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Hi everyone, I had my two year anniversary last month. I'm feeling great and most of the time I forget I ever had this surgery. Today I was reminded because I have a dentist appointment and gulped down the 4 antibiotic capsules. So much has changed in two years. I am in my internships now for...

Hello everybody. Its been a while since I've been on here. So I've had PVCs since 2005 and I've had them every third heart beat since my surgery. At first they made me absolutely crazy but now only sometimes do I even notice them. Also I have atrial flutters once in a while and I've had a-fib...

Hi everyone, I know I haven't been around here for a while, and honestly that's good since I was usually on with my plethora of complications. So here's an update. I am working out daily and my body and heart feel fantastic. Everything is working great except for the occasional atrial...

I'm so nervous about my echo, I didn't think I would be, I'm feeling very well besides the PVCs I still have constantly. All I know is I'm glad to have the past year behind me, my birthday is next week but I also feel like this is my birthday, I will find out the results of my echo on Monday so...

Hi everyone, today I went to the dermatologist to get some moles checked out and she gave me some cortisone shots in my scar which has been a keloid, whoa it hurt. Holy cow, that was painful. I will let you know of the results after it calms down, its been an hour and still burning a bit. The...

Hi everybody, it's been a while. My whole life prior to surgery people would always comment on my perfect posture and now my mom noticed I hunch over a lot. I'm sure it has something to do with nursing my sternum and the pain that good posture would cause for the first two months. How do I get...

Hi everyone, most sternum posts on here are regarding severe irregularites, I just wanted to get an idea of what a not too irregular sternum feels like for you guys. My sternum when run my finger down the middle where the incision was it feels quite bumpy to the touch and in some spots is give...

So this is my third bout of some sort of inflammation in my lower ribs on my left side and my neck. This time without the chest pain. The last time this happened was about 4 months ago. It isn't as severe as before and is tolerable with an advil liquid gel, but ANNOYING! I definetly didn't do...

Hi everyone, the past week I started waking up drenched in sweat even though it was too cold in my room to take off the blanket. I haven't had night sweats since the two months after my surgery. I read all kinds of terrible things when I googled night sweats (btw I'm a 28 year old female). I...

She said I'm doing well I just need to get some more cardio activities in my life and my palps will probably just come and go and not to worry about them. I asked her about the new NSAIDS warnings, she said they are fine to take unless you have risk for heart attack, high blood pressure, heart...

I went to buy some advil for my menstral cramps and there is a new label describing the dangers and newly listed "do not take before or after heart surgery", or something like that. I did some research and found this new study http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/735672 I guess I'm stuck taking...

I just have to vent my frustrations. I've been doing well but in the past couple days I starting getting fast heart beats randomly, I don't think its a-fib, maybe not even a-flutter. I can go outside and skateboard, and run around with my dog and my heart rate doesn't go up much, but sometimes I...

Hi everyone, its been a while. I thought I'd stop by and update. Well I was doing really well since Thanksgiving and just recently I starting having PVCs again. It could be lack of sleep possibly, I'm not sure, that is the only thing that correlates. I've had guests for New Years and I brought...

Hi guys, its been a while. Thanksgiving kept me busy and I actually feel normal now. Believe it or not the PVC s stopped. After recording around 36,000 per day on my holter to almost none in a few weeks. Truly UNBELIEVABLE, I just can't get over it, I want to run through the streets making...

Since my mvr I've been dizzy often and lightheaded. I'm almost 4 months out now. I've had my blood tested a million times and no doctor has given me any explanation. It's really affecting my life. Today I almost fell on someones table. Has anyone else had this problem and got any answers?

It's unbelievable but for the first time since surgery I had a PVC free day!!!! Hallelujah, I could be having them and not feeling them and that is fine by me. They've been fading away for the past week. This is my very first day since the surgery that I feel like a normal person without health...

I had my blood tested to see if the anemia is gone, which it pretty much is but my bilirubin was high so now I need a abdominal ultrasound, I guess they want to check out my liver. My digestive system seems to be out of whack for sometime now. I think the drugs and all the bedrest I allowed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acephalgic_migraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillating_scotoma I've had these for years but more frequently since my MVR. I just thought I'd share these links.

Every single morning I wake up at 6 am, this is horrible to me because I love staying up late and sleeping late but surgery has changed almost every aspect of my life. Anyways I wake up at 6 am "buzzing", I think I'm actually vibrating but I don't know for sure. It is mostly in my chest and...

Sometimes I get a feeling of pressure in my face. Not painful pressure, just annoying and then I'll get dizzy or light headed. The doctor checked my bp lying down, sitting, and standing and it was fine. Ive never had sinus problems but could it be allergies? It comes and goes and I'm not stuffy...