Recent content by Christian Biggins

So, those of you that have had them after being on OAT's - Did you notice any additional bleeding?

My cardio surgeon is looking into the risks associated with infection from a tattoo. I have several from before my surgery, two being dates I was married and of my first daughter's birth on my shoulder. I kept putting off getting my 2nd daughter added and now I hope I can complete the trio or...

I can bear the clicking, its the thudding I cant stand. It really gets to me, I try to take shallow breaths at night to reduce it a little bit. I also find my pulse in my neck super strong now, another thing thats irritating me... I'm not sure why I dislike it so much.

I took my heart rate today and at rest I was at 88bpm, which is higher than normal. I'll check my rate the old fashioned way tonight against my monitor and see if its wrong or if my rate is just high atm. Thanks guys!

Yeah, ill have to get a watch or use my stopwatch on my phone, i just wanted the phone app to track heartrate with distance, inclines etc. Thanks for the reply.

Hi all, I'm new here, been a lurker for a few weeks and just joined last night. I'm only 6 weeks post op, Aortic valve replacement (and extras :) ) - I am walking every other day and just for my own curiosity I bought a chest strap heart rate monitor. Last night when I walked, I peaked at...