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I believe he called it an RCD device or something to that effect. It apparently works similar to a pacemaker but not exactly. i will know more soon hopefully.

sorry for the delay. my cardio believes it was cardiomyopathy caused by a viral infection I caught in the first 6 months after my surgery and the only one I got was the noro virus. My sister asked me to babysit her 18 yr old daughter as she got food poisoning the night before so I went and sat...

my cardo, my pcp and all my other dr's are at a complete loss as to why this has happened because before surgery, and just after my ef % was at 60 - 65% with my blood pressure on the low side and a resting heart rate in the upper 70's to low 80's, then out of the blue my heart rate sky rocketed...

As the title states, I had normal ef function around 60 - 65% ef function before my AVR, I was lucky. Now a year and a few months later, I just had my first yearly follow up echo and it showed severely low ef function at 35% and I am not in systolic heart failure. I have a normally low blood...

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I am having some dental work done in March, long story short I am having 5 teeth extracted to make way for a denture. This story has made me very nervous. I was told by my surgeon and cardio to just remember to have antibiotics before/after the procedure. My anti-coag specialist is aware of...

I too used the phone to get the help I needed at night, the hospital issued wrap to hold myself together before I could wear a bra again ( that lasted several weeks for me), and oh button down shirts were a must for me!!!

Anyone have any suggestions as to when you should take warfarin? I usually take it around 6 pm. Is this a good time or bad time or does it matter?

Sorry, my anti-coag person is a PA-C. She was mostly concerned because of the time it takes for my heart rate to get down to between 70 and 80. I feel pretty good, I guess sometimes I just get a bit nervous. Thanks for the reply.

Just after my AVR I struggled with atrial flutter and had a constant heart rate of 130+ for some time. I felt worse than I did before my surgery. I was scheduled to have an ablation done to fix it, however my heart shocked itself into a normal rhythm and my heart rate was steady between 70 and...

I didn't find this forum until a month or so after my AVR. I was a bit down and depressed and started searching for an outlet for myself and I found this forum. I'm so glad I did as I have been able to read some very inspiring stories to get me through. I'm now 3 months post op and physically...

I didn't find this forum until a month or so after my AVR. I was a bit down and depressed and started searching for an outlet for myself and I found this forum. I'm so glad I did as I have been able to read some very inspiring stories to get me through. I'm now 3 months post op and physically...

Good luck with your surgery, you will do just fine.

Sorry to hear that, the prospect of more OHS is tough, I hope all goes well for you when/if you have your second

This is exactly how it is for me

Thanks for all the replies, I have been back in a bed now for a week and it has gotten much easier. There is still some scar pulling but it is easing off and I compensate by holding a pillow against the scar until I stand up.

I was taught how to get in and out of bed in the hospital. I don't have a problem getting in and out of bed, it's the pulling sensation that is upsetting. I was just wondering how long it took for other people to get over the pain of the strain of the pulling on the scar. I have been in the...

I have spent the majority of my post op time sleeping in a recliner, mostly due to the fact that it hurt so much to get in and out of bed. I was wondering if anyone else did the same thing and also how long it took to adjust to sleeping in a bed. I have recently decided to sleep in a bed, or...

Mrs Bray, I am 41 years old and in July I had my OHS and chose a st jude mechanical valve and even though I now take warfarin every day for the rest of my life it was an easy decision as I knew I wouldn't want to go through it again in 5 years or so as that is also what my surgeon told me. I...

Thanks for the warm welcome :) I just keep chugging along, one day at a time!!