Recent content by Marybeth

Update: He survived! But his EF dropped to 27 percent over this past summer. Throwing 5% of beats PVC's, bigemeny, trigemeny, tachy, afib as always. Had a new pacer/defib installed in September. He seems to be much better, but will not have a new echo done till January. I simply think...

My husband has been on amiodarone for over three years, with literally no side effects. He does see an eye doctor every 6 months. He is on it due to multiple arrhythmia, not just a-fib. I must say it helps a lot. He does have two st. Jude valves, a tricuspid annuloplasty, and a dual...

Today marks his 20th anniversary of his first valve replacement surgery, aortic and mitral valves. Since then he has had the tricuspid annuloplasty, pacemaker installed. His worst events have been a kidney hemmorage, and now endocarditis. Going to Boston today for the CAT scan of his heart...

More: Husband came off of 7 weeks of IV antibiotic therapy. Third echo was done. All so far have had shadowing where the valves could not be visualised well./ He has two prosthetic valves, a tricuspid annuplasty and a pacemaker. We are going to Boston next week for a CAT scan of his heart...

Wow! That is quite the story. I’m sure you’ve had many echos done over the years since, and if the did not find a failure of any kind then I think you could be in the clear! Husband doing well in the meds and we go to Boston this week for another echo. I am praying the two valves...

Not related to surgery. He is 14 years out from the second valve surgery.

If it were me, I would have the doctor look at it. My husband (20 years post surgery) now has a bacterial infection. Long story. Absolutely NO symptoms till one morning felt poorly, by early evening, temp of 104.8 He is on his 5th week of IV antibiotics. Two. Do not take any chances...

Thank you both for your replies. He will be on IV antibiotics for a total of six weeks. Dr could not read the transesiphageal echo doe to the “equipment” in his heart. Two mechanicals. Tricuspid annuloplasty and pacemaker. Thanks t sounds like we simply have to wait. He was two weeks in...

The lead line pretty much says it all. My husband had valves replaced 20 years ago, and 13 years ago an annuloplasty ring was installed around his tricuspid valve. Sports a pacemaker. Rheumatic heart. Now has a bacterial infection and is on IV antibiotics. Would love to communicate with...