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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 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...

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...

Anyone here facing SVT? I would like to know your experiences with it and also if you got it fixed, How?

Hello, I just wanted to see if anyone els has been facing anything so. I have my aortic valve repaired in june and now almost 14 weeks post op i took a holiday to the coastal side. I love the beaches. I was just standing on the shore with water just coming upto my waist when suddenly a big...

Its about 16 weeks post aortic valve repair and i have this weird pain in my chest at times, which is usually on the left. I wonder if it is the heart cause on applying pressure the pain increases. I read somewhere that if the pain inc on applying pressure it is the muscle and not the heart. Any...

Hello guys, I am planning to continue my education in the US and hence looking for a insurance that covers pre existing conditions. Anyone who can help me with that, i would appreciate it. Thanks

Hey, I am 6 weeks post op. Had my follow up with my doctor and he was happy with my reports and asked me to stop the warf ( i had an aortic valve repair). But now i have been having my heart rate in the late 80's early 90's. Is it normal to have a elevated HR at 6 weeks. What was your heart rate...

I am 1 month post op. Doing my walks about 10 mins morning and evening. Use the spirometer about 3 times daily. do my stretching exercises. I have suddenly been feeling pain in my chest on the left side, a pull feeling upto my shoulder and also my tricep. It just comes and goes. It does happen...

Hello, I am 4 weeks post op. I was able to do the spirometer perfectly well till the 3rd week. But from the past one week the weather has changed a lot and i have caught a mild cold. I feel i have phlegm in my lungs but no specific cough. but along with this my spirometer capacity has come down...

Last evening i started of with the skipped heart beats or PVC's, they have happened to me before but yesterday they started happening very often and lasted for almost 2 hours. I started getting panicky as soon as they started and may be that is what made it last so long. Just to ease my mind in...

I had a Av repair and have been put on 2.5mg warf for 2 months. I get these chills headaches and sometimes giddiness after taking the warf. Is it okay? Does warf cause these symptoms? or are these symptoms of the post op?

I went in for a replacement but the doc did a repair which was a surprise and a pleasant one. :D I heard repair at aortic position is very difficult, but i trust my surgeon being the best in the country. :D I am just looking for people who had a repair on the aortic valve and also i heard it can...

Hello fellow valvers. ;) Now that i feel human i thought i would share my exp with you guys. First i will start of with the biggest thank you to all you guys who have been my real support and confidence boosters. I went in on monday morning at 12:30pm was out of OT by 5:45 pm. Was in the ITU...

I am 3 days post op and having severes from the past 24hrs. They go away for a bit and then come back. They are causing a really bad ache in my chest as well as frustrating me beyond limits. What could be the cause? Is it normal to have hiccups post op? How long do they last?

Hello people. I went in and the doc repaired my valve instead of a replacement cause he found that to b a better option. I am satisfied with that though, I just wanted t0 know post op i am having some crazy effects. I feel i have just no energy, I feel pukish, Food is something i never ate post...

Does a dilated LV dilated aortic root a LVEF of 53% a moderate to severe aortic leak and also a reversal flow of blood in the aorta mean its time for surgery? Anything else to check for surgery?

Alright guys with all your support i am all positive and anxious about my surgery. I go in on the 12th of this month. I just want to get done with it. I only pray it is a little less painful. :p Keep ticking. will keep you guys posted. :)

Hello, I wanted to know how many people here have had a VR at age 30 or less. No offence to people above 30 but its just that it is funny to go through something so early in life and i want to know how people cope up with the active lifestyle college life. Is it all the same or is there a...

Hello People, What are the symptoms you faced before surgery? Is a palpitation post constipated stool common? My pulse was around a 100bpm but had a little uneasy feeling as well. Any symptoms that you guys faced in particular? what did your doc suggest to this? Thanks