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I have been struggling with BP meds since my AVR on 7/26/13. I'm working closely with my cardiologist, and we have been adjusting dosages and medications, but so far everything we have tried makes me feel drugged (dizzy and nauseated) to the point of being practically non-functioning. I'm...

My blood pressure was well regulated on 5 mg amlodopine and 20 mg Coreg CR before and after my AVR 3 months ago. Suddenly a couple of days ago my BP jumped to 216/105 :eek: - I called my doc and he told me to double the Coreg to 40 mg. I did that, and my BP dropped back to normal in a few hours...

My cardiologist has recommended cardiac rehab post AVR. I am in good condition and have resumed my pre-surgery exercise regimen (60-90 mins per day, mixed/varied aerobic and resistance) and am tolerating it well. I have no heart or artery disease, and my cholesterol is good. I have been...

Prior to my surgery my BP was well controlled on 5 mg Norvasc daily. Since surgery my BP has been in the 130-150 / 60-70 range, and my cardiologist wants to put me on a pretty aggressive course of additional medication. I don't tolerate BP meds well at all, and I'm afraid my quality of life will...

I lost no weight while in the hospital and now have gained a pound a day (for six days) since returning home from the hospital following AVR. I'm finding this hard to understand - I have practically no appetite and am eating very little. I drink lots of water but that's pretty much in one end...

Hello all - I've been lurking here for a couple of years, and have learned a lot. Looks like my turn is coming pretty soon - after many years of chronic ("vague", according to my internist) symptoms, and a diagnosis of "mild-to-moderate" aortic stenosis 3 years ago, my cardio thinks it may be...

Hello all - I have just been diagnosed with aortic stenosis and will be having HVR in the near future. For years I have had a constellation of symptoms for which extensive testing, including an echo a few years ago, has never revealed a cause. The symptom that prompted the latest echo, which...