Search results

Hello everyone. I had my valve replacement 11months ago, and it has been a struggle for me. Lots of ups and downs. I had to get a copy of my medical records from my cardiologist, and i sat down and read the whole record today. I read the part about my surgery and everything they did to me...

Hello everyone, I know its been awhile since ive been on here. Sept 12th is my 6 month mark since the surgery, and i have had a hard time since the surgery. Sometimes i wish i had never had the surgery, but i know i had to have it done to save my life. But For the past 3 months, i...

Hello everyone, Its been awhile since ive posted. June 12th is my 4 month mark since my mechanical valve replacement. Ive had alot of ups and downs, but so far im still haning in there. I keep having problems with my blood pressure and heart rate. I started back to work 8...

Hello everyone, Its been awhile since i posted, as it has been one thing after another since my surgery on feb 11th. I had to go back in the hospital the 2nd week after they sent me home as they gave me too many blood pressure pills and my blood pressure plummeted. Then the...

well its been a long 3 weeks and today is the first day i dont feel like a total wreck. Im sleeping a little better at night. I am still retaining water and they have put me on lasiks, the doctor said it would eventually get better. The infection at my drain sites have started to get a...

Hello everyone, sorry its taken me so long to update, but ive been feeling so bad lately. Ive talked to evelyn and she suggested i post my problem. IVe been going to the coumadin clinic at my doctors office to have my blood checked. Well last monday i went and my level was at a 4.8 the...

hello everyone, i have been home for a few days im feeling pretty good. The worst part of the whole thing, was staying in the hospital. My night nurses were horrible. I went in to tueday and came home on friday. I told my surgeon he had to get me out of there before they killed me. My...

HI everyone , I'm Nancy Sarahs Daughter she came out of sugery at Noon today and shes doing great the doctors said . They didnt have to do anything else to her except replace her Aerotic Vavle .Shes's in ICU now and Shes doing great there . My grandma got to visit her for a few...

Well tomorrow its my turn in the Operating room. I had all my preop testing done today. The hospital called a little while ago and siad my surgery is at 7:30am and i have to be there by 5:30am. All the nurses i talked to said my surgeon is one of the best ones at the hospital and if they had...

This week has been the longest it seems. With surgery the 12th it feels like this week is going by extra slow. Plus its been one thing after another. The surgeon told me to finish up my dental work. I went in for 2 simple fillings wednesday, but went back on thursday in so much pain. The 2...

I went to see my cardiologist today, as my surgery is in 2 weeks. I kindof over did it with my children yesturday and i had a spell. I became very short of breath, had chest pains, my heart was skipping beats and felt like it was fluttering, and i got very dizzy and fell on my sons bed and it...

I have had the aortic stenosis with regurgitation since birth. When they replace my valve does that mean the regurgitation will go away or is that something they have to fix seperately. Im going to ask my surgeon this question on my next visit before the surgery. But hopefully someone can...

hello everyone, I was so happy to find this forum. I have not talked to anyone who has gone through this surgery and it made me feel a little better after reading everyones posts. I am 39 years old and live in virginia. I have aortic stenosis with regurgitation that i have had since birth. I...