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Oh wow... thanks a lot guys for the replies. I think i would try talking to him with the reason for not continuing with activities. Though he is like you are okay for the cross trainers and brisk walks and stuff. So i shall start off with that till then. :)

ski girl- Time sure flies, when the doc asked me its how long since surgery, i just thought and i was like oh its 5 months already. and my doc laughed. :p These restrictions are not like restrictions but he feels it is better to avoid. I feel he is telling it cause he wants my repaired valve...

Hello, I had my 5 months follow up and i feel totally human by now. I just wanted to know if after aortic valve repair life can be taken back to normal or not? I mean my doc says no lifting weights and no aggressive sports etc but is it really imp that i shouldnt do it at all? Also how much...

Hello. I am 24yrs now and love to lift. I am 5 months post of and back to the gym. I dont do any bench presses yet fearing the sternum and not my heart. :p i go my arms and shoulders and do good number of inclined push ups. The fear is common. I startd of with a fear of walking fast and i have...

Kim- lol... good one. Jkm7-hmmm true that but its just that i do not like people giving me that stare. I was at the beach last week and did not feel like pulling off my t shirt and my friends where like its the first time we see you not getting off your t, cause i love to be shirtless. :p dick-...

Again- Trust me all the misery agony fear anxiety etc etc is in the mind while the heart is perfect. Sort your mind, your heart will sort itself. :) hagger and epstns- RESPECT. :) thanks for all those suggestions. :)

epstns- i think i should do the same. Carry my scar with pride. clay- haha seriously. i must be the best feeling to find some1 who has also been thrugh it. :)

epstns and rachel- i know what you guys exactly talking about. people ask if i really had a OHS. :p jkm7- thanks. i hope my scar also becomes less visible

thanks for the replies Big_L- not betablockers but i am on meds that keep my BP and heart rate low. jmstallard- people say it becomes barely noticeable after a while. I am not sure though. Hoping it lightens. epstns- thanks for always replying. the lightheadeness does go in a little while...

Hello, I am 3.5 months post op and the good part is the surgery has been a faded memory. Coming to the after effects, 1. how long before you felt totally back to normal? 2. how long before the scar looked like it was almost gone? 3. i still feel a little lightheaded and breathless (just a...

Hey kozmo, I am at a age similar to your. I have a bicuspid valve as well as SVT( my doctor predicts so cause no episode has been caught but just based on my stories). I have got my valve repaired but svt is still there. I used to suffer from panic attacks which started after a bad svt episode...

Thanks for the replies. I guess its the BP tabs. Cause during the last follow up one of my docs wanted me to get off the BP tab whereas my surgeon preferred i continue it for a little while more. So yeah, i guess i will take my exercise a little more slowly. but will surely ask the doc if i get...

Thanks epstns. I am going slow. I do just wall push ups and little curls. I workout for 20 to 30 mins with a good gap between exercises and walk 30 mins daily. :)

I also feel it could be the meds. Big_L how many months post op are u?

Skigirl- you are oodles of postivity. :) Eva- I gave the pushups a thought too. :) Big_L- I am on Calaptin 40- to avoid palpitations and irregular rythm. Losar25- for Blood pressure & Ecosprin- Baby asprin.

Hello, i am about 3.5 months post AV repair. I have started a little workout. Little pushups and stretches, bicep curls etc all at low weights. I have noticed that sometimes i get a lightheaded feeling during and post workout. The doc says my reports are all fine but i am confused. My reports...

i am done with my valve repair so i do not know what to do about this now. I tot it would go after valve repair but it did not.

Andrea, I am 14 weeks post op and now my heartrate is still in the high 70's and low 80's but resting is almost down to the high 60's. Dont worry it is normal to have higher HR. All the best. :)

Thanks for the replies guys. I have a little different symptoms. It all starts when something gets me by a shock. Like some1 throwing cold water on my back or something striking me suddenly, else when i bend to pick something from the floor in a sudden, when i am working out with heavy weights...

@lily- i will try that if ever i have another episode. Thanks :)