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Watched 1st post op echo yesterday. Totally amazing, Not bump free have a longish scar and some arrythmia being handled with meds ESP diuretics Today 1st day out of bed whole day mostly dozing in chair but 1 200 foot slow and assisted walk. Expect to move to residntl rehab soon. Not much...

Can someone tell me what this is and what it means? Found it in some of the pre-op paperwork being passed around between doctors.

Got surgery date today -- so much to do before I feel ready! Know I'm exceptionally fortunate that I have a heart problem, which can be fixed, rather than what so many of my friends have had to endure with cancer and other terrible diseases. So, will be visiting a couple of nearby rehab...

Had a wonderful phone conversation recently with a woman who still lives alone at the age of 88, about BAV replacement. She had her surgery about 18 months ago, when she was 86. Her symptoms were so severe, she said, that she couldn't walk comfortably across her living room without getting...

Using CPAP now for mild sleep apnea. Anyone have experience with that post surgery? Sounds like it's hard enough for a side sleeper already. Or maybe the apnea goes away because circulation is so much better? ... well, it's worth asking ....

Hi -- I'm still new here -- was diagnosed with severe BAV stenosis last March. Didn't pay much attention because the young cardiologist I had then said "someday you'll need open heart surgery" but didn't say anything at all about the congenital factor. She encouraged me to keep on exercising...

First time poster here -- very VERY grateful for all I'm learning by reading your posts! Thomson Reuters published a report naming the top 50 cardiology hospitals based on statistical information. Press Release from Nov 2010 This link will download a pdf of the full report including the...