy days in there, its part of recovery. As for becoming addicted to percocet, I wouldn't worry about it. You said your only taking it once or twice a day which is not much at all. I was taking it 4-5 times a day for 5 weeks and I...

I'm 25 so I plan on continuing running and lifting after everything is healed. I called my cardiologist and surgeon and they both said vigorous exercise would not ruin a valve repair or a replacement. I was symptomatic before hand so it will prob take me a little while longer before I'm back to...

I was just wondering if anyone ever heard of somebody ruining their repair by exercising to vigorously shortly after surgery. I'm 6 weeks out and feel good enough to run but do get quite tired afterwards. Just wondering wife I am starting to feel better and do not want to jeapordize my recovery.

I'm going back to grad school this august and am prescribed vyvanse for adhd. It is similar to adderal and is an aphetamine. I haven't been able to get a clear answer from my doctors but has anyone else taken it after they recovered from surgery?

Absolutley. I wasn't having any problem sleeping when I was on a pain med. I got off of them about 3 days ago and now I am unable to sleep. I only got 45 minutes of sleep but amazingly I was able to run a half mile just this morning which for me is a huge step. I have the feeling of being...

Thank you for the link post, Greg. But my whole body does not get cold, I am mostly warm. It only happens if I start to move around to much. I will start to feel my hands and feet starting to get cold and lose color. I also dont think that I could be classified as a perfectly functioning heart...

Hey everyone, I'm 5 weeks post op now and feeling a little better everyday. I've said in other posts that ive been symtpomatic for about 3 years before I got this done. I was just wondering if anyone else post op gets cold hands and feet if they move around to much? I think this is an issue with...

Hey. Thank you everyone for the replies and words of encouragement. I'm 5 weeks post op now and am feeling a little better. I do tend to get tired quickly but my endurance is building up slowly. I know my recovery will prob take a bit longer since I have been symptomatic for around 3 years.

My name is Barron, im a 25 year old male going in for valve surgery next Tuesday. I was diagnosed with BAV disease at the age of 19 when i first started to experience some exercise intolerance. Since then i have become more symptomatic each year to the point now where my symptoms seem to be...