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  1. d333gs

    New here, on the fast track to having a replacement done

    Yeah it hurts and for some reason, you always have to wait too long for your next dose of painkillers Next week you will feel a LOT BETTER!
  2. d333gs

    surgery in a week!

    Interesting............ During the 3 to 4 hour procedure, your surgeon: Makes a large cut in your chest and separates the breastbone. Removes a piece of tissue from the sac around your heart and uses a chemical called glutaraldehyde to strengthen it. Constructs a new aortic valve, removes the...
  3. d333gs

    Endurance cyclist much worse after robotic mitral valve repair

    Hi, how are your lungs? I have had issues with my breathing when cycling. My first thought was it was my heart. While googling about , bronchial tubes restriction under stress came up. I talked to my doctor about it. I thought it may be something like asthma. He said no but prescribed...
  4. d333gs

    .............57 years

    Bravo!! What a great story!!
  5. d333gs

    Hunky Dory

    Hi Beach, severe muscle pain as in cramps?
  6. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    Kool! I have run of the mill 26" X 2.25 tiers . I have a soft tail.......So when I am pumping up a hill , the first thing that happens before I get movement is that my rear end descends!!
  7. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    Interesting! A sport cardio sounds like a good idea. I will look into that possibility as well as a Garmin setup. My VO2 Max changes with each hard walk ; the Last walk was 42,9..The cardio recovery is always 33 , so I suspect it is not working. Since I have had a watch I have never had a heart...
  8. d333gs

    Resting HR post-AVR surgery

    "30 minutes a day on a treadmill" Super. Your breathing will come back when your chest heals!
  9. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    What is you VO2 max at now? I have one on my watch but it does not work with biking.
  10. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    Two years 7 months after my AVR , I just made a new best time on my bike. Am I bragging? Yes! But also , for those who are wondering if you can reclaim your level of fitness after your OHS , it seems like you can. Yesterday was hot here 35c . So I did the shorter version of my bike ride which...
  11. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    A section of the bike trail I use, plus my prehistoric mountain bike
  12. d333gs

    Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms

    Good numbers
  13. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    "My workouts might just go to a new level. LOL " Yeah! Why not! Was there anything else wrong with you? Is the aneurysm repair fragile? In a sense, you just got an engine rebuild! It should be able to outperform the old one. "You didn't even realize how your heart was affecting your...
  14. d333gs

    9 months post-AVR and cycling at my best ever

    Wow!! Before my AVR I thought I was doing great on my "all out, try to beat the clock " 27K cross-country bike rides . Then 6 months after my ARV I was doing the same ride 16 minutes faster.....which, to say the least , left me stunned.
  15. d333gs

    Hunky Dory

    Atorvastatin, I am on it too, no unpleasant side effects
  16. d333gs

    Lifting Weights after Surgery

    For me, I dont think the issue was the heart , it was more the healing of the rib cage. I had a simple AV change. I was otherwise healthy. At 3 months I started biking ,light weights, working outside , cutting wood etc and there were some 'twings and twangs' that were bit scarry. Your...
  17. d333gs

    Surgery this week and still Terrified

    Hi Geff. I had mine in February 2022. As the date arrives you'll be telling them to hurry up! What are your plans after the operation?
  18. d333gs

    NT-proBNP

    This is interesting: NT-Pro-BNP is recommended for ruling-out Heart Failure, but not to establish the diagnosis. https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/test/ntpro-bnp/
  19. d333gs

    NT-proBNP

    I posted this in another thread yesterday but it belongs here. I just got an NT-ProBNP result yesterday ; it was 147 . The level should be under 125; Here is a link; https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/22629-b-type-natriuretic-peptide I am 70 and I do work out a lot and had an...
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