Recent content by zztimeout

I am 41 and have BAV and my aorta was 51mm. I had valve sparing and aorta root replacement on 19th May with a **** load of dramas as you can read in my signature below. Surgeon said if I don't have it done I will head butt the concrete in the future. I had no symptoms prior to the big day. The...

You'll do great.... Go get em....

Hi everyone ... Had aorta replacement along with a heap of problems as you can read below... I am 4 weeks post op now and I am back to work on desk job 2 days a week and walking 2 km per day... My question is the heart beat... If I put my hand on my left chest roughly where the heart is, I can...

You will do just fine.... I am 4 weeks post op now (well the last op) and I still cannot take a deep breathe in yet but it is getting better... It is routine surgery now days.... You can read the dramas I had with my surgery below and I am still here.... You will do fine.... One tip is, when you...

Hey everyone.. Mate you should not concern yourself with this.. Listen to my story..19th May had ascending aorta replacement.... 2 days later was told that they would open me again the next morning to cut out a major clot. 2 days after that operation one of my coronary arteries started to close...

Hey everyone.. Mate you should not concern yourself with this.. Listen to my story..19th May had ascending aorta replacement.... 2 days later was told that they would open me again the next morning to cut out a major clot. 2 days after that operation one of my coronary arteries started to close...

Heheohi... Went down to shopping centre and walked around for a while but was pretty stuffed when I got back... Still cannot take a really deep breathe yet.... Have a big cough first thing in morning as you can hear a crackle in chest but after a big cough it's all good...

Well gang... I am outa here in 1 hour ... Yahoo... Given all clear.. After 21 days I am ready to get outa here... Oh my PS3 awaits me to get home.

Thanks Alli.... Hopefully I will be out of here in a few days... The night times are the worst cause I am still having nightmares and they are really bad ones. When I left this place I think they will stop cause then and only then all of this will be behind me. I tell u what NOT TO DO...

Mate slowwww is the gooooo I have been just told that I go to a ward today which means more ICU .. Yaa hooo

Dude... U name the place and we will have that beer...

Hi all, Well here goes... I am a 41 yo male fit and born with a bicuspid aorta valve. Last echo showed ascending aorta was dilated to 51mm and time to talk to surgeon. Selected the two best surgeons in this field and the big day was 19th May. Well I woke up after having aorta replacement with...

Had some emergencies yesterday arvo.. I go in , in about 3 hours.. Will let u all know when I am up again ... Pray for me everyone.... Cheers Dave

Well had the toe test and they said a clot is pressing against the mitral valve... she said it's common for this to happen fOr guys of my age... I have been fasting since 9pm last night so I am starving. They will go into the chest again lter today to clean me out and maybe put some drains in...

Ohan I am so scared. I had surgery on thursday morning and they replaced aorta root and did a valve sparring. I am 5 days post op.. Can lift three balls and hold them for 2-3 sec and can go on walks ect. My breathing is still swAllow and I am not getting rid of the fluid. Cadio saw me today and...