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Glad you made it through so well shellbell. Now you know the routine, eat, walk, sleep, breath...repeat!

Hmm interesting reading. I find since my surgery I can only read with my glasses for about 30 minutes at a time, then everything becomes blurry. I then take my glasses off and it takes about 2 hours to not be blurry anymore. Thinking I am making an eye appointment tomorrow. Glad to know I am not...

Hi Tony, Don't know how long on the heart lung machine, buy my surgery from prep etc to finish was less than 4 hours start to finish. I had a straight AVR surgery only. Best of luck to you for an uneventful surgery and recovery. Kim AVR May 23, 2013

Hi, I interviewed three doctors before I picked one for my avr surgery. I feel like you should go with your gut. That doesn't necessarily mean going to Cleveland Clinic. Emory is a great hospital and if you liked the dr you spoke with there go with that. I don't think I would be having a dr...

I was on it for 2 weeks post surgery and coughed so much they had to take me off. When they took me off I had afib and went to the emergency room and they gave me a calcium channel blocker. It worked and my heart resting was around 106 which was ok with me. It took 2 3 weeks for the coughing to...

Congrats on 22 years. Since I am just 3 months post op, I have read all you have posted about inr testing etc. and appreciate all of your knowledge and experience. Thanks for sharing.

Congrats Allen! I am just 3 months post op and all of these anniversaries are great to read about! Here is to another 40 years!

****, Thank you for being such a positive and informative force here on this site. Congrats on 46 years and hope you keep "tickin" for 46 more. You are one kind and warm gentlemen. Kim

Shellbell, I am 3 months post op. I to am a stomach sleeper. I slept in a recliner for a couple of nights downstairs and that wasn't very comfortable so I moved to the sofa for two weeks which forced me to sleep on my side. Moved upstairs to my bed then and use those rolled pillows (since I...

Pellicle, We are all born dying. None of us knows when our time is up here on this earth. I have never in my life (and I am 53) looked at the cup as half empty but half full. Doom and gloom are not living. You gotta look at life with a smile because all we have is this minute, this day. So I...

Hope your recovery at home is positive and problem free. We are here for you. Sleep didn't really come for me for about 5 weeks post op. Take care of yourself and remember to breath and walk!

drewg, you are so young. That means your recovery will be super duper fast! I am 53 and had my AVR 12 weeks ago and am now doing more physical stuff than I did before my surgery. It seemed to me that no matter what all the good folks said here, I was still nervous about the procedure. It did...

Didn't have any weight gain. I did lose about 12 pounds because the hospital food sucked! I am 12 weeks post op and my heart still beats loudly and hard. I figure if I hear it I am alive. Hope you are recovery goes well. I am way better now than I was before my surgery. I hope the same for you...

Well, to keep you all updated. Last week I was 12 weeks post op from my AVR on May 23, 2012. Today I did the most physical stuff since my surgery. I swept the kitchen, vacuumed the family room, walked 9500 steps (so my pedometer tells me). Washed (3) loads of clothes, folded and put away...

Great news Tori!. I am 12 weeks post op and better than normal. I to would advise you to pay attention to the weight limit they have given you so that your sternum heals properly. I did what I was suppose to and have had nor problems concerning my sternum. Remember to do your breathing and...

Great post. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for posting. Sounds like everything is going great. I am having my first post op echo 3 months out from my surgery. Hope it doesn't hurt!

Thanks for posting Phil. Glad your recovery is going great. Hope work has been good for you. Take care.

Thanks for posting. It will get easier everyday until one day you won't even think of your surgery or pre-surgery. AVR May 23, 2013.

I am 11 1/2 weeks post op and wonder did I really have surgery. The waiting is truly the hardest part. We all know how scared you are but your Drs. and the surgical team do this all the time. Prepare yourself the best you can and when the day comes you will do great then you can just focus on...