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Wow, 2 years later and here I am, living, breathing and being oooohhhh ssoooo thankful! Especially to everyone here at VR.com for all the support. Best wishes to all for health, optimism, courage, strength and love for life! Betsy

Hi, My friend is 51 and just starting perimenopause symptoms. Today, she has had a heart palpitation, shortness of breath, very slight dizziness, racing heart (pulse 106) for the first time. So far it has lasted about 4 hours and she says it has been coming and going. I have read this is a...

Hello, Just jumping up and down for joy tonite, had the first big test, MRA since my OHS in Nov. 2007. Everything looks great, no problems whatsoever! Didn't realize how emotional it is to get another big test in hospital after going thru the biggie of OHS. My stomach was in knots for 2...

Hi, I'm trying to understand the risk of infection and my bovine heart valve. First, I am planning a trip to India this winter. Now, I know I need antibiotics for teeth cleaning or any surgery. Also, that if I think I have a local infection on my skin, or strep throat, I should see a doc...

Hi, I have been diagnosed with PVC's that are totally benign, wore a holter monitor? for 1 month and cardio said don't worry about a thing. Set off by chocolate, caffeine and alcohol, perhaps stress. Had them strongly about 6 mo. ago and they subsided. Anyway, they are back a bit, but the...

A friend told me Robin Williams was on David Letterman and said he has a bovine valve from his Cleveland Clinic surgery for everyone out there who wondered... Betsy

Hello, I've been told I have PVC's after wearing a monitor for a month, some months ago. Totally benign, nothing to worry about. Usually brought on by chocolate, caffeine, alcohol. They seem moderate and don't ever really bother me. This weekend I was skiing (after having lunch and a tiny...

Hi everyone, I wanted to extend my heart felt gratitude to everyone on this site who supported me through my surgery exactly one year ago. I am feeling great and can not believe I went through open heart surgery, came over the mountain and it is now a distant memory. To everyone out there...

Hi, In the ongoing saga of my friend David and his endocarditis....he had a mitral valve repair 2 weeks ago....Anyway, for the past 3 days he has been feeling so naseous and dizzy that he can barely get out of bed. Also very, very tired. The only time he does not feel dizzy is when he is...

Hi, I had heart surgery one year ago and had a huge appetite afterwards and no weight loss. My friend David, who had endo cardititis and a mitral valve repair last week (11 days ago) has been losing weight every day. He went from 230 (after lots of IV fluid) on Oct.1 to 175 today, 33 days...

Hi, My friend David had a mitral valve repair on Tuesday and had endocarditis. He was about to go home yesterday, when his heart rate shot up over 140 with low blood pressure. He had been on metropol (along with antibiotics, pain meds, etc.). They gave him more saline IV and blood pressure...

Hi, My friend with endocarditis and a mitral valve that needs repair needs to undergo emergent surgery on Monday. anyone else go through this? Thanks! Betsy

Hi, You might remember my post below. Last night my friend had a stroke, as a piece of vegetation traveled to his brain. Feeling is coming back this morning, but they are running a ton of tests and trying to see if there is another infection, possible abcess in the heart, more growth...

How long did it take people with endocarditis once they went on antibiotics to feel better? My friend is on a 4-6 week course of 2mg. of Roceferin with a pic line for endocarditis. How did people feel, tired after the medication every day? Did you improve, were you able to go back to work...

Hi, It's almost 1 year since my surgery and all is great with me. However, my best friend has had quite a week! He never knew he had anything abnormal with his heart. Last week, he had sudden fever, rigors, chills, etc. and I ended up taking him to the ER (where they almost discharged him)...

Hi, I am 9 months post-op and have recently started having skipped heartbeats. Caffeine, alcohol and strenuous exercise seems to bring them on. I am currently about 2 weeks into wearing an event monitor. I saw the cardiologist and he didn't seem to think it was anything to be worried about...

Finally, I can write myself into this thread 6 months after my surgery. I had my echo and everything looked fine. I am really feeling great and just feel a huge amount of gratitude. I want to thank everyone on VR.com for all the support, great thinking and prayers before and after my surgery...

Here I go, my first test since my OHS Nov. 29th 2007. Feeling slightly nervous, because I never had 1 symptom (other than heart murmur before my surgery) and they found the dreaded anyeursm through the echo previously. But I must say, I think I am feeling better than I ever have in my life...

Hi, I just went through all my spring clothes and had to get rid of so many V-neck shirts. I know my choices are baring the scar, the scarf route or necklaces and that the scar will fade in time. My scar comes up very high, just below the hollow in my neck. But for now, my question is has...

Hi, I am 2 months post-op. Shortly after surgery, chest x-ray identified I had a small amount of pleural effusion that was nothing to be worried about. My cardiologist said my lungs sounded ok after my 3 week post-op check up. What I am experiencing now and have been since the surgery, is a...