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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Well I had my Aortic replacement on July 3, was fixed with a St.Jude mechanical and I had my ascending Aorta repaired/replaced not quite sure how that one works. If you have read any of my other posts, it has been a rough ride. I am now hopefully over the worst of it. I have had a follow up...

Is this normal, I am hunched over trying to move around. My upper back, shoulders and between my ribs all ache sooo bad. It even hurts to take a deep breathe. It seems to have started this morning and is probably the worst aching muscle pain since the surgery 3 weeks ago. I talked to my wife...

Hey all, hope al is well. I am just blown away here and hoping maybe you will have some insight.I woke up last night at around 2am and could feel that my heart was in atrial flutter, same as when I was in the hospital. I tried to relax and wait until it was time to take my metroprolol and my...

Hey all, hope al is well. I am just blown away here and hoping maybe you will have some insight.I woke up last night at around 2am and could feel that my heart was in atrial flutter, same as when I was in the hospital. I tried to relax and wait until it was time to take my metroprolol and my...

This is Larrys wife, he is doing well out of ICU the second day now just having troubles getting his heart rate to normal his heart rate was ranging from 130 to 160 today his surgery was on tuesday they have postponed phsio until tomorrow in hope that his heart rate will be lower. I hope I...

Well, finally seems to be way to real. Told the children this evening and they are very excited that Daddy will not be so tired and have more energy, also thrilled about helping Daddy get well, my 4 year old even offered me his favorite worldly possession, a stuffed lizard saying "it helps me...

well going in the morning to meet the surgeon and the anethetist. Am going to write down the list of questions from the thread and hope that will let me know what i need. cheers guys. any last minute info please let me know

My wife and I are in the process of trying to plan my recovery and the set up of our house. We have 1 bathroom on the upper level so we are thinking of having me rest in the master bedroom as it is next to the bathroom. We are also thinking of getting a recliner for our room as I have read it...

Hi everyone. I am wondering if there is a resource to find out about surgeons in ontario canada? I am obviously the same as everyone else who is in my shoes and would like to have the best possible surgeon to do my surgery. I see a lot of you are from the United States so I am looking for...

Well, I figured this call was coming soon. I have been referred to a Dr. Ray Guo at University Hospital in London Ontario. Since many of you have been through this I am making an assumption that you may have some links, connections ETC that may be able to help me out. I am wondering if any of...

I am from Ontario Canada and I am still just starting this journey. i start tests next week for BAV replacement. I see in the States that you choose your surgeon and valve etc, not yet sure how it works in canada. I have been looking at valve choices and it is an impressive list.I am not sure...