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Hello everyone. I am now over 1 year out and other then some occasional shortness of breath seem to be not too bad heart wise. I am concerned about another issue that has recently developed though. My chest/sternum area has began hurting again. It started in 1 spot, about the size of a dime...

Wow Chris 6 months, I was just looking as i have not been on in a long time and I am so thrilled things have been going pretty well for ya. It is great to just see that all is good and i wish you continued healing and peace. If you need anything let me know, if you remember me lol, check your...

Hey everyone, how r ya? well 8 months post op and the valve is still ticking away perfectly and i am still getting used to it, but all in all life is good. I just want input here, i am now part of an anti coagulation study where they use DNA to aid in the proper dosing of warfarin to get my...

Hey everyone, I hope the world has been treating you all well. I woke the other nite, about a week ago and stretched and "boom" I felt a ripping, burning pain in my chest, a spot about the size of a loonie. It has been bothering me since but i do not want to spend a day in emergency over it if...

Hi all hope everything is well. I am now about 9 months out from a bentall proceedure and it feels like that was years ago lol. I had an internal bleed following my surgery from being on coumadin and having a duodenal ulcer, almost lost the battle with that one. I am wondering now, i have...

Hey guys, long time no talk, hgope all are well and happy new year. I am now 6 months post op from my bentall proceedure and many other complications. It is now going fairly well, just can't shake the feeling that I am on a ledge at all times and could fall at any moment into some new or...

Went to my appointment and Doc said i can now start to do light lifting as in weight machine. I am not so much concerned about that, i was just wondering if anybody has had any experience with supplements. Before surgery i was taking weight gainer,creatine etc and am wondering if there is any...

well had the appointment and it wasnt bad. The doc says that after the tests he ran that everything is looking good. He is not sure what may be causing the shortness of breathe which freaks me out as it is very concerning to me. He did take my meds down a lot, maybe hoping it will help. on...

Hey guys. I phoned the surgeon today and let his secretary know about shortness of breathe, etc and she called me back with an appointment for tommorow at 9am for echo and discussion. I can't believe how quick that was. Now I just need to go and find out whats going on lol. My wife and I have...

Hey all hows it going? I just wanted to check in and ask a couple questions. I am not too bad, I am definitely noticing that your body lets you know if your doing too much, i have hit that wall numerous times in the last while , thinking I am more healed then i am, gotta watch i guess. Now 2...

excellent news. we had a conversation prior to his surgery and have been waiting anxiously for news. Its funny, my wife and I have never met him, but it was playing on our mind about how he was, we sit and watch TV at night and she would ask if there was any news on him yet every time i checked...

anyone hear anything from Chris? wondering whats up? I am sure he will be on here soon, take care!

i just looked and it is not keloid, it is just like my wire or whatever has surfaced and feels like a spiral.

Hey all how goes it? I just noticed yesterday that my incision scar has changed a bit. It is still that nice rose color, but it was smooth before and now near the bottom of the scar, lowest part of sternum closest to stomach, i can feel bumps, i may be crazy but it almost feels like what i...

i remember i was in some serious pain down there, but with some looking , through the cloud i was in, the tubes from my telemetry i was hooked up to had decided to make my inner leg home and was wrapped around the leg which was chaffing big time, major ouch, also the tubes were bugging the hole...

Hey You, hang in there, the first couple days are the worst but you will be medicated, so not too many worries there, before you know it you will be up and around. Take it for what it is, try to relax yourself and just heal. Give me a ring or send an email as soon as your able. I am just...

Hey guys, was at docs today and he prescribed some new meds, kind of irritated that i have lost 3 days of fighting this thing but whatever. This sucks, fever 102, face is on fire, heartrate is up, if i move i get the shakes from the pain in my muscles and joints, unreal. I absolutly hate the...

Well found out today I have pneumonia and am freaked out. I know i am not the only one on here to ever have it, its just that the meds they want to use can mess with my INR and throw my heart rhythm out of whack, so doc and pharmicist are trying to come up with a plan for the morning. I was...

Hi there and glad to hear things are going well. I was lucky enough not to run a fever right after surgery but my roomate did, it kept him in longer then he wanted but it was considered normal. I was given a course of antibiotics right after surgery to avoid infection, It was common practice...

I am very glad i found this thread, great question. I was reading a bit about this as i was hoping to do some weight training when i heal up and get myself looking sexy for my wife, lol or at least avoid a gut. I read in a few places on the net that it should be no more then 100lbs for...