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Oops, I may have posted this twice... Just thought I would leave this here. I just wrote this blog post on the recommendations that my infectious disease doctor gave me after my battle with Infective Bacterial Endocarditis. These daily oral care instructions have been discussed here before, but...

It has been a while since I've been active here on the forum. Hi everyone who remembers me and nice to meet you to anyone who does not! :) As some of you may know, I have been writing a blog to document my heart surgery which took place in November 2013. My 2nd emergency OHS was in march 2014...

I havent been here much the past 2 months. If you don't know me, I had AVR in Nov 2013, recovered well, but then came down with Bacterial Endocarditis and a dehisced valve 3 months later; then emergency OHS AVR redo on March 15th, 2014. Tomorrow will be 5 months post OHS #2. I've been cycling to...

Hey guys. I havent been as active on here after my 2nd emergency OHS due to Bacterial Endocarditis, mostly because of the apathy. My previous cardiologist wanted me to stay away from all physical activity for 1 year. I got a new job and new health insurance. My new (much more experienced) cardio...

As some of you may recall, I had my 2nd OHS in March, just 3 months after my 1st one due to bacterial endocarditis of my mechanical aortic valve. Check out my blog post on how I'm doing, my new cardiologist, exercise, and all that good stuff...

Hey guys, I just thought this was kinda fun. Those of us with replaced aortas, valves, etc, know that the heart may thump pretty hard in our chests. After my most recent (2nd) surgery, with the replaced aorta, it feels like it thumps against my sternum. Anyway, I recorded the thumping by placing...

This is an issue that I thought was worthwhile spending some time thinking & writing about. It is more relevant to me now, after my 2nd OHS, than it was after my 1st. Stay positive, stay motivated. My blog post on the topic of dealing with cardiac depression...

As some of you may know, 6 weeks ago I had an AVR re-do due to bacterial endocarditis. My recovery has been normal from my 2nd surgery, however I am experiencing a strange phenomenon. After my 1st surgery (in November 2013), my heart rate went up afterwards, into the 90's at first, then...

Hey all, I just thought I would update on my progress. 5 weeks ago, my mechanical valve (installed only 3 months prior) was found to be coming off, causing shortness of breath. The day after we finally figured out what was going on (Bacterial Endocarditis), I had an emergency surgery to replace...

Hey guys. I am 2 weeks out from my emergency AVR redo. Turns out I had bacterial endocarditis from some unknown bacterium. The cultures came back negative, but they took the cultures after they gave me an initial dose of antibiotics. They ended up replacing my mechanical valve with a new one...

sucky. please read: http://robovalve.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/only-a-minor-setback/

If there has been any topic beaten to death on this site it is the topic of metoprolol, specifically not taking it anymore. I was on 25mg for 3 months (since my surgery), took 12.5mg per day for about a week, skipped a day, then took 6mg today. The first day off of the drug was a doozey. My...

I made it yall. 3 months. I meet with my doc on thursday and i'll be sure to update then too. Check out my blog post on my progress: http://robovalve.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/3-months-post-surgery-big-milestone/ -Anthony

Hey everybody, I am doing great, and feeling fine at 8 weeks post AVR; ON-x Valve & ascending aorta repair. I'm on 25mg Metoprolol & 2.5mg lisinopril, and warfarin of course. Oh yeah, baby asprin too. Recent echo came back with positive results. With all my success in recovery, the only thing...

I've been slowly getting back into fitness and I'm pleased at my results today. I got on the road bike and rode 34 miles with an average speed of 13.8! If you are interested in seeing the data from my digifit app, check it out here...

I wasnt going to post this on VR.org, but i figured that I could sneak this into the Active Lifestyles section since it is relevant. I have created a "Kickstart Your Heart' page to help raise money for The Ironheart Foundation: http://www.ironheartfoundation.org/ The way it works: Ironheart...

Hi all! I created a short poll to assess the different types of valvers that we have here on VR.org. It will only take you a minute or two to complete. Click this link to take the poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pO56zk81xVE4fzG0HBkyzzJlfbK9DDGXMaYH3ZVi4LI/viewform Click this link to...

Hi all! I created a short poll to assess the different types of valvers that we have here on VR.org. It will only take you a minute or two to complete. Click this link to take the poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pO56zk81xVE4fzG0HBkyzzJlfbK9DDGXMaYH3ZVi4LI/viewform Click this link to...

Hi all! I created a short poll to assess the different types of valvers that we have here on VR.org. It will only take you a minute or two to complete. Click this link to take the poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pO56zk81xVE4fzG0HBkyzzJlfbK9DDGXMaYH3ZVi4LI/viewform Click this link to...

Hey all! It has almost been 6 weeks since my AVR! I havent blogged about my progress in a while, so I felt that this post has been over due. Check out my progress on my blog here: http://robovalve.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/6-is-the-magic-number/ feeling fantastic!