Recent content by jake

Ovie: Let me tell ya, I know EXACTLY how you feel! Before surgery, I was very vital guy. After surgery, I pretty much had to learn how to live with my new body. A year after surgery, I was pretty tenative about a lot of things, now that I am over 3 years out, short of joining an underground...

Boy do I know this story! Before OHS, I used to get migraines occasionally that brought on debilitating pain. After OHS, they went from painful to optical migraines. They started with a flashing colorful horseshoe shaped disturbance, than one time, my right eye just kind of blanked out kind...

howdy all: Well, first to Catwoman....Yes, I do have my native bi-cusped aortic valve, but I have about 3 inches of artificial aorta. I was told by the suregon that bacteria love to stick to anything that is not original equipment, thus the need to pre-medicate. I usually pre-medicate with...

Good Day All: Well, it’s been a while since I posted a new thread and hope everyone is doing well. So 2 years post op for an ascending aneurism repair I have found one more unpleasant side effect of my new post-surgery life. I have had a few teeth cleanings, a wisdom tooth extracted and a...

So today was my two year anniversary for my OHS and aneurism repair. So far so good I guess. I get occasional heart palpitations and my chest has some numb spots but all and all, I guess its all good!

Every single day! Pretty much everything I do since surgery has a new significance. I also found that there were a lot of things in my life that I really didn’t want to deal with any longer as well (bad relationships, etc). One major difference that I recently found myself undergoing was...

I don’t have any real advice for you, but having faced a similar situation with my aortic repair and possible valve replacement, it is a very tough place to be in. I guess I handled it OK because I refused to burden my family with my, well lets call it SEVERE apprehension! I did my homework...

Well Ryan: I am a little older than you (a little over twice your age) but have also has a similar experience. I am 20 months post op for an aortic root repair and I still have my bicuspid aortic valve. I used to be able to do 20 to 30 miles a day on roller blades, now I struggle to get 10...

Being an automotive technician, as well as a driving enthusiast, 6 weeks is not unreasonable on a number of accounts my friend! Not to spend a lot of time mirroring what a lot of the boarders have mentioned, I will add just few thoughts Pain Meds- Not everyone responds the same and it does not...

hey Caligirl: WOW! Just a few short years ago, I was in your exact spot! Same valve, same root aneurism. Needless to say, a year after being diagnosed, I had my aortic root repaired and they elected to leave the valve alone. A year and a half later, it’s all good! Listen all I can...

Yea, Im 18 months out and I get occasional pain, not even enough to want to take even OTC pain meds. I even get a little popping in there which I really dont understand. Anyway, it gets better all the time and hopfully, we will lose the discomfort over time.

So here is the deal...... I have been putting off pulling of a pair of wisdom teeth for the last year because of fear of infection after a repair of my ascending aorta 18 months ago. I still have my bi-cusped aortic valve and before OHS to repair my aorta, I never pre-medicated. The surgeon...

Heart Pounding on deep breath Heart Pounding on deep breath yea, I got it! It happens all the time to me and sometimes even when I dont take a deep breath. It has been explained away many times by many doctors, but the bottom line is............they all say its pretty standard stuff after...

eye issues eye issues Ovie: You hit the nail on the head! I can also tell you that anxiety, aggravation, and overall stress seems to contribute to the onset of these visual issues for me. Give them less of your attention and my guess is that they will resolve themself in time.

Eye Stuff Eye Stuff Ovie: Yea, I get em too and I didn’t even get a new valve, I had OHS to repair an aneurism on my ascending aorta and I still have my bi-cusped. With me, it’s the classis "colorful flashing horseshoe" thing. Being a welder, I can confidently say that the sensation of...