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Gary Snodgrass
Hello Everybody,
I am 6 days post-surgery and have been at home for 2 days. I am very glad to be out of the hospital as the constant noise and lack of rest was really wearing on me. My surgery went fine and I am now the owner of a new St. Judes Valve and a dacron ascending aorta prosthesis. The constant clicking and thudding are going to take time to get used to. I don't care as long as the valve doesn't regurgitate! I have had some difficult moments the past few days. I had severe headaches which start at the back of my neck while in the hospital and 1 day at home. At first I thought these might be due to the painkiller or the combination of coumadin and metoprolol. After seeing my cardiologist today and discussing he thinks that the headaches are more likely due to my anemia. I am waiting on the results of bloodwork to confirm. Also I have been switched to atenolol because it has longer duration of action than metroprolol. I found that as my dose of metoprolol began to wear off my pulse and blood pressure would rise and my heart would be beat more intensely. Hopefully this won't happen anymore. Well, it's good to be on the "other side" and looking forward to returning to health.
I am 6 days post-surgery and have been at home for 2 days. I am very glad to be out of the hospital as the constant noise and lack of rest was really wearing on me. My surgery went fine and I am now the owner of a new St. Judes Valve and a dacron ascending aorta prosthesis. The constant clicking and thudding are going to take time to get used to. I don't care as long as the valve doesn't regurgitate! I have had some difficult moments the past few days. I had severe headaches which start at the back of my neck while in the hospital and 1 day at home. At first I thought these might be due to the painkiller or the combination of coumadin and metoprolol. After seeing my cardiologist today and discussing he thinks that the headaches are more likely due to my anemia. I am waiting on the results of bloodwork to confirm. Also I have been switched to atenolol because it has longer duration of action than metroprolol. I found that as my dose of metoprolol began to wear off my pulse and blood pressure would rise and my heart would be beat more intensely. Hopefully this won't happen anymore. Well, it's good to be on the "other side" and looking forward to returning to health.