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Hey gang, Hope all is going well with each of you. I wanted to update my last post. I had my open heart surgery on March 13. The surgery went good. He made my aortic root bigger and put in a on x mech. valve size 23. I came out of surgery and I was doing really good. all but the pain, which I...

Hey gang, some of u may remember may and a lot not. My name is Lisa, I had my first OHS in Jan. 08 and now they tell me it's time to do it again. Scheduled to go into hospital on the 4th of March to start the testing before the surgery, heart catch etc. This has been the worse roller coaster of...

Hey gang, I've got a question. I am being told by my cardio. to think about whether I'd rather go to Duke, or Emory to see about having my aorta replaced. I've never even heard of this. What is the surgery called. I know I should have asked my doc all of this, but I was really floored at the...

Hey gang, Hope all is well with u guys. It's been awhile. Been getting ready for gastric bypass surgery due to the patient valve mismatch. My lastest echo showed Left ventricular function is hyperdynamic..what does that mean? Pressure gradients are still high actually even higher. Peak is now...

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing good. I had an echo the other day and I was wondering if someone can help me with a sentence on the report. Left ventricle: The left ventricle size is normal with moderate concentric hypertrophy and upper limits of normal systolic function. What does this mean...

Hey gang, I have a question about a drop in blood pressure while exercising. I went for a walk and took my blood pressure monitor with me. Anyway, at first it shot up to 160/100, but by the time I was at the end of my walk, with chest hurting and very short of breath, my bp had dropped to...

Hey gang, I hope this finds all doing well. I had my disability hearing last week and I was wondering how many of you had to go on disability after OHS? Mine is due to the valve failing; as I've posted here before. I had letters from my cardio. surgeon and family doctor; all stating I am...

Hey Gang, I hope this finds all doing well. First I want to update on my disability hearing, my Cardio. wrote a letter using really strong language regarding my heart and how he did not expect it to get better etc. he stated more than once that I am totally and permantly disabled. My family...

Hey everyone. I hopes this finds everyone doing alright or atleast on the road to feeling alright. I have a current post about the rise in my gradient numbers, but I actually have a copy of my echo report I got today, I had found out about the gradient numbers via phone call with my PCP...

Hey gang, I had posted about my gradient numbers a few months ago. If you recall they had almost doubled from June to August. The last numbers were: Peak gradient: 59 mmHg Mean gradient: 33 mmHg The echo done last week Peak gradient was 66mmHg Mean gradient was 37 mmHg This rise is over a...

Hey guys, I wanted to post about my experience at my local hospital this week. I had gone because of pain with my hernia that I just couldn't get under control here at home. Anyway when I got to the ER I had a wonderful doctor who first thing got my pain med's going. After several test he...

Hey gang, I got the actual Echo report from last week. OK who knows about peak and mean gradients? My echo in June 08 My peak gradient was 31.14 My echo last week peak gradient was 59 Mean gradient June 08 18.2mmHg Mean gradient last week 33mmHg Does anyone knows what this means and why...

I was wondering if anyone here went on Social Security Disability after OHS? Although I have many other issues along with the heart, back problems, migraines etc. My Cardio. sent me for a Physical Work Performance Evaluation before he would fill out a form from my lawyers, he said it would...

Hey gang, I hope all is well. I haven't been on for a while as my computer crashed, and I'm just now back on line. I'm almost 6 months post op now. Things have been slow going for me. I've just got some cream from the doc. for my scar, as the top half is keloid and still very painful. The...

Hey gang, I had a few questions. First my scar is still very painful, not at the bottom; but from the mid breast up, man it is still very, very painful, it's almost like 2 different scars in apperance and feeling. How about it, anybody have this problem. Second, upon little or sometimes no...

Hey gang, I hope this finds all of you doing well. I have a question about the sweating issue. Just to update my surgery was Jan 3rd, then I got pneumonia about a month out. Anyway, Sat my brother and I went to the Jockey lot, to look for a puppy and get some exercise. It wasn't long before...

Hey gang, I hope this finds you all doing well, or as best as can be expected. I haven't posted in a while. I sort of felt like a whimp, reading all the post on how great everyone was doing right out of or just days out of surgery and here I was one month out and still feeling like I had been...

Hey gang, I had my surgery Jan.3rd and as of the last two days I have been feeling pain on the right side of my chest, it hurts when I breath, radiates all the way to my armpit. Called doc today and he said that it sounds like the muscles are inflammed. Told me to take my muscle relaxers; pain...

First I want to give a heart felt Thanks to Bonnie, for letting everyone know how things went during surgery. I am home now, actually came home yesterday. I'm glad to be here, although the pain level is still pretty intense. I'm sure it will get better each day. They said everything went...

Hey gang, I just got in from all of my pre-op work. As I had stated the surgeon wanted for me to come to his office after my pre-op work to discuss the valve he will be using. Well, it's all changed. I asked him specifically about the ON-X valve, but no go with that one, but he does use them...