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Hi People Well I am 8 months out of my second OHS. TVR Mechanical this time. I have had AF and Tack Arcadia (if that's how you spell it). So two ablations in last 3 years. I have now been prescribed Lisdexamphetamine 50mg daily. This id for my ADHD, Self medicating was how i got my condition...

So my op got brought forward by 5 days. I had it on the 7th April. It went really well, out of hospital in 9 days now recovering slowly. The water retention has gone my appetite is back and I am sleeping. So pleased. My last experience was horrific after a failed op and serious water...

Hi people Well now my op is tomorrow afternoon. Just like to say reading and posting on this site has been a great help to me over the last 3 years. Hope after I have my new mechanical tricuspid valve I feel better than I do now. Thank you Heartstream

Hi people I now have the date for my second OHS. I am having a mechanical tricuspid valve replacement after the repair I had 2 years ago failed. I had a terrible time last time after months of issues with fluid around the heart and a 3 month stay in hospital with potassium and sodium issues. I...

I am having my second OHS to put a mechanical tricuspid valve in place. The right side of my heart is extremely big so although I don't feel to bad apart from very tiered at times my surgeon says we need to do my valve before my heart starts to fail. I hear lots about heart remodelling after...

Hi, I have not been on here for a while. I love this site it helps me so much every time I read! I have just found out I must go back in for a mechanical valve after a failed repair to the tricuspid valve 2 years ago. They are very concerned about clots due to the size of my heart, and the...

I had OHS in june this year and they repaired my Tricuspid valve, this failed and I am worse now than before the Op. I am on loads of meds for Heart failure and AF. They did initially say they would re-operate next year and put a mechanical valve in. However, now the Heart Failure clinic say...

I have AF & a sever leak in my Tricuspid valve. I am on diaretics, beta blockers, Ramipril (for heart faliure) and wharfarin. Waiting for re-op. Does anybody get tierd grumpy Depressed I used to love getting up in the morning. Now i have real trouble. I struggle energy wise most of the day. I...

I have recently had a tricuspid valve repair which was unsuccessfull. I am now left with worse symptoms than before. I am on diaretics and a 1-5 ltr fluid restriction. I don't see to be able to find out any information on people who have had it done. Most of the research seems very grim to say...