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I got a tissue valve, my partner and I spent ages weighing up the pro and cons on each but in the end I decided I wasn't ready to give up on the idea of more children so tissue it was

Hi, I was in the hospital 7 days, surgery happened fairly quickly. No where near as much pain as I thought. After the first few days I was managing with just panadol. No complications except for an elevated heart rate and fluid retention ( I think that's normal though). My biggest fear was that...

It's good to know its a fairly normal part of recovery. I walk all the time and have even started a few exercise classes a couple of months ago. My cardiologist did mention when he took me off the medication that some palpations are normal but not for what length of time I could expect them. It...

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As a mother I completely understand how you feel. I grew up knowing I had a bav and went to yearly appointments and even had a few procedures. And whilst my mum was fairly over protective between appointments it never bothered me, I've always been active, played sport and just dealt with the few...

I had one done whilst pregnant so had almost no sedation. I completely freaked myself out before hand more due to the reasons they were doing it than the precedure itself (my cardiologist say something on an echo that he thought was life threatening so off to hospital we went) but with the...

Hi all Hope everyone's well! So it's 4 months after my avr and I just have a question for anyone who may have had a similar issue. After surgery I was taking metapropol to decrease my high heart rate which my cardiologist slowly cut down the dosage to nothing. I've just been to my gp as I've...

Can I ask why you were taking the metoprolol? I'm taking 100mg a day because my heart rate is really high (has been for ages although no one seemed to think it was a proble before surgery) and I'm just wondering of this is a common thing

I'm just over 6 weeks post op. just finding it really hard to get information relevant to my age and previous fitness levels. I walk a few kilometres everyday and have asked my gp and cardiologist when I can start to push myself and both have said to increase the intensity as I feel I can just...

Hi all Can anyone suggest some good forms of exercise post surgery. My rehab officer is useless. Regaining my fitness is extremely important to me so let me know what helped you

I can't wait till after, I was so active before I started to go down hill health wise, I'm sick of feeling sick and want to be fit and healthy again

Thanks for the support guys, it's so good to be able to talk to people who have been through it

Well surgery is confirmed for the 25th of feb, only 3 weeks away. Scared and excited at the same time. It will be amazing to wake up one day and not be tired!

Hi! I've just turned 30 and have just been through a very similar thing with my first pregnancy. I have a bav with severe stenosis and moderate regurgitation. My condition has always been monitored fairly closely. After seeking advice from a number of doctors i got pregnant (my bubs is about to...

Hi! I've just turned 30 and have just been through a very similar thing with my first pregnancy. I have a bav with severe stenosis and moderate regurgitation. My condition has always been monitored fairly closely. After seeking advice from a number of doctors i got pregnant (my bubs is about to...