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I just used one of my nursing bras ( I am 4 months post partum) as there are no wires and definitely softer.

Yep, I'm 5 weeks post op and it's a freaky feeling I will admit! At first I thought it was my sternum popping!!

It irritates the heck out of me. It honestly has kept me up some nights. I'm only 3 weeks post op, so I am hoping it becomes more of a lull later one...

I have been in the hospital since the 17 but was cleared to go home on the 21st. Well I am still sitting here at the hospital because my inr is only going up by. 1 a day! They wont let me leave until it's at 2 and todays number is 1.6. Am i really doomed ro stay here another 4 days??? I will...

I dont want to be all paranoid on u and i am by no means an expert however.....i am five days post and the tehab people here say that there should be no noise like a click or a pop. Now maybe they are talking within the first six weeks but if it wereme i would call my doc just to makw sure

Sorry no update because no internet in the hospital over the weekend....if you can believe it! Day five is better than day two but still in enough pain. They cant yet stabilize my inr or my heart rate so i will be in hospital for a few more days. Will update more whem im off my phone

I go in tomorrow (May 17th) morning at 6am for my AVR. Good vibes for a REPAIR, please :) See you on the other side! Thanks for all your support and your honesty. Knowledge is power!

I just can't see it, can you? Really?

:mad: I'm so very upset right now....just got a call from the clinic and my surgery has been bumped until the 17th. As if this wait wasn't hard enough, I now have to wait 1 more week. They are backlogged and can't help it and it does make me sad that there are others out their sicker than me...

what do you mean by this? So, I'm able to just start sucking air in and out? Do I do this with my mouth or nose? Wow, those seem like stupid questions :p Thanks for the comments...I'm a little better this morning. I Just wish they could sedate me from about midnight on Wed to 3 weeks from...

Surgery is this Thursday (may 10) and I've gone into panic mode. I am all of a sudden scared of the recovery, scared to wake up with the tube down my throat, scared of the drainage tubes, the IV in my neck and scared to cough. I'm scared of how much pain I'll be in. Where is this coming from...

You go in 2 days before I do. Good luck and I will be thinking of you

Way to scare me more!!! :)

I spoke with the surgeon and he stresses that they are not approved in north america! Interesting. He did say that a lot of people use them, but they are not recommended by health canada for sure. I still have to check with my insurance to see if they'd cover something, but if it's not...

I think I'm going to go with the mechanical valve should my aortic valve need replacing. Man, this has been such a hard decision.... I saw my surgeon again on Thursday and while he said he'd choose the tissue for himself (being a surgeon and using sharp instruments and all that) he also said...

YES! This hits me about once a day (I'm still pre-op, to go in on May 10). I keep thinking "holy F___ I'm going to have OHS!". Sometimes I can brush it away thinking "Hey no biggie, lots of folks do it" and other times the thought leaves me in a huge weeping pile of mess on my bedroom floor...

hmmm, interesting. SOmething I'll definitely have to talk to my surgeon or cardiologist more about, eh?

Are home monitoring kits available in Canada? When I spoke with the Aortic Clinic here in Ottawa, I was told that they are not approved so I can't get one and it's to the lab I go....However, the more I read here, the more I see that some Canadians do have one. Anyone know the deal?

but do you mind humouring a newbie? I still have to decide on which valve (mechanical or bio) to replace my aortic valve. I keep flip-flopping back and forth and there just doesn't seem to be a clear path for me. I keep thinking that if I knew that 10 or 20 years from now that I was going to...

What is this heart pillow I keep hearing about? Is it given at the hospital? Or how can I get my hands on one? Someone I can't see OHIP handing them out freely! :)