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I've mentioned some of my daily status in random posts, but I thought I update everyone on where I'm at. I'll try to make the info helpful so I don't sound too self-centered. :) I'm now 6.5 days out from surgery and feel pretty good overall. I got lucky in many ways this first week, avoiding...

After posting my pain ranges in this thread: http://www.valvereplacement.com/forums/showpost.php?p=381535&postcount=15 ... I realized I wasted too much time focusing on avoiding pain post-op. There was pain, but really just the general discomforts of the hospital bed, including getting...

Ok, this is what I remember of the whole surgery. My memories are very hazy as the general anesthesia really wiped me out for several days. I arrived with my wife at 5am and went back for the usual hookups and the shaving. The shaved my legs and chest, not my back and not my arms. It was a...

I'm supposed to be released tomorrow so I'll give the full story then. But for now, just wanted to say my MV repair was successful and I should be as good as new in a few months. The post-op has been a bit more painful than I expected, especially when the chest tubes started pressing on my...

I?ve heard negative and some not-so-negative stories about people?s experiences with the vent tube. But I?m still unclear as to what it actually feels like in your throat. Does it compare with any other experience? I?ve had a TEE down the other orifice ? does it kind of feel the same in your...

My lift chair/recliner was delivered yesterday in time for me to try it out a bit before I become much more dependent on it after the surgery next week. I went with the following lift chair from Rent-a-Center...

I switched to Toprol XL a few months back when the pharmacy started having shortages of Metoprolol, my original prescription. Today I got a call from the pharmacist attempting to refill my monthly script saying they?re now all out of Toprol too. They were going to call up my cardio for a...

I had my pre-admission testing today, the last step before surgery on March 31. Blood tests, chest x-ray, physical, EKG, urine sample, and a bunch of questions they asked over and over again about my health (how many times do I have to tell them my medications?). I also got an incentive...

After talking with my surgeons and my cardiologist, the MV repair surgery is back on. It?s now scheduled for March 31 at Bethesda North hospital in Cincinnati. Dr. Hiratzka, the second surgeon I talked to, will have the honors. Both surgeons I talked to give the repair a 75%, and in fact my...

I fell asleep during my TEE yesterday and the doctor left before I woke up, so I never got to ask whether the regurgitation had improved as the angiogram results showed. The nurse only heard him say the vegetation was all gone, but nothing else. Finally today I was able to get a hold of my...

Well, I was already to post something about my new surgeon, who I saw yesterday. As I mentioned in prior posts I got a referral from my cardio for a second opinion, mainly to verify a MV repair won?t work. He referred me to Dr. Hiratzka, a very experienced and well-regarded surgeon in the...

I have my angio tomorrow (Fri Feb 20) and afterwards I should be ready to set the surgery date, some time in early March. My question: if you could choose any day of the week, Monday through Friday, for your surgery, which day would be ideal? I expect and hope to be out and back home after 4-5...

Since I've enjoyed reading the stories and ongoing adventures of so many of the members here, I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Bill, I'm 43 and I have severe mitral valve regurgitation. I did not have MR before last November, not a heart murmur, not a single indication of a heart...