Recent content by Marko2011

Hello Sarah, Best of wishes for your upcoming surgery. Every person is different, in how they respond to and recover from a second OHS. I'll be 30 days post op on Monday after redo AVR with an On-X Valve, (which is temporarily transforming my bed into a night club at the moment) I think the...

Midelag, You are bound to have emotional breakdowns, it's absolutely normal, and healthy. You are going through a hell of a lot, and it's great to hear that you are looking forwards already, to life and purpose in the future, you WILL get stronger and recover. Best wishes for Monday.

Holy God, You've been right through the crusher, sorry to hear about this. What were the issues with your redo surgery ? Adhesions ? My redo should have been fairly straight forward as well, but my heart had adhered to the inside of my sternum, and trying to separate them caused a few VF...

Thanks for the replies guys, I've been for my first cardiac rehab assessment this morning, and I basically blurted out everything I blurted out in my earlier post. Firstly I'm only 25 days post redo, it's still very early days, and I must remind myself of this. I'm a bit hypertensive, hence...

I'm day +25 post op, following redo AVR with the On-X Valve. Still no regrets. It's thumping away like mad in there. Can anyone tell me just how long it's going to be until I stop feeling like a bass drum ? Initially I tick/squeaked, now it's really thumping, regularly of course, but at night...

Morning, Thanks Paleowoman for this update. I received my letter yesterday morning also. My GP also has a copy on file. What has been fairly well drummed into me, is , any unexplained fevers, flu like symptoms, etc etc, should be treated as endocarditis until proven otherwise. A little...

Hello again all, I'm now 14 days post op, after having my second OHS. Surgery itself was a bit of a mare, unfortunately, I had adhesions, and whilst these were being dealt with early on in the surgery, I had a couple of VF arrests and I needed to be defibrillated. I also had a couple of days of...

Hello again all, I trust you are all well. my INR has settled down quite nicely now, it's between 1.8-2.7 and I'm having no adverse reactions to the Acenocoumarol. Which is the most important thing. I'm all good to go with the On-X valve, and my surgery has been rebooked for 6th March. I know...

Thanks honeybunny, I feel more than sure, that everything is going to work out well for me, I have a good team, and one of the very best cardiac surgeons in the country. I'm very grateful

Hello erik, I'm sorry you find yourself in the same position, When are you scheduled for your redo ? Have you decided on valve type yet ? I was really happy that my surgeon attempted the repair, when I signed my consent form it was for repair/replacement with a tissue valve, immediately post op...

Hi, Thank you for your reply jwinter, and you also Pellicle. After not being able to get my INR between 2.0-3.5 last time on Warfarin, my dosage was upped and I developed a dark purple rash on my legs, and purple blotches on my feet. I saw the Haematologist and was told I was to stop Warfarin...

Whoopsy. Whoopsy. Well it was gonna happen at some point, I felt faint getting out the shower and smacked my face on the radiator. I was showering and suddenly felt my heart racing like mad and very irregular, turned off the shower, opened the glass door to get out, and thwack. Perhaps...

Further results in. NYHA class 2/3 HF. BNP 539.

Bit of an update, so I have Paroxsysmal fast AF/Flutter,and probably have had it for a good number of months. My bicuspid valve is just about holding it's own, though the presence of AF now, according to my amazing docs, means my disease is progressing much quicker than they'd like. I have...

It's okay. Thank you for your input.