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Hey all, I haven't been posting much the past few months, very busy this year. However I know I could not have cruised through this year without the wise advice and positive attitude of all of you here. My anniversary was March 11, I have a mechanical AV and had an anurysm repaired. Last...

Hey all, I am having some problems with my short term memory and finding the words I need during the middle of a conversation. I have been doing some reading about Memory changes after OHS and was wondering if any of you have also experienced this. It is causing me alot of stress at work with...

Hey all, I live in Mpls MN and we are in a record heat wave with humidity of 70%. When I go out it hits me like a wall so I am staying in unless I have to go to work or run a very short errand. I had my AVR in March of this year so I am still in the "remodeling phase" I am told. How dangerous...

Well I did it, I started back to work Wed, made it 8 hours as most of my day was spent in meetings. My boss asked about accomodations, I was worried she would say I wasn't ready to return to work, Gratefully they are willing to accomodate me. 4 other therapists had split my duties and they were...

Everyone tells us to not overdo, how do we know if we are reaching that point? I use my Polar monitor to keep my rate between the numbers reccomended for me but what really happens if we bypass that? Do the Beta Blockers stop our heart from going too fast, keeping us from overdoing?

What a morning, Cardiac rehab, first day on an incline. Good INR, and watched my new AV work during my post op Echo. The AA graft also looked good. The Tech was very good about showing me what was what and it was an amazing to watch my heart in action. I hope you all had a great day too. 12...

Hey all, just had to share my good news with you since you so patiently and helpfully walked me through the past month and a half. I met with my Cardio, 1st time since he diagnosed me Feb 12. I was floated among the group for my Atrial Flutter since he was booked. It was wonderful to see him...

Good evening all, I work as a Rehab therapist and see the the mood changes in my clients, they are more tearful, flat affect, not quite depressed but looks like it quite often. Many talk about anxiety being a part of their lives before OHS and now that I have been through OHS almost 8 weeks...

Good News, The interventional Cardiologist I saw today feels that I have typical Atrial flutter and I will have an Ablation next Tues. Then I have about 4 more weeks and I am supposed to go back to work. I will be glad to go back to Cardiac Rehab and walking in the neighborhood. I have put on a...

Still sitting here with a speedy heart. I had a nice day with my kids and my in-laws. We even had a nice sunny day here in Minneapolis, I see the Cardiologist tomorrow to discuss this A flutter and see what WE can do about it. I need to get back to work in 6 more weeks and I am getting...

Hi all, my heart rate jumped to 145 at a movie this afternoon and and 5 hours later it is still at 129 which is still above the top of my range(126) for exercise. I took my beta blocker this AM, and this happened 2 weeks ago before they increased my beta Blocker. I usually run between 70 and 85...

Hello all, I have been reading this forum for 2 weeks and am so grateful you are all here. I was diagnosed with a Bicuspid AV and Anneurysm in my Ascending Aorta out of the blue. I had a rapid rise in BP and palpations at work, went to the clinic and they sent me to ER and they kept me...