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Hi Everyone Sorry for my abscence, I've been busy. When I was on the beta blocker, atnenol 12.5mg/day my HR resting was low 50's BP 110/70 average. Felt lethargic quickly when exercising tired quickly...yup thats what beta blockers do. Last Monday I had a perfect storm. Didn't eat breakfast...

Hi Everyone! Just got back from my cardiologist appt, I'm 14 mths post op. His comment was "rock solid" as far as my heart is concerned, despite my best efforts on a few things to the contrary I ain't no saint in the recovery department. Focusing on the positive: I lost 30 lb in the past year...

Hi Everyone! Just got back from my first yearly echocardiogram, all's well says the technologist, looking forward to the details when I speak with my cardiologist next month. She was nice, the best oppourtunity I've had for a girl half my age to hug me while she did her thing. No regurge, Blood...

Hi Everyone! Today is the one year mark for my new life. In some ways there is a solomness about it, other ways there is great joy. Life aniversary markers of major changes in my life give an oppourtunity to asess the internal changes that have happened without a conscious effort in my part...

Hi Everyone My resting heartrate has been since May in the mid to High 60's which is good, on Beta Blocker Atenenol 12.5 mg per day, everything has been cool and chugging along as if it were normal. Most days I bicycle 10-30 km, watch diet pay attention to my body like we're spose to. Where I...

Hey! Six months post op. Last year in March left my job to take care of my Mother who had a stroke. She's 92. blind, still in her own home, I'm living there. Not going back to the old job- horticulturalist - to much lifting heavy stuff plus dexterity is poor now with the rhumatoid arthritis...

Hi I guess things could be much worse, but I've seem to have picked up a cold which has affected my breathing; heavy cough with phlem and now moving to my nose. 5 mths Post op, Doctor hasn't got back to me yet---Any experience with cold medications would be most helpful. I'm at the thought of...

Hi Everyone, New to the group, found the site three weeks ago, now wishing I had of found it sooner as I can see it would have helped alot over the months. Piggy valve, Bental Proceedure on Nov 26th 2010, havn't really experienced anything dramatic that wasn't listed as par for the course...