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I had a somewhat fast pulse (100) for several weeks. I also felt more noticeable heartbeats especially when I was trying to sleep (maybe because I was thinking about it). I had some PVCs which are described as missed heartbeats and apparently are harmless but can be noticeable. I did have...

The race I'm shooting for is called the Brooksie Way - www.thebrooksieway.com. I live very close so it is convenient and is on September 29th so I have the whole summer to train. Thanks for the feedback and good wishes.

They put me on 600mg motrin 3x/day for 2 weeks. It resolved the pain for the two weeks. However, I'm just off the motrin and the pain may be coming back (to soon to be sure). I exercise a lot and cardiologist said I could keep exercising once motrin kicked in. I'm not sure that was good...

This sounds like Pericarditis. I am 14 weeks post valve surgery and was diagnosed with it 2 weeks ago. I've read that sometimes they call this Dresslers Syndrome after a open heart surgery. Having the pain on deep inhalation is a good clue. If you are sitting and lean far forward does it get...

Hi, I had mitral repair and aortic replacement about 14 weeks ago via sternotomy. Two weeks ago I got Pericarditis. I am 52 and was/am otherwise healthy. I have been increasing exercise slowly since surgery (I exercised a lot beforehand as well) as part of cardiac rehab. They put me on...

Leah, I'm 3 weeks post-op (mitral repair, aortic replacement). I hope this a-fib resolves itself quickly for you. I have not had a-fib (yet anyway) but did have some vision issues that sent me to ER and set me back some (lots of tests and a night in the hospital). They just put a monitor on...

I had a mitral valve repair and aortic valve (tissue) replacement a few weeks ago. They gave me a 14 day script for this medicine when I left the hospital. They also have me on Metaprolol Tartrate for blood pressure and one baby aspirin per day. I didn't ask much about the Pantoprazole script...

Thanks for all the responses. It is helpful to know what other people have experienced. To clarify, I had no vision issues prior to the surgery so this is new territory for me. The partial loss of vision has happened 5 times in the last week, where each episode is 30-60 seconds. They want to...

Hi. I had a mitral valve repair and aortic valve replacement (full sternotomy) 2 weeks ago. I am 51 and other than some high blood pressure prior to surgery have been very healthy to this point in my life. Excercise regularly and not overweight. I was not really symptomatic but mitral...