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Me Too Kandice... Me Too Kandice... Hey Kandice, Sorry to hear you are going through what I have been going through. I think I put some of this in my last PM I sent to you, but in case I missed it, I was dealing with a seriously irregular heart beat a week ago today. Pulse was way up. I...

Dosage Dosage Bina, They have me on 40mg of Sotalol every 12 hours. Just took my first one at 6:00 PM tonight. By 6:30 I was starting to feel the drowsiness coming over me. Fought it until 7:30 when I really felt like I was going to drop. However, by 8:00, it felt like it had broken. I...

OH MY GOSH YES!!!! :D They were in there just looking at the charts like "Would you like some lego's with that little heart problem here"? No question that PVC's is nothing compared to A-Fib. At least, that's how I felt the last couple of days. I'm sure they want to take care of any rhythm...

You talk about "smooooooooth sailing"!!!! I forgot to mention. The new medication they put me on. Sotalol. It has got to be the best medication to put you to sleep that I have ever had. Not sure how it effects others, but every time I took a dose of this in the hospital, I was out for an...

I must really be a glutton for punishment. Needed to go and pick up a refill for my pain medication from the Cardiac area over at Vanderbilt. Long story short, the night before I was going to go in, I noticed that I had some rapid heartbeats, things kind of beating funny, etc. Things felt...

I was glad too. Nothing beats having to rush back into the hospital, because of soemthing unknown. Just glad it was something small and not something like a blood clot, or something wrong with my valve. I'll keep you posted during my recovery. From the 'boro.

Hey Kandice!! Hey Kandice!! Yeah. Last week was a little rough. When I was in the ER Thursday morning, I got to see Jared. You probably remember him. He was the doctor that works along side Petracek. Did rounds with him every morning. Anyway, he came and saw me in the ER. It was good...

Thanks everyone! Thanks everyone! To Ross and everyone. Thanks for the Cranberry juice info. I'll make sure to keep that in mind. I should hear today if my levels are where they should be. Got my blood drawn this morning.

I actually had no idea about Cranberry Juice until I read it in a new article that I picked up middle of the week after I left the hospital. My first documents said nothing about it. Could also be what some of the others are saying too. I drank a ton of it. Not just a glass or two, but an...

Still moving up!! Still moving up!! Terryj, Thanks for the info. I actually just posted about an emergency trip I had to the hosptial Wednesday night over in the post-op forum. Did find out before I left though, that my INR is now up to 3.7. So now I'm on the high side. I told them I...

Hey Guys, Wanted to inform you all of what happened to me Wednesday night. I woke up about 3:45 in the morning to what could only be described as massive chest pain and an extreme inability to breath. The pain went across the center of my chest and stopped around the upper side of my left...

INR Level Coming Back Up - I may have caused this... INR Level Coming Back Up - I may have caused this... Hey, Quick update. Got my latest numbers. INR is back up to 2.3 as of this afternoon. They got a reading of 1.7 yesterday, so I'm going in the right direction. :D The problem is, I...

Well.... I'm back from the hospital... again. I was doing a little work around lunch time today from the house when I got a call from the lady that manages the INR levels for patients on coumadin after their surgeries. She called and told me that my INR level was at a dangerous level, and...

Just wanted to make a quick post from the hospital here to let everybody know that my surgery went off without any problems, and that I am set to go home either Friday or Saturday. Once I get home I will post more detail about my experience, but did want to let everybody know what had happened...

Thanks everyone! Thanks everyone! Appreciate the thoughts and prayers. Did want to clarify one thing. They are currently showing a 90% chance of being able to repair my valve. So, hoping for the repair here, but will go on with life if they have to replace it. Thanks again everyone!!

Thanks everyone! Thanks everyone! Thanks for all the information. Just got home from a software conference I had been at yesterday and today here in Nashville. Trying to keep my routine as normal as possible. Would rather not sit around and let my mind start wondering. Looking forward to...

Hey everyone. Almost forgot this. When I went in for my pre-op, I was able to go by and meet Kandice and her family. Really nice people. It was Thursday, so that was day 3 for her. She was a little tired, but seeing what she just went through, I think I would probably be looking worse. :D...

Quick update to all... Had my pre-op on Thursday. Everything took a LONG TIME. I got to Vanderbilt at 8:30AM and didn't leave until 2:30PM. Looks like the lady that did my class for me was not told that I was there. Ended up sitting in the waiting area for almost an hour. That of course...

Quick FYI. Heading to Vandy in the morning for my pre-op. I know their going to take some x-rays. Honestly don't know what else their going to do. I know I go sit in a class to talk about the surgery. Still hoping to get to drop by and meet Kandice and her husband Ron. I'll post what...

Quick Update. Just talked with Kandice's husband Ron. He said she just got out of surgery. Dr. Petracek said that everything went fine. I don't have a lot of details because it was kind of hard to hear Ron when we were on the phone. He mentioned that they put in a ring to support the valve...