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ncarlson
I had aortic valve replacement surgery on Feb 9th 2006. Bovine artificial to replace congenital bicuspid valve. Done at Columbia Presbyterian in NYC by Dr Craig Smith. Since then my recovery has been very smooth - was walking 45 minutes a day within 3-4 weeks of surgery - running and other aerobic fitness work within 7-8 weeks and have been steadily increasing since then. Now run 4-5 miles every other day and do 45 minutes of cardio work on the other 3-4 days of the week.
Have not had any symptoms of concern - hardly thought about the surgery up until very recently.
About 3.5 weeks ago - had a fairly severe bout of dizziness - i didn't pass out - but had to lay down for 15-20 minutes and then felt out of sorts for a couple of hours. I had been traveling intl in a different time zone and had just come back from a strenuous run - so i chalked it up to dehydration etc. However - happened again a few days ago - was waiting in line at a museum and suddenly felt very faint - had to go outside and sit down for 15 minutes - then recovered over the next few hours. Full disclosure - in both cases i had not taken my pescribed daily 325mg aspirin for a couple of days (stupid me) - and was probably a bit dehydrated.
I am going to see the cardiologist next Monday to make sure nothing is wrong.
But wanted to know if anyone else has had similar feelings etc - and what it turned out to be if anything.
Thanks
Ned
Have not had any symptoms of concern - hardly thought about the surgery up until very recently.
About 3.5 weeks ago - had a fairly severe bout of dizziness - i didn't pass out - but had to lay down for 15-20 minutes and then felt out of sorts for a couple of hours. I had been traveling intl in a different time zone and had just come back from a strenuous run - so i chalked it up to dehydration etc. However - happened again a few days ago - was waiting in line at a museum and suddenly felt very faint - had to go outside and sit down for 15 minutes - then recovered over the next few hours. Full disclosure - in both cases i had not taken my pescribed daily 325mg aspirin for a couple of days (stupid me) - and was probably a bit dehydrated.
I am going to see the cardiologist next Monday to make sure nothing is wrong.
But wanted to know if anyone else has had similar feelings etc - and what it turned out to be if anything.
Thanks
Ned