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It evidently takes longer than I had hoped to get over this open heart surgery. (mine was 9 months ago ) My advice is to read all the discharge papers they send home with you, follow it as close as you can. I had a very active lifestyle before surgery including, hard physical work, chain...

Mine is still thumping pretty good after 3 1/2 months. Ascending aorta hemashield graft and st Jude mechanical valve. You can take heart rate by standing in front of a clock and counting the beats. feels like a hammer hitting the sternum, sometimes a softer rubber hammer, other times a steel...

Jan 31st 2012. Woke up too early from surgery, had breathing tube in. Nobody told me not to fight it, to breath along with it. It was so deep was gagging me. I started throwing up in the tube. none of the nurses could understand what I was trying to communicate. They even left for a few minutes...

Night sweats only lasted me a couple weeks. The first 3 days after surgery while still in the hospital would wake up sweating terrible. Also my head was itching like lice or something. Blamed it on the Perkoset but who knows. But also was very cold all the time especially at night. Felt almost...

Aortic valve Jan 31st 2012 Blood pressure was 170 over 115 before surgery. 120 over 75 right after. Now its creeping back up especially the top number 170 over 80 most days. They have cut out 4 of my pills after surgery but still take Bystolic, amlodipine. They may have to add HCT or Diovan or...

Hello all, I`m a new member from NW Arkansas 50yo. My main open heart surgery was a 6cm aortic anuerism and mechanical aorta valve (to replace bicuspid aorta valve) was 1-31-2012 but a few days after got A-phib irregular heartbeat and 160 beats or more. Was hospitalized another 4 days til they...