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I agree with all the others above. For me it was just getting used to taking a pill every day. I eat & drink what ever I want and test at home once a week, in 5 minutes. I have mechanical and have a range of 2.5 to 3.5, giving me lots of room to adjust accordingly, to stay in range if needed. So...

Rocky, Glad to hear you had success, I too had a TIA 2 years before my valve replacement, not sure if it was the native Bi-cuspid valve throwing small clot's or a piece of the calcium breaking free...never really know for sure now. So for prevention I was put on warfarin post TIA, so I had 2...

Hey Rocky, I've been using the same machine for awhile now. Once you get on to it you will be very pleased with the convenience. It can be an expensive experience to get in the hang of. I too have had the error happen 4 times in a row at the lab one day. Found that sitting down and raising my...

On this day, Nov 28th last year, I was rolled into the ER and given a shiny new On-X Aorta valve and graft. Life has changed for me, for the better, I am more conscious of my exercise and diet once again. I am still down 25 lbs since my surgery and feeling like I have way more energy to burn...

Congratulations on your first year. Very well said post Mark, thank you for sharing this. Enjoy the journey, as I'm sure you have been the last year. This experience is one a person didn't have to take alone, even if we have never met each other, the reaching out from these members has touched...

Congrats to your first year Gerry, and wishing you many more in your future. I can relate to your experience also, as almost one year down the road my health is very good, and that new valve is running top notch. Doug

I can relate to what your feeling also, I am 7 months out and still experience the PVC & PAC. I have had them before surgery, but not near as noticeable as now, I also have had a good bout of AFIB before my replacement, but haven't seen AFIB since. Sometimes the PVC's feel like they can take my...

Glad to hear your on the other side now, and that the surgeon was able to repair your valve. Everything you are feeling is for sure normal, I felt the same. I couldn't get out of bed until day 3 due to my 20 lbs of water retention and hemoglobin dropping so low that I needed 2 units of blood to...

Sorry to hear of your speed bumps, also glad you went to get checked when feeling poorly. Like Kfay said, better to address complication before they get bigger. They will take good care of you and get you on the path of recovery soon. Keep up the good fight.

Canon4me, I can't really give you anything on the Afib thing, as I only had it pre surgury and it lasted 6 hours until the cardiologist on call at the ER decided a cardio version would be better than trying to bring me out of it with meds. As far as walking, I started to walk a hour a day at...

Hi Kim, Sorry to here you are having difficultly with the Metropolol, I also was on the Tartrate brand twice a day, for my first six months, to control some of my PVC's. I only ever had the side affect of getting up from sitting to fast and would experience light headed and dizzy. My cardio...

A electric razor doesn't get it close enough for me. I use a disposable blade as I've always done. Never found a difference because of warfarin. If and when I catch a nick, the result is the same as in the past. The bleeding to death theory comes from people with no hands on experience, The only...

I developed arrythmias and PVC's two years or more prior to valve replacement. I suffered a TIA two year before surgery, that was my first health scare, lucky no damage or symptoms were permanent. At that point my doctors where unsure if the bicuspid valve and arrythmia's created little clots or...

Glad to hear things are moving along well for you. Hoping for a smooth recovery from here on. Going home was the best part for me, things started to get better fast. Take care.

Glad to hear you have reached the other side and all is well. You will enjoy the first shower, I remember scrubbing my hair with my arms above shoulders just a little to long, had a little chest pain to follow. We learn fast not to over do things. Take care, good luck with your journey in recovery.

Happy valversary, hope you have many more to come.

Welcome Joe, I see Monday is your day, I will be sending good thoughts and vibes your way for a smooth surgery and recovery. You will do just fine, and the surgeon will fix all the plumbing as needed. All you have to do is show up, I'm a type A also, I worried for two months waiting for my call...

Welcome Mike, I will be sending good thoughts and vibes your way for Monday. We are the same age and I had my repair six months ago with a mechanical also. I too plan on being around for a long time and the mechanical was something my surgeon told me should last me until 90 yrs of age, god...

I felt the same with my first 8 hrs post op. I did get two cardio version zap's in ICU for what they thought was Afib, the heart was dancing, nothing changed with the zap's, and then had a echo done in ICU, that made me think something was wrong, it wasn't, a young tech struggled to get his...

I also felt my heart beat lots before my valve replacement, even more in the last 3 months while I waited for surgery, I was watching too close I think. I was always told by medical staff that my murmur was the loudest they ever heard, people only had to put their hand on my chest and could feel...