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Hi everyone. I have now been home for 2 days and other than fighting swollen feet/legs and the sand man I feel things are going well. I was in ICU 4 days and my over all stay was 7 days. I normally have low blood pressure and naturally the surgery pulled it down lower. They just wanted to make...

This is okielady's sister. Surgery went well, in ICU. She says everyone is right, it really is better on the other side! Thanks for all of the support and prayers! She will be in ICU for three days so they can more closely monitor her. They did a mitral repair instead of valve replacement.

Eva, I have not discussed that with the surgeon and that may raise a lot of eyebrows with a lot of posters but I just truly feel that it is the surgeon's call. He is the one that is going to make the best decision for me at the time and I am comfortable with whatever that may be. The main...

Mom2izzy - that is such a comforting line of thought.... things are pretty much normal again. That helps me so much to hear that. Thank you!

Good luck on Monday. You have got the kind of attitude that is going to get you out of that hospital door and up and running soon!

Sounds like everything is going in the right direction. Hope today brings lots of more positive steps forward!

I got a call from the surgeon's office yesterday and they need to push my surgery back one day to May 10. I guess I can go with that and need to take that as a positive. Everything works out for a reason. I had my cath lab yesterday morning and it went very well, no blockages. I'm pre-registered...

After meeting with the surgeon I find that he feels robotic is not the answer and we are going with the open heart. Since I do have the heart issues as well he says that he would rather have the open so he can have more control plus the factor that the open heart doesn't require as much time...

Thanks so much! It feels great to have all the support!

YOu have had a few bumps so far. Sorry about having you read about the surprises! You can wait and give us your own surprises and I hope they are all good ones. Hope you are feeling better and thinking of you tomorrow. It will be smooth sailing from here on out. Best Wishes!

I visited with the surgeon today and have set up a surgery date of Wednesday, May 9. I will be having open heart mitral valve repair and replace if necessary. I did have the option of the robotic but due to the condition of my heart the surgeon felt it was safer to go the open heart method so he...

I just had a TEE last Friday. I undressed from the waist up and put on a gown and I was all comfy in a hospital bed. They put in an IV when I had checked in. They brought (rolled) the machine in when the doctor got there. They gave me a very small cup of a clear gel that I gargled for 15 seconds...

I guess I am assuming some things and I will have some concrete answers when I meet with the surgeon on Wednesday. It could be very possible that he may think that the valve can be replaced if it cannot be repaired. When I very first started having problems and had the heart bloc and had the...

Good luck with your surgery. I know this will be a long weekend for you and lots of anxious thoughts. Be sure and read the other posts about how much better it is on the other side! Also be sure and go to the post-op and read the string that was started about surprises about surgerys. It is very...

I have since learned that I am not a candidate for the mitral clip trial because the ejection fraction must be above 25% and mine is below that. I did have my TEE yesterday and have an upcoming appt. with the surgeon on May 2. Hopefully he can give me the answers I am looking for. I will post...

That is awesome news and should help so many people here who are afraid of how long or how well they will be able to do after surgery. You are living proof! Congratulations!

Good luck to you, so glad you are finally getting to that all important date. Anxiously waiting to hear your report from the other side!

Just from what I have read on all of the posts it isn't anything too out of the ordinary for this to happen. Some people's hearts just don't go back into that normal rhythm after surgery. I have had a pacemaker for 8 years now and it really is a godsend to have it and it doesn't interfere with...

Thank you!

I am now on Lasix since January of this year and I might add it has made a tremendous improvement. I do still have that feeling but it is usually when I have a couple of extra pounds of fluid. It is hard to stay on an even keel but I do now weigh every day and am very aware of where I stand on...