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Hi Superbob, thanks for your insights and advice. I am less worried about the actual surgery than about the way I seem to be deteriorating. Feeling crazy weak and fatigued after very little exertion lately and having more chest pain scares (some waking me at night) resulting in nitrotabs . My...

On those occasions of surgery or procedures that I've had, I never fail to ask the crew if they've seen "Coma" from 1978 ... always gets a few remarks!

Thanks for your encouraging reply. I'm here about 10 hours after my post, experiencing what I described. I made it about 3 hours after going to bed until waking with the tightness ... am taking a nitro tab now. The prospect of 30 more days/nights like this scares me. I've read about what's...

I am scheduled for aortic valve/root replacement at the end of March. I frequently have episodes of nighttime wakeup from a sound sleep feeling very warm (not sweaty), followed by chest tightness. Sometimes this happens more than once during a night. Sublingual nitro helps most of the time...

I've been reading these pots for a while and now my time is here. 73 and scheduled for aortic root and valve replacement, plus a bypass, at the end of next month. My symptoms of fatigue/weakness, rapid pulse, chest discomfort, etc. are more frequent and severe. I've been to the ER several...