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Hi, I had my second OHS in 2010 with a PVR. My first arrhythmia appeared in 2015, I was diagnosed with atrial flutter with atrial/ventricular rates similar to yours. It lasted 2 months, then having a quickly healing pneumonia with high temperatures surprisingly caused my normal sinus rhythm...

Hi, I've had an OHS one month ago and I have issues with my sternum healing. My doctor instructed me to wear a chest harness. In the local medicine store I found only a very basic one, I'm wearing it since 3 weeks, but it's quite uncomfortable. I'm looking for a more professional and comfortable...

I will surely do check the next x-ray, I'm so curious about it. I'm already taking a branch of stuff for my sternum with the approval of my doctor: Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc tablets, D3 vitamins és K vitamin complex (K1 + K2 mk4/mk7). I hope these will help me a lot.

Hi pellicle, Are there any news with your issue? Are you still on antobiotics?

Pellicle, Sure, next time I will try to check the x-ray One of the nurses mentioned me another possibility, it could be caused also by bone resorption. I really don't know... I was sorry to read your story. I wish you the best and a relaxing outcome! By now I've passed the first 4 weeks...

ottagal, Thank you for your kind wishes! pellicle, Many thanks also for your reply. Yes, my sternum was also wire closed. But I don't know exactly how many wires were used. I don't know. The doctors (in the surgery clinic and also in the rehab hospital) are all saying it was due to the...

Hello, I've just had my 3rd OHS 24 days ago and I'm facing some issues with my sternum. On the 5th day after the surgery I started to feel clicking sensation in my sternum while moving my arms. The surgeons has checked my sternum and they said it's nothing serious and supposed to be fine in a...

Hi Johnny, I have had my PVR in 2010 when I received a human pulmonary valve. Since 2013 I've been taking a decent dose of D3 and K complex vitamins (including K1 + K2 Mk4 and Mk7). Now I've just had a new OHS 3 weeks ago. My surgeon said that the pulmonary homograft I received in 2010 has shown...

I weighted 109 kg before the surgery. Now I'm at the 11th week and I weight 97 kg. I'm still at the rehab sanatorium doing the daily exercises and my doctor put me on 1000 calorie diet, but I haven't lost any weight during the last two weeks, so after 9 weeks I stopped losing weight.

Thanks for all the input. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one with the wire inside. I hope it won't cause any problems in the future. Scott, John, I'm so sorry that you had such bad experiences with the removal of the wires... John, It was a heart surgeon who pulled mine, but not...

AL Capshaw, Since I spent all the time in the hospital due to an infection, sleeping in the hospital bed was just acceptable taking the Xanax every night. AgilityDog, Johan, I'm really sorry that after those many weeks you still have problems sleeping on your side. It must pass with time, just...

Hi all, I'm on the 8th week after my surgery, and here is my experience. Strangely my surgeon told me before the surgery to avoid sleeping on my sides for 6 weeks after the surgery. I was really surprised, since I haven't read any similar restriction in the forum. So after the operation I've...

Hi, I had a PVR more than 7 weeks ago and my pacemaker wires were removed 2 weeks post op. Actually the surgeon successfully pulled out the first wire, then he tried to pull the second one, but it didn't get released from my heart. So he just cut the outer part of the wire in the level of my...

Hi, I'm on the 8th week post op after a PVR, here are my experiences. - I was surprised how nervous I was during the days before the op and how calm I became the last day prior the op without having any relaxing pills - I was surprised that I refused the sleeping aid the nigh before the surgery...

Hi, I had similar problems laying in the bed. When I laid down in the bed, I had a strong pain in my chest, only while breathing air in. Fortunately this pain was always decreasing during the first 2 minutes after laying down, then finally the pain became really low and tolerable, so it didn't...

Hi Debra, I can only repeat the others: read, read, get all the info you can get. I had a OHS 7 weeks ago and had my pulmonary valve replaced with a tissue valve. I'm 34, I did a lot of research prior the surgery and eventually I decided to have a tissue valve even if I will need another OHS in...

I don't have a recliner, but the tips with the pillows look interesting, I will go for that. Yes, I'm going to have a median sternotomy. And the pre-ops has been already done, I'm going to the hospital soon (here in Europe it's just morning time) and my surgery is scheduled for tomorrow...

Thank you again for the encouragements, it's nice to read them. I'm really surprised that some of you made it really quickly, even in the ICU! :eek: :thumbup: I would like to be that lucky as well. :rolleyes: Now it's time to go to bed in here, this will be my last sweet dream in my own...

Thanks for the welcomes and the wishes! I'm prepared for the difficultness with sleeping for a long time after the surgery. But anyway it's good to read that most of you made it to sleep on the side after 4 to 6 weeks! I was afraid it's going to take a longer period.

Hello All! I'm new to the board and I'm just going to have an OHS within a few days. I need a pulmonary valve replacement. I already had an OHS 26 years ago, when I was a child (at age 8) and I had that valve repaired. And now it's time to replace it. I'm going to get a homograft valve. I've...