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For about two weeks my heart rhythm has changed to a series of three beats, then pause, then three beats, then pause.... I was wondering if others have seen this issue? My dr. has taken me off Metropolol since last Thursday. I tested positive for Covid on Thursday also. Probably had it for...

I have recently read some reports on Hawthorne (specifically CardoFX) for replacement of beta blockers in lowering blood pressure and possibly lowering cholesterol too. I am skeptical of these things usually, but have read pilots that claim hawthorne has helped them lower BP and it isn't on the...

Would someone who has had endocarditis be kind enough to describe their initial symptoms? This might help people (me) get to the ER in time to take some appropriate action. Now that I have had this surgery I don't want to run to the ER every time I get a cold. But I also don't want to be a dope...

Yesterday my wife notices a small red swollen area on the lower part of my full sternotomy wound. I am 3 months post op and had assumed all the issues were over. I have read a number of people here who have had debridements and 'tunneling' of fluid from the wound even after a few months. The...

Wondering if anyone has had any success using pot to help with this creepy 'pump-head' feeling post surgery? I have some visual changes and also a general fuzziness. I am stopping the norco painkillers to see if that helps. But the chest hole still hurts quite a bit during the night. So I'll...

1 day home. Had the training. I can't get out or into bed alone. Pain is high. Cold sweats. It was easier with the folding hospital bed. My wonderful wife is helping but it still is not easy. NMH taught the tuck and roll method. But my shirts twist. I end up crooked to the pillow. The pillows...

Does the addition of the replacement of the ascending aorta due to aneurysm sway the choice of mechanical vs tissue in any way? I can see that there are some mechanical valves that are already coupled with a dacron sleeve. This seems like a good idea and appears to be more durable than a...

Hello, I have a Bicuspid aortic valve with aortic stenosis. We have been following it for 40 years and they have always told me that there would be plenty of time to get prepared for the surgery, if necessary. In Oct. my doctor said that we had 1 - 3 years before needing surgery. (AV...