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Just want to be sure your doctor knows you stopped the metapropol. I am 8 weeks out as well and from speaking with my doctor today, it is important to be on metapropol to help regulate your heart rate. Otherwise, I feel the same way. Still sore and some days are worse than others. I am...

Sneezing is no fun either! Ouch!

I agree, call your doctor. when I was discharged, they told me to call if I noticed any swelling once I finished the Lasix.

great to hear!

I will keep him in my thoughts & prayers.

From everything I have researched a tattoo artist will not tattoo someone on warfarin. :-(

I all! Things went well. I am hoping to go home today, but now inr is too high. But they will retake it today for me so keep your fingers crossed. Lynn

tomorrow is the big day. surgery scheduled for just after lunchtime on 5/19. aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve. I think I am ready, just getting more nervous as the day goes on. any last words of wisdom? Lynn

hi Ladies, curious if any of you ladies wore a bra while recovering either in the hospital or at home. I read numerous things discussing both. curious if I need to go buy anything special. Lynn

hi, does everyone have sternal wires with surgery. I don't recall my surgeon talking about it. thanks

hi, so I had the cath done yesterday. it got pushed back from morning to afternoon as they had several emergencies. the procedure itself was okay, hurt some in the beginning. however several hours later as it was close to discharge time, the nurse pushed down on the area as she adjusted the...

thanks everyone. I feel much better about it. the cath is 9:30 tomorrow. wish me luck. Lynn

Thanks so much. I had one before, but I was 36 weeks pregnant and my blood pressure crashed during it. My doctor assured me that it was due to the pregnancy. Still makes me a little nervous, but I know I am in good hands. I am just ready to get this all behind me and be on the road to recovery.

hi! I just scheduled my aortic valve replacement surgery. it's in two weeks. i was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. At this time the valve area is .6 and gradient is 140. doctors were pretty amazed that my only symptom is some shortness of breath. I am scheduled for a cardiac cath on...