Recent content by Tina-marie

Hi all Its been a long time since my original post so I thought I would let you all know how I am now. Thank you all for all your your help during this difficult time and I would like to say I have come a long way since this and I am now 8mths post surgery. I have another appointment with my...

Hi all My surgeon told me when I was deciding which valve to choose that they can now replace the worn out valve with a TAVI with can be inserted via angioplasty.This can not be done if you have any valve leakage or other problems. I chose a mechanical valve as I wish to live abroad in future...

Hi I think 7wks is too early for 4wks testing as my INR was very unstable at first and even on daily testing my INR dropped dangerously low. My levels were so unstable at first that I had to go for daily Heparin injections as well as warfarin.I note that you have been on antibiotics that makes...

Scars after open heart surgery Scars after open heart surgery I had my surgery in October last year and have the most frightful scars anybody has ever seen .Even my nurse said she would not let them sew her trousers...Lol My scar came apart in three places so had to heal by second intention...

Hi All I saw my surgeon on 24th November and even though my wounds are now healed mostly by second intention the scars are red very wide and long and the bottom one which was a deep hole is now a large healed dent which I now have silicone sheets for scars. With regards to my sternum it is still...

Hi I had my Aortic ON-X valve 6wks ago and felt better from the first day. The valve is very quiet and its only sound is a tick like a watch which is not too difficult to live with. My surgery took 5hrs and I left hospital after 5days.My original illness of Aortic stenosis was caused by...

Hi everybody Yes all of this has been a nightmare I am currently being treated by my general practitioner who has done blood tests and helps me manage the pain and looks after my wounds. I have been to A&E at my local hospital but my surgery was done at another hospital my swabs were grown and...

Hi All I left hospital on day 5 and every thing seemed ok on day 7 the nurse came to take out the stitches and said that it wasnt healed enough so they would come out on day 10 it was then that the bottom looked like a big blister and it came open and is now a hole that is packed daily. On the...

Hi Mark and Greg I did have an infection when the wound first opened up which was treated with Antibiotics but since this the nurse has said the wounds are very clean and show no signs of infection also my blood tests were good. I still have daily wound dressings and my sternum is still moving a...

Hi Please can anybody help I am 5wks post op for Aortic valve replacement with open heart surgery and I have been having a lot of problems with the wound. When the stitches were removed the bottom had like a blister which opened up into a deep hole this was followed a week later by 3inches...

Hi Simon Sorry to hear about your wifes illness I have found these links and I hope they help http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004576/ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/893290-overview I hope this helps Take care Tina-marie

HI CONFUSED I read your post and have sent you this link to look at http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/valve/tricuspid.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricuspid_insufficiency I hope this helps take care and do not worry Tina-marie

Hi Ruby I am 5wks post op and like you I had Beta blockers and felt dizzy almost like being on a ship . I will say do not worry it is normal and is called fuzzy head syndrome and is very normal after heart surgery. I would also like to say that like you I had very low blood pressure and I now...