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Celebrating 4 years anniversary. Heart function is back to normal. cardio is very happy; switched me to seeing once every two years. Went with mechanical valve as I was 37 at the time of surgery. No issues with using warfarin. Very active. Plays tennis, golf, bikes 20+ miles a day in summer...

Happy to share that 3 years passed since surgery. Heart function back to normal. Ejection fraction 60%+. An improvement from 35%+ pre surgery. Cardio is happy. Now back to 2 year visit schedule with Cardio. Feels nervous every time Cardio visit is approaching :) so glad to see him recommend 2...

Completed two years. Cardio is haapy that heart function (including EF) is back to normal. He took me off of Metoprolol which gave me all sorts of side effects first one year. No issues with coumadin management barring occasional highs and lows of inr levels. -Kumar

Completed one year this week. Things are going well. Thank you god. Life is back to normal within weeks after surgery. There is drop in ef at 6 months check, but cardio is very happy with the improvement in ef in one year check. Cardio thinks metoprolol helped, hence reluctant to take me off...

Posting this thread to share my experiences. I am 6 months post-op now. Fortunately, recovery has been very smooth (touch wood). Life is back to normal within one month after surgery. Back to work by third week after post-op. Cardio is happy with heart size remodeling at 2 month check, but not...

Hi, I just noticed that my scar became slightly elevated and red in parts. I am almost 6 weeks post-op. It is a bit itchy also. Do any of you saw similar thing? Is this an infection. Should I call the surgeon immediately. -Kuma

Hi, I am 4 weeks post-op. AVR with mechanical valve. I caught cold & cough (seasonal allergies /flu ?) from my wife. No temperature yet. Should I be concerned about fluid build-up. Should I call my care team (pcp/cardio/surgeon) if it prolongs for more than 2 days? -Kumar

Back home from surgery. So far all good (touch wood). Thanks for all ur wishes. Walking is key for speedy & better recovery. (I know I am preaching to the choir).

Thanks for sharing all your experiences. I am going in much better informed on what to expect in next 5-10 days as well as in the subsequent recovery. I hope to talk to you again in the post-op section.

I have couple of questions on the recovery time. I am trying to understand how much time I need to take off from work, when can I start working from home and when I can go to my regular work routine. 1) I will be going with full-sternotomy. Based on your experience, How long it takes before...

Newbie to this site. Wanted to check-in and thank all of you for sharing your experiences. I had few questions on my upcoming AVR surgery and have been lurking here for a few weeks. By the time Hank provided me permission to post to this site, I found answers to most of my questions from your...