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I had my first AVR in March of 2009 and the valve lasted 13 years but I now have severe aortic stenosis and symptomatic. So next week I go in to have it replaced with a mechanical valve. My first valve was a bovine tissue valve which in hindsight was probably the wrong decision, I should have...

March 10th was my 6 year valve replacement anniversary, I actually forgot about it!

It has been 4 years since I had my aortic valve replaced, seems like it was just yesterday! Feeling good and thank God for my healing!

It will be 3 years on March 10th that my aortic valve was replaced. Other than PVC's I am doing good!

Hello all, I just saw a new Cardiologist a few weeks ago (they all belong to a group and this one now is in our area) and he is the type of doctor who does not like to prescribe medication, and he does not believe in yearly echos. So he wanted to take me off my calcium beta blocker pills and my...

Two years ago this Thursday I had my AVR in Chicago. There must be something about this time of year because I am scheduled for a Nissen Fundoplication this coming Thursday March 10th (exactly 2 years after my AVR, what is the chance of that :) ). I am also having issues with PVC's and my heart...

I have been having issues with shortness of breath upon exertion and even at rest, and a chronic cough, this was happening even before my AVR in March of 2009. It seems to be getting worse so I went to to my primary doctor, my valve seems to be working in good order, but I do have aortic...

Merry CHRISTmas everyone, remember Jesus is the reason for the season!

Looks like my echo looks good, but had some questions. All the doctor would say is all is looking good, which is a good thing! The things that caught my eye on the report were; There is moderate calcification of the aortic root. There is mild to moderate aortic stenosis. Measured at 1.22cm...

March 10th, 2009 I went in to have my aortic valve replaced in Elk Grove IL near Chicago and today I am in NW Iowa enjoying the quiet life! A lot of things happened this year after my surgery, we moved from Chicago IL to a small town in NW Iowa, living on a beautiful lake (at least I think there...

Just had my gallbladder removed a couple days ago, now very sore. I was doing good for the first couple days but today feeling dizzy and nauseated. I think the pain meds is catching up to me! Still a lot easier then my AVR almost a year ago.

Hello all, Here are some pictures I took a couple days ago while driving our '29 Model A. I pray everyone has a blessed New Year!

Hello all! Well it has been 8 months after my AVR and I am doing well but seems my arrhythmia's are getting worse instead of better. I have them everyday, sometimes only a few hours but most of the time is seems they last all day. If you remember I moved from the Chicago area to a small town in...

Hello all, have not been on for a while, it has been a little over 20 weeks since my AVR and things are good except I am now experiencing PVC's again! I had them a few weeks after surgery then they more or less went away but they came back with a vengeance a couple weeks ago. We have been busy...

I am 12 weeks post op and we are getting ready for our move to Iowa. We are moving ourselves but we have some help putting our stuff in the moving truck and will have help on the other end in Iowa. I want to help but I am not sure how much I should be lifting? Will there always be a weight...

I can not believe I did it, but after 10 weeks post op, I just played 99 holes of golf in 2 days in Wisconsin! I went with a church group and we played as much golf as we could. Everyone could not believe I did what I did 10 weeks after heart surgery, this is a great testimony of the healing...

Here I am at 10 weeks post op. Hope the shirt is OK!

Every since my surgery back in March, my stomach has been feeling upset, sometimes nausea, most of the time crampy, and the muscles feel like you did 1000 sit ups. I attribute the muscle cramps to the incision and the 3 holes I had with the drainage tubes, but the upset stomach has me confused...

I was able to take my '68 mustang out for a cruise today! Usually I have it out by March/April once the salt gets washed away on the roads but with my surgery that had to wait. I did start driving at 6 weeks post op but did not trust myself until today to drive the '68. Sure is nice feeling...

Today is six weeks post op for my aortic valve replacement and I still feel weak and just all around yucky. I know everyone is different and I see some people on here that recover quickly and some that take a long time to recover but what is the average of when you feel "pretty good"? Some days...