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Hi Everyone. I'm now 2+years post op for a resection of my ascending aorta(see below my signature for details). Over the past couple of months I have been feeling pains in my heart often when I sneeze, blow my nose, cough, laugh or when I take a deep breath or move in a weird way. I still...

Hi Everyone. It's been a while since I have posted but I want to get your input. I am about 2 yrs post op for my ascending aneurism. My BAV was not replaced at the time because it looked perfect to my surgeon and he thought I could get at least ten more years out of it at that point; however...

I swam this morning then went down to the beach to play volleyball, where I am now. The weather is very hot. I felt fine after the swim this morning at the gym and after the one volleyball game that I played, about an hour ago. I went in the water after the game, rode a couple of waves, came...

You may remember my post a few weeks ago ("Another Surgery!??") that so many of you were so kind to respond to and share with me your input. I posted after my echo report (done by my cardio) showed moderately sever aortic regurgitation. I was shocked and so was my surgeon. Last week, three...

On September 12th I had ascending aortic resection surgery for an aneurysm that was caused (probably) by my BAV. The plan was for my surgeon to make a game-day decision when he got in there as to whether to replace my BAV valve as well. The pre op test results showed the valve to be in good...

Yep, an age old topic but I would like your opinions. What blood pressure level have your docs been trying to keep you around? I never had high bp until after my surgery 6+ months ago and now I'm on 240mg of Diovan, 75mg of Tenormin and (just recently) 10mg of Norvasc. My bp hovers between...

Just want to compare notes with other very active guys out there. I'm 6 months post op and for the past 2 months I've been swimming 1/2 mile per day 4-5 days a week, playing beach volleyball twice per week (or when the weather is nice) and lifting lightly with sit-ups and other exorcises 3-4...

I know as a rule we don't tout products on this site, but what is the most accurate blood pressure monitor available for home use?

Angela (AKA: "BAV Pt's Daughter") asked me to let you all know that Debbie, her mother (AKA "Dbuenting"), is out of surgery and in CICU at Cedars Sinai here in L.A. Dr. Raissi, who did a resection of her ascending aorta and gave her a new bovine aortic valve, said that the procedure went very...

I'm now 11 days post op after having my ascending aorta replaced. The doc has me on 100mg Atenolol, 320mg Diovan and 10mg Norvasc per day. He says that I will need to continue this for the rest of my life. Seems like a lot. My bp is always between 117-128 even with all these meds! :eek: My...

I'm now 8 days post op - replaced my ascending aorta and left my BAV in because it looks good for now. I'm normally very active - beach volleyball, freedive, basketball, lift at the gym (light weights ever since I found out about my condition 10 months ago). Do you recommend PT, for how long...

I'm now 6 days post op and my BP is 135-140. As most of you know I had my ascending aorta replaced. My doc doubled my meds to 320mg/day of Diovan and 100mg/day of Tenormin, which lowered my BP to 115-120. When I wake up in the morning it's 135-140. Two hours after taking 160mg Diovan and...

Hi Eveyone, As some you know from my mother's posts via Ross (Thanks, Ross) I had a an uneventful surgery. Surgery was on Monday morning and my doc thought I was well enough to leave the hospital this morning (Thursday). Dr. Raissi replaced my ascending aorta and "remodeled" the root. After...

I don't think I have any more specific questions that haven't been answered by my cardio, my surgeon or someone on this great site. This afternoon I made my surgery date for September 12th, about three weeks from today. Dr. Raisi at Cedars will be replacing/remodeling my aortic root and...

Hi. My name is Eric and I am new to the site, although I?ve been monitoring it for 4 or 5 days now. Dr. Raissi at Cedars-Sinai, suggested I check it out. I?m a 42 year-old commercial real estate broker/investor and I have always led a very active lifestyle, both socially and professionally...