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Good Day All: Well, it’s been a while since I posted a new thread and hope everyone is doing well. So 2 years post op for an ascending aneurism repair I have found one more unpleasant side effect of my new post-surgery life. I have had a few teeth cleanings, a wisdom tooth extracted and a...

So today was my two year anniversary for my OHS and aneurism repair. So far so good I guess. I get occasional heart palpitations and my chest has some numb spots but all and all, I guess its all good!

So here is the deal...... I have been putting off pulling of a pair of wisdom teeth for the last year because of fear of infection after a repair of my ascending aorta 18 months ago. I still have my bi-cusped aortic valve and before OHS to repair my aorta, I never pre-medicated. The surgeon...

So just a little over one year post OHS and gosh sakes almighty, I think I have the blues! I don’t know why, as I had next to no complications other than my scar going keiloid, but over the last year I have been diagnosed with Miniers syndrome (occasional vertigo) and have had about a half...

Howdy all: So when I lay down at night, or sometimes when I take a seat and watch television, I can feel my heart beating in a pretty pronounced way. BOOM - BOOM - BOOM - BOOM In my throat, sometimes in my ears, and in my chest. The heartbeat is not irregular or fast or slow of typical, just...

So here I am after getting my teeth cleaned by the dentist with a lot of discomfort after taking 2 grams (4 500mg tabs) of Amoxicillin. I was told after my OHS that because of the danger of infection, I would need to pre-medicate like this for the rest of my life. I have been having some...

OK so does anyone have any links or good information from the ADA, AHA or any other association that states what the current state of affairs is with regard to pre-medication of people with aorta repairs? This is just for those of us who have had an aortic repair, no valve work. I am getting...

With many of what most would consider minor complications considering the surgery I underwent behind me, I am finally looking forward to the future with some unbridled optimism. This last Friday, I finally got my answer regarding the much labored urination post surgery and I wanted to share it...

OK, so one more months Post-Op has come and gone and I have made it to the 16 week mark. So everything seems to be going well, returned to work at 12 weeks. All of a sudden, a couple weeks ago, it seems like I started urinating a lot more than usual, with low pressure (weak stream). Went to...

So after surviving surgery and a fairly uneventful recovery, it’s now time for follow up and some new issues. I am 45 years old and before accidentally being diagnosed with an aortic aneurism, I had never had a CT scan in my life! Only 5 years later, I have had 6, with at least 5 chest X-rays...

The good news: Well, here I am at 11 weeks post op and passed my cardiac stress test with flying colors. They locked me in at a heart rate target of 140 for working out in rehab. Actually did a little better than the stress test I had on record from 2009. Went back to work and am now in my...

Ok, so staying consistent with my need to get all shook up about a new thing every week, my question at week #9 is: When does that weird tight feeling in your incision start feeling normal? When I put my hands behind my head and straighten up it feels like that scar is a rubber band and wants...

Simple question: How concerned about contracting the common cold should one be 8 weeks post-op after an aortic repair? The coughing and sneezing can be a risk for the mechanical aspect of any OHS, what of the cold virus itself. Being pretty in touch with my body, I can feel that cold is...

So as I read the postings out here I start to see those who are coming up who had surgery after me and think "not to worry, that happened to me too!" Well, I guess I need a little cheerleading myself because I am starting to notice some things this far out and thinking "I wonder if I should...

Was it Pump head or just someone having some fun at my expense? I wrote down all my username and passwords and hid them so my wife wouldn’t find them, than when I got home, I couldn’t remember where I put them and still cant remember who I told to tell her incase something happened! I hid my...

Ok, so what is the single biggest factor in a good OHS recovery? Well, I always figured that it was one's mental state. Once a person puts her/himself into a good mental state, everything else seems to work itself out. To quote Al Pachino in Godfather...... “I try to get out, and they pull...

Howdy all: Has anyone out here experienced surgery induced gout? After getting a visit from the at home nurse, upon close examination of my extremities for swelling, she pointed out that on my left foot, there was some very minor swelling on the top of the foot and around the ball of the foot...

So I am now 10 days post-op after repair of my ascending aorta and my heart rate is just barely showing some signs of coming down. Problem, it is still consistently over 100 and often in the 110's. Heart rate is consistent, just too high. I can only assume that a valve replacement or any...

So if those of you who have not gotten over here to the other side, and managed to regain a "normal" existence, to you all I have a question or two about breathing pain and sleep. Please keep in mind that I know I get long winded, (writing wise) so I will try hard to keep it short and...

well im on the other side and OMG it hurts. its getting better every single day. ive been up and around and let me tell you i hope i never have 2 do this again.