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I had my AVR with conduit just over 4 weeks ago and I've been very fortunate as my resting heart rate has already returned to 63 BPM :D I'm desperate to start exercising again, but I don't want to overextend myself and the cardiac rehab group is just short of mind-numbing - I'm the junior most...

AVR with conduit surgery was on Tuesday, July 8th and I was discharged on Sunday, July 14th. If this were an exam, I would have aced it. Still, I didn't see any warnings in the forum regarding days 1 and 2 after surgery...that my friends just sucked. I felt like I had been placed in a...

I wanted to thank all of you as this forum and your responses have been tremendously informative and helpful. I check into the hospital on Monday and will report back as soon as I'm feeling up to typing. Enjoy your holiday and I look forward to seeing you all on the other side.

My AVR and root repair is scheduled for July 8th and I'm concerned about post surgery depression. I'm already prone to depression but have been dealing with it for many years under the auspices of a doctor. However I do worry that the surgery will send me into a funk that will be tough to slog...

Well, I can't put it off any longer...I've known about my BAV disease since I was 18 and now at 45 my ascending aortic aneurysm has passed the magic threshold for surgery. I'm scheduled for July 2008 at Cornell Weill Medical in NYC, but the reality of the procedure still hasn't quite hit home...