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Ross has always 'been there' and I have always looked for his posts - full of good advice and good humor, despite having HUGE health challenges - just remembering the names of all the meds he is on would defeat most of us! I, too, am sending out positive vibes into the universe on his behalf. I...

I just found out that, owing to pericardial stripping that was performed 40 years ago, surgery to replace my mitral valve 'is not advisable'. My heart is stuck to both the sternum and lungs and separating them will be tricky. I was investigated to see if I was a candidate for the new mitral clip...

I, too, am looking at my third OH surgery for a mitral valve replacement and a tricuspid valve repair. Like you both, my cardiologist and surgeon didn't agree about timings - the surgeon wanted to wait as I was quite well and he was concerned the surgery would be quite tough (in addition to the...

I have just been told that my severe TR is the result of interference from my pacemaker lead, installed initially in 2007. My EF went down from 55 to under 30 over the past 5 years, partially due to pacemaker syndrome and dyssynchrony of the ventricles, but also, apparently because of the lead...

I've been lurking around for a few years as my severe tricuspid and mitral valve regurg was being treated with drugs to see how or if it could be reduced before proceeding to surgery. My mitral regurg has reduced really well and is now only mild, however the tricuspid remains bad. I feel the...

Hi Lyn, My pacemaker originally did the same thing as your son Justin's - just kicked in when I got too slow. But zapping the AV node means I don't have any of my own beating capabilities (or so it was explained to me), so the pacemaker does it all - going no lower than 60 and no higher than...

An update from me… Apparently, here it is quite common to put people out who are getting a TEE and then a mapping prior to ablation which is what I had originally. For the second ablation I didn't have a general anaesthetic, only 'conscious sedation'. Being dependent on the pacemaker now I was...

Just a quick update for you Ross - my breathing problem is technically described as dyspnoea, secondary to atelectasis in my right lung most likely due to the first ablation intubation. I did not know that it is quite common to get collapsed alveoli when ventilated, but that seems to be what has...

Hello to all - I haven't contributed virtually anything to this forum since joining two years ago, but I have benefited greatly and want to thank everyone for their informative posts on all subjects. I joined after being told I would need surgery to deal with the severe regurg in both my...

All the very best to you and your wife Cameron (she's the one with the hard job…waiting!) Looking forward to an update too…I've had a couple of friends in and out of that ward in the past month and have absolute faith in the care you will receive. And I will be in there in the next while as well...

Similar Symptoms! Similar Symptoms! Thank you for your posts and website. I was interested to read that while you could run 3 miles without a problem, going up a slight hill got you quite breathless - that is my story too (severe mitral and tricuspid regurg). I thought I was just 'out of...

I am SO interested to see all your opinions - thank you for taking the time to comment. Kfay pinpoints part of the complication in my case - the tricuspid valve is also severely leaky, and while they will try to repair it, if they have to replace it the preferred way to go is NOT mechanical...

Hello again, Just a quick update from me to all those who were kind enough to welcome me earlier (I am the person with severely leaky mitral and tricuspid valves). The result of my meeting with the surgeon is that he WANTS TO DELAY surgery until I am either more symptomatic (severe shortness...

Hi Cameron, I am a fellow Canuck lucky enough to have been looked after by the Heart Function Clinic at St Paul's - I meet my surgeon on Friday for the first time, a Dr. Abel. I was really interested to see what you had to say about the valve options - I was hoping I could get tissue vales (I am...

I had a pacemaker installed because of a too-slow heartrate - it, too, jumps in at 50 and tops out at 130 - it is absolutely fine - it is NOT a problem - and you have the comfort of knowing it will kick in if need be. It only took a 1/2 hour to put in, under light sedation, and was only a little...

Beta blockers, fainting, low pulse and all that Beta blockers, fainting, low pulse and all that Kim! Me again?I hadn't seen this post of yours before, but let me add to this? My blood pressure and pulse rate was very low too?too low, in fact, for me to be able to take the amount of beta...

Of course, if that's what I get, then so be it. You seem to be totally okay with it all and I am sure that if I have to I will get used to the noise too! Thanks.

Thanks for your response…do you mind if I ask how your recovery from the second OHS went? Did they go in through your sternum both times? I've had both entries so I'm assuming for this third time they will plump for the sternum to get better access for the tricuspid replacement.

And thanks to you as well Judy - did you also get a mechanical and a bovine? or? If the former are you at all bothered by the clicking? I have real concerns about both the noise and the coumadin although, as I said earlier, I will take what they deem to be best for me in the long term.