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I'm five weeks post-op and I'm doing well for the most part. Ever since the surgery though, it feels like my heart beats harder/heavier than before much of time. Is this normal? It causes me to feel anxious sometimes, but the speed and rhythm are normal. I've felt this since I came out of...

I got a new mechanical aortic valve two weeks ago and I am feeling great. In a few weeks I was hoping to try out yoga with my wife, but I was wondering about my valve. Is there any problem being upside down with a mechanical valve?

They let me out today. On May 26, I had aortic valve replacement with a 27 mm ATS mechanical valve and a dacron graft. The my surgeon also found a fairly large aneurysm that hadn't been picked up on the scans. Fortunately it hadn't burst, but it was there. I am 29 years old and in relatively...

Hi, I am 29 years old and I will be having an AVR for a bicuspid valve May 26, 2010. I am going mechanical. This is a weird question, but did any of you have any strange or unusual experiences during the surgery or post-op? I'm thinking along the lines of an NDE. The last time I had...