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    Crazy post op symptoms

    i had shoulder pain also but i figured it out it was the cane they gave me i was to so much presure on it that it made my shoulder hurt
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    Impressions of sweets subsequent to AVR

    ya everything i eat was bad but after my 2nd surgery i was told by the nurse i is because of a med. they give you to fight infection in my case i remenber it it was pink liqiud in a small cup.
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    Emergency surgery

    you are one of the lucky ones who can test tnere own inr i had a mech.valve and hated everything about it warfarin scares the hell out of me. but like you said it's what wotks for you any way glad you are ok
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    Medicine side affects - Metoprolol

    the beta blocker didn't make me cough but the lisinopril did, the bb takes away alot of my get up and go but whats one to do most drs love it
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    Pacemaker check up

    is 11 % good it i ask questions but don't always understand there answers for some reason most of they cardo.drs are russian. kinda of funny when i first became a marine we were training to fight them.now they are keeping me and others like me alive strange world.also they tuned me down to 2...
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    Pacemaker check up

    today i had my 3 months check up it;s a boston if that matters but they said that they lowerd my volts to 2 from 3 and that it only was active 11% of the time. they said i don't need to be checked for another year. so i guess all is good right? they are sending me a monitor oh and it rained all...
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    12c week check up''''got questions

    today i had my 12 week check up which incluled a echo and blood work well blood work was good doc said but he said that my heart ef was 40% and wanted to see it at pre surgery of 50 % the va was very busy today so i didn't get to ask all my questions he did say that if my ef is not at 50% by...
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    with 2nd surgery DEPRESSION IS REAL

    thanks guys but i still don't like it
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    with 2nd surgery DEPRESSION IS REAL

    my 1st avr 4-26-12 went without any real problems and it was 12 hour surgery they replaced aortic,repaired tricups,pulmo.valve,and a bunch of other stuff. i stayed in the hospital in richmond,va the hunter holmes mcguire veterans hospital for 7 days went home had they sent home health care...
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    This time I'm scared of having valve replacement soon...

    first you have come to the right place these peple have helped me go thou two count the avrs in the last year 1st one was leaking so 2-14-13 a new one was put in.best advise i can give is come here often and you will get the answers you seek.
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    is the pacemaker taking my engery away

    thanks folks first steve is right this is my second month and my heart rate is about 60 i have a apointment with the pacemaker clinic 5-2-13 so maybe thet will adjust it then.2nd i agree beta blockers slow you down and i have been on them for years 25mg am 25mg pm.
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    is the pacemaker taking my engery away

    2-14-13 had 2nd avr done 1st was 4-25-12 but it leaked 2-19-13 pacemaker was installed ever since i have no engery not liking this one much
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    Is this depression, anxiety or a sign?

    food my 2 avrs where at a veterans hospital in va trust me here it should againist the law to call what they serve as food.i wwanted to leave with my drain tubes still in.NOTE ON THE FOOD AT THE VA HOSPITAL. ALL THE FOOD FOR ALL THE VA HOSPITALS IN VA,NC,SC,WVA ARE MADE IN HAMPTON,VA HOSPITAL...
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    this is the freaking craziest disease ever!

    Get r done asap i waited to long and surgery was 12 hours no time to waste
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    electrophysiology test?

    well i wasn't givin one the day i was surposed to go on which was 2-19-13 from the hospital a cute little lady dr can in to my room while i was dressing to leave.and said that she was a elecrocardiolgist and that some times when avr's are proformed that the elecrtic signals get damaged and a...
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    heart races why i lay down to sleep

    it has got better but still have some racing like you said around 4am going to go see a civalian doc this week to see what they think
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    Losartan 25mg

    thanks carol and iheart it's just i have been on so many differant ones
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    Losartan 25mg

    anyone taking or has taken this drug,my doc just which me to it from listinopril just wondering if anyone had any side effects from it.oh the listinopril gave me a constent cough
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    How to know when to remove steri-strips from sternotomy incision?

    yep baby oil and cotton ball works great i had glue residue all over me because the leads kept coming off so the nurse used tape from hell to hold them on.
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    heart races why i lay down to sleep

    talked to cardio doc told me to take 25mg beta blocker at 9 pm instead of 5.30 and again at 9am and to cut back on caffenine and late night eating if that don't do it he will put a monitor on again.
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