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I am now 9 weeks post op(AVR/ aneurysm repair surgery 3/11). Had A-Fib 2x on 3/17 and was put on warfarin (5mg)and betapace(Sotalol) 80mg 2x a day. All has been good until I had a 24 hour halter monitor 2 weeks ago. Last night my heart was really pounding and then had some irregular beats so I...

I am now 8 weeks post AVR/aorta repair and walking for 1 hour a day (3.5mi.) and doing the upperbody arm movements as recommended by the UAB Heart booklet. However, I have yet to start cardiac rehab, was put on warfarin for A-Fib 6 days post op,randomly have a strange heavy sensation that...

Hi all! I am continuing to recover each day but have been wondering about some med issues. Due to Afib I was put on betapace 80mg 2x a day and 5mg of warfarin daily. The warfarim/blood level has been 2.6 which is good so far. The betapace makes me soooo lethargic and I have also been having...

Dear VR friends, What a journey!!! I had my AVR and anueryism surgery on March 11th and was able to make it to the CICU pretty fast. However, once there I realized how much more alert I was and tried to rest but couldn't amist all the beeping, excessively loud talking by nurses, etc. It was...

I am scheduled for my AVR on 3/11 at UAB with Dr. McGiffin. I had made my selection of a tissue valve which they use the medtronics. I was reading about Mrs. Bush's surgery and came across some info. I am curious about a statement on the Methodist Hospital System website (Houston, Tx) which...

I joined this forum a little while ago and have been truly blessed by all the discussions, info, encouragement, and mostly validation for everything a person experiences when they are told about needing OHS. I haven't told "my story" so here goes: I have acongenital bicuspid aortic valve and...