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  1. Heart2.0

    Looking for support in Los Angeles

    I thank you. I never got any responses. I spent a full year following every lead anyone ever gave me. None lead anywhere except ACHA had a younger person call me in a lack luster check in , once a week for a set of weeks. It was.. something. I wasn't able to drive for a very long time so in 2014...
  2. Heart2.0

    This seemed like a reasonable place for this question.

    I was very impacted after surgery. I could not concentrate to read and I was very very confused about the order of events. But worse than that I could not remember things the year before and now I cannot remember much of the year after. That said, I already have short term long term memory...
  3. Heart2.0

    A Significant other with a valve like me

    Although I did not want a mechanical myself , as a person who very very much likes ticking clocks and background noise of falling rain and crackling fires, ( yes yes it’s true I watch fire place tv to nap) I can imagine if I loved someone with a little ticking noise , it might be quite...
  4. Heart2.0

    I'm back-with another new valve!

    Hi! Hang on! Did you know about the adult congenital heart association? They have Ambassadors - volunteers who will Call and chat with you once a week. Also there is a Women’s heart health group the second Monday of every Month at UCLA. I believe it is at 7pm. It is too long a drive for me. And...
  5. Heart2.0

    3 Years on Mechanical Valve and Acending Aorta Replacement

    Hello, I am 58 and have a tissue AVR and an ascending stem. I have arthritis that has misshapen some fingers. I cannot tolerate Any opiates . I don’t do well with more than a tiny bit of Tylenol and react to Motrin and Alleve, so I manage pain with acupuncture from a highly trained LAC -which...
  6. Heart2.0

    Does Hi impact training affect a patient with Mechanical aortic valve?

    I have a tissue valve AVR. I am still working up to gradual fitness gains. You all are the only people for me to talk to. Being a non professional athlete and female age 55 , I have been completely dismissed as deserving of extra targeted help. I know for a fact if I was a male runner or...
  7. Heart2.0

    Struggling with limits

    I use the lower priced polar monitor with a cloth strap. I don't care to chart what I am doing but I have been able to see improvements in recovery time As I am working back to health after AVR. It also works in the pool. There are glitches. But over all it has helped me train in intervals and...
  8. Heart2.0

    Life Expectancy after Valve Replacement

    My ACH dr told me the same thing- my average life expectancy. I am 55 with no co-morbidity . My 2013 AVR is an Edwards tissue and everyone says I will most assuredly Have the TAVR in the future . But I will not count on anything, I also have an ascending stem replacement. My condition was such a...
  9. Heart2.0

    a stupid question for weight lifters

    I am thinking ( and I wish I wasn't ) that 1) if it is true it is diet ,supplement and low fuild intake creating an evacuation problem And 2) leakage is probably a much more realstic and unpleasant side effect of lifting strain. Certainly age, laughter, coughing,childbirth and prostate...
  10. Heart2.0

    BAV & Resistance Training

    I was told to not hold my breath and to not get into the 150 pulse range. I am female , 53 yrs old. BAV and ascending stem replaced 12/13/13 .I am slow to recover for reasons unknown This is my 4 month in a cardio rehab level 3 gym . I now go 5 days a week. I am almost at the 10 months mark...
  11. Heart2.0

    Any resources for interval training ? And support for working out?

    Thanks paleo ! I shall look into that book. That is certainly a different ratio 2min :30seconds. It takes my heart 2 minutes to drop back down so 1:3 seems more comfortable but I will read up on it. I sure wish I could talk to a cardiologist at Kaiser who knows! Thanks for your response , it is...
  12. Heart2.0

    Any resources for interval training ? And support for working out?

    I have been doing small intervals , 3 minutes walking , 1 light jog for 20 minutes then walk 20 more On a tread mill. Then I increased the speed .1 for the jog, then a few weeks later added another Set of intervals and 5 more minutes walking. So slow and gradual increases. My pulse is dropping...
  13. Heart2.0

    meet for coffee/chat? (Los Angeles)

    I am in the Pasadena area. I dont really know how to use this forum well. I am not heat resistant yet. So a meet up with a A/C would be excellent. :)
  14. Heart2.0

    High pulse post surgery....

    I am continuing to see small improvements. I still have a lot of fear of working out hard Outside of the cardio rehab. But I am really odd man out there. I am going to a second facility that Is run by exercise physiologists. I will start next week. And I am very excited about it. I have started...
  15. Heart2.0

    meet for coffee/chat? (Los Angeles)

    Would anyone do a meet up again ?
  16. Heart2.0

    High pulse post surgery....

    I still have a high pulse at 6 months but have only been in cardio rehab for 2 . It is often 80 sitting 70 in bed, 98 doing house stuff 103-5 walking slowly on errands. Cant wait for it to go back To 60's! But my BP has dropped nicely and I am recovering quicker and increasing my workload. I...
  17. Heart2.0

    Day One at the Gym...Can use feedback and support!

    Hey good luck and I want to add that my sleep pattern had altered over the years. I didn't realize I was very effected by it! So if you have an non standard pattern, A sleep clinic neurologist is very helpful. It sure helped me!
  18. Heart2.0

    I am a marathon runner with a broken heart

    Oh do get a repair. Don't be like me and find out in oct 2013 that I have a -birth defect-(!!!! Say it isnt Anxious middle age lady syndrome , doctor?? JERKS) and then have It suddenly get so bad I got both a new tissue valve and an ascending stem repair on 12/13 !That is not a quick recovery...
  19. Heart2.0

    Valve Selection / Pre-Surgery / Post Surgery forums in one thread

    Hi 53 , got a bovine valve 12/13. I hated the Coumadin for 3 months , but I am intolerant of most meds And the other meds sent me to the ER a lot at first. Mine may last 10, 12, 15+ years. No one can say! But I plan to work on getting well, going back to being sporty and travel as much as I can...
  20. Heart2.0

    My incision scar

    That's about what mine looks like and the drain scars are darker. 6/13 is 6 months. I was rubbing jojoba oils 2x day for 5 months to keep it soft and hoping to avoid Keloid ing. But who knows if it helped other than psychologically! :) I also decided since the scar cost so much, the world gets...
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