Recent content by Jacque

Hi there, I hope your OHS went well! You can live a full and active life once you are recovered! Grandma here is almost 17 years post-op from my bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) surgery with stenosis (narrowing of the valve). I had my chest opened up 3 separate times in 4 days (first St. Jude...

1. At what age did you get your mechanical valve? 48 2. How long have you had your mechanical valve for? 15 years (2007) 3. If your valve failed, what was the reason? First one clotted (St. Jude); I have FVL-a clotting disorder which contributed to this, they put a second one in...

I need to add to my previous post. Sassy20, with your shortness-of-breath (SOB), are you on Metoprolol? Once I got off that, it helped very quickly. Another idea, do you have any problems with any of your ribs? Are you also coughing? After doing research, I discovered that my SOB/coughing...

Hi there, I'm 15 years post-op (2007) from my bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). I had my chest opened 3 times in 4 days (first valve clotted, then excessive bleeding). In 2003, I had a procedure to fix a hole in my heart (separate issue). I also have Factor V Leiden (FVL), a clotting disorder. I...

I had never heard about the rosacea before, but I had noticed my face is red. I'll start using a sunscreen. I do have blurriness also. I have an appt. Feb. '12 and will ask the cardiologist. Everything hit the fan one week after I gave birth. As for the BAV, no one else in my family has this...

I was just curious if you might be on metoprolol tartrate or another short-acting beta blocker? I had quite a few side effects when I was on metoprolol tartrate (where I took it twice daily); light-headed, weak, tired, low blood pressure. Once I switched back to Metoprolol Succ and took it...