When should i plan for surgery?

[vivekd]

Thanks pellicle,

I plan to go to H-Mart this weekend to buy kimchi and try building taste for it.

Thanks again.

 

[Heart Of The Sunrise]

I started out thinking tissue...glad I choose an On-X mechanical. Just past 3 years post surgery. It sounds and looks great. Coumadin no problem...my range is 1.8 to 2.2. I self test at home every two weeks with the CoaguChek XS meter. Life is good! Best of luck with your upcoming surgery!

 

[heartburst]

Get it done when your cardiologist and cardiac surgeon say so. They should know what's up.The younger and more fit you are, the better you'll bounce back. I think if you wait for symptoms to develop, you will begin doing damage to your heart muscle. It is indeed a strange journey but all the things I was freaked out about, proved inconsequential. You will do great.

 

[epstns]

Thanks pellicle,

I plan to go to H-Mart this weekend to buy kimchi and try building taste for it.

. . . and if you just can't handle the kimchi, there's always Miralax. That is the "gentle" laxative recommended to me after I had to be re-admitted to the hospital to get my digestive system back into motion after my valve surgery. The meds messed me up so badly for the first month post-op that I went back in for a 4-day "tune-up" to get things sorted out. After that, Miralax did the trick, until I no longer needed it.

 

[ejc61]

Good luck vivekd. I was 47 at time of my surgery. And the plan B was going to be mechanical if needed. You'll do great.

 

[vivekd]

Thanks ejc. R u from kennesaw? Which hospital did u choose for your surgery?

Thanks,
--- Vivek

 

[ejc61]

Yes. But I work in Atlanta and my doctors are in between at St. Joseph's.