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Hi, All. Trying to do some research on some strange echo results from my last check-in. I didn't have a doc appt with this echo - just the test - so I haven't had a chance to ask questions, but I'm going to try to schedule follow up. I'm curious if anybody knows how to interpret these findings...

Hi, All. Just wanted to share a recent milestone in my recovery process. I completed my first post-op marathon this last weekend, at just under nine months from my surgery date. My time was somewhere around 3:50, so I have a ways to go to back to pre-surgery levels, but I view this as a success...

I posted this over on cardiacathletes.org, but then thought maybe a few people here might also like to see this info or share their own. My point was to address two questions I had prior to surgery: what can I expect in recovery, and am I going to be faster at the end of my recovery. I can’t...

Hi, All. Just wanted to check in and see if anyone else out there has experienced something similar to what I've been feeling lately. I don't think this is anything major--but a little, well, strange. Some background first: Before my AVR, I was lucky enough to be almost completely...

Hi, All. Thought I'd share a funny (I guess that's the best word) experience I had today. I'm three weeks post-op and had my first cardiologist appt scheduled for this afternoon. A short time before we need to leave for the appt, as I'm eating a little lunch, my heart starts going crazy. It's...

Hi, All. I've been puzzling over this question ever since my surgery. Here's the background. I've been a competitive athlete most of my life, and in recent years switched from team sports to running and cycling. Ability to perform well is very important to me. For this reason, my surgeon (I...

Hi, All. I thought some of you might be interested in this article. Apparently, Consumer Reports is now publishing ratings of cardiothoracic surgery groups for key regions in the US. Scores are based on "complication and survival rates, whether the groups used the best surgical technique and...

Hi, All. Just a quick follow up on my pre-surgery post last week. I had AVR with a porcine valve a week ago exactly. While I've had a couple unexpected set-backs in my recovery (who doesn't, right?), overall I think things have gone very smoothly. I've been home for two days and every day I...

Hi, All. I stumbled upon this article this morning while looking for something completely unrelated. I really don't want to be an alarmist, especially since I'm still so new to this forum, but I was curious if any of you had heard of this before or if your doctors discussed it with you. It was...

Hi, All. I'm the new kid on the block. Well, sort of--I've actually been sneaking around the forums anonymously for many weeks, learning from all of you. I have an AVR scheduled in three days (8/23), and I've appreciated being able to read your posts and learn from your experiences. I'm fairly...