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It is not a what-if question. I already have a porcine valve for two years, and now I probably have gastritis. I don't know what will happen when I'll need the valve replacement, or what to do with the baby aspirin I take.

But the animal valves are temporary, they should be replaced every 12 years or so. Also, what happens if the gastritis starts after the mechanical valve replacement?

What happens if one has gastritis or ulcer? On the one hand, one needs coumadin after valve replacement. On the other hand, as far as I understand it is contraindicated when there is gastritis.

Congratulations! I also lost weight (172 lbs -> 160 lbs), but now, 20 months after the surgery, I gained most of it, and now I am 168 lbs. My ideal weight is probably 145 lbs.

Hello, I suggest you to focus on something else (something bigger) than your health or carreer. Maybe now it is a good time to start having a family, or a child. Alternatively, you may focus on volunteering to help others (people in poor countries, homeless people, agricultural animals...) or...

Hello, I sometimes have extrasystoles (skipped heart beats) 1.5 years after the surgery. Is it important?

I am 44, and my cardiologist prescribed me baby aspirin. I am now taking it for 7 monthes since the surgery, and the doctor does wants me to continue taking it till, at least, the next visit, which will be 1 year after the surgery. But I had bouts of atrial fibrillation for a month after the...

Hello, I found that an article from berkeleywellness.com claims:

It is to fight atelectasis (collapse of lungs) and accumulation of bronchial secretions, according to this site: http://www.ceu.org/cecourses/981130/ch7.htm . I remember I was sent to X-Rays to check if my lungs are fully expanded or not yet.

The purpose of incentive spirometer is to prevent the fluid buildup in lungs. So you excersize with it as long as you have fluids in your lungs, which is different from patient to patient. I suggest to ask your doctor, if you can.

My doctor took me off metoprolol (which then was 25mg) just 5.5 monthes after the valve repair.

canon4me, I had cough (which lasted for 2 monthes), but not headache or nausea. But I took Ibuprofen 3 times a day, and Advil whenever I had a headache or any other pain.

Hello, I returned to the hospital due to arrhythmias 18 days after the surgery. And my last episode of arrhythmia was 1 month after the surgery. Now I am 3.5 monthes after the surgery, and since then I had no arrhythmias. It is normal to have arrhythmias after an open heart surgery, but...

Hello, 3 monthes after the surgery, my blood pressure is about 105/85 (notice the small difference between the two numbers), and my heart ration is mostly between 90 and 100. How long after the surgery you had normal bp and (120/75 or so) and hr (70-80)?

I seem to have problem with playing chess. My rating on some chess server now, 2 monthes after the surgery, is under 800 vs around 1000 before. I am now (proud to be :) the worst player of about 1000 participants. It is not the chess which is important but what else I do now much worse than...

Hello, What do you think about these articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15974528 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12173821

Ok, if you want to know: Now I am 2 monthes after the surgery. 2 weeks after the surgery: lost totally 10lbs compating to my preoperative weight (172 -> 162), which is good. Then my weight stabilized at this level. 2.5 weeks after the surgery: the first atrial flutter attack. Treated with...

Hello, I am two weeks post surgery, just now have a heart rate of 160. Previously my heart rate was 90-100. Somebody had the same problem? I called the doctor, they promised to call back in several minutes.

Hello, If you are very scared, you might inform your doctor or a nurse and they may give you anxiolytics ("antipanic") drugs.

Hello, I am now 9 days old and want to describe my experience so that others would know what to expect. Procedure: Bentall, started on February 27, 2013, 6 am. Day 1, recovery. You feel that you breathe with remarkable hardness. (In fact, it is a machine breathes instead of you). You cannot...