Recent content by Randy Fecteau

Hello I was jus diagnosed with pericarditis which they said was caused by my first surgery. I was wondering if any one else on this site has had the same thing and if so what to look for. I put on 37 pounds in 4 days spent a week in the hospital and have lost 65 pounds, I was wondering what...

Hello had AVR surgery almost 4 years ago. Now I am having irregular heart beats . Has anyone had this at this stage and how did they fix it. Not sure what has brought this on but staring to get nervous with it

I have a few questions about endocarditis. Will you know if you have it. And will you get really sick with it.

Two years ago today I had my Aorta valve replaced with a St. Judes Mechanical valve. The thought of warfarin was scary, but Dick the legend took care of those fears. Now as time and the second chance at life are normal again its funny how much we appreciate the real little things in life and...

Dick0236 You are certainly the Captain of this site. May I be fortunate enough to get the longevity out of my valve as you have yours and may I also be as inspirational as you have been for all of us here.. Congrats and may you enjoy many more Birthdays. Thanks for all you do.

breakingwave To put your mind at ease I was over 300 pounds when I had my valve replaced. I had no complications at all, actually I found this to be the easiest operation I ever had except for the fear, so get er done and enjoy the ride with your second chance at life. keep this site near you...

I take 50 mg Metoprolol twice a day. Really not sure why. Makes me dizzy and forgetful and dont sleep well.

Thank you to everyone on this site. Whenever you wonder or are not secure in your future existence on this wonderful planet you just have to visit this site and it reassures you that you do have and still have a wonderful life ahead of you. So thank you all again for your post they are awesome...

15 months ago I had my aorta valve replaced and was placed on Warfarin. Was just wondering if anyone else is putting weight on even while exercising and eating well. And has anyone found a way to lose their extra weight, like weight watchers or something else.

Congrats on your 25 years and may you get another 25 or more. I also love golfing in Michigan twice a week and am trying to learn the guitar. Thanks for the post it reassures me I have a long life left ahead of me..

Glad to hear everything is going well, Congrats on 2 years, many more to come.

Surprised at how easy the operation was only 3 hours, how painless it all was , waiting for a bomb to drop this is to easy, could only laugh at them putting me in pre-op under the number 13, going home after 5 days, and yes how nice all the nurses were at London Science Hospital were to me and...

Happy 1st Anniversary DougLR. Hope to see many more post over the years.

Happy three years Dean.

Happy seventh many more to come. Enjoy your re-birthday