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For Android: Bought the Samsung Galaxy Watch4 some months ago as a companion to a recently acquired Samsung FE 5G phone. The watch provides great daytime info and fair bit of insight on sleep quality. Am very pleased with all of the features, including a full work up of sleep analysis, workouts...

Daniel, Thank you for the 4 year update on your Inspiris Resilia valve. You may have been amongst the early adopters of the Edwards Resilia valve type? Am a week away from my 1 year anniversary of the Inspiris Resilia aortic valve, done April 2021 at age 67 and this was my second OHS. My 1st...

Congrats Freddie, nice to see you drop by, hope all is good in the land of flat ground

A great update Chuck and congrats on the one year, wishing you many more. We also need to be thankful for the diagnosis which allowed for the surgical solution extending high quality life. I have lost several seemingly healthy friends in their 50’s and 60’s from heart attacks and strokes. Have...

Good for you djman, it’s a good time to plan for your hospital escape, likely coming sooner than you think. Wishing you a good recovery

You do seem overdue for referral to a cardiologist and a cardio checkup, it would be wise to do so, especially with your BP concerns. Concerning your BP, Diastolic is also very important, is it usually <80? Are you careful about your salt consumption? (Salt is a Big contributor to high BP) My...

Welcome Djman and fellow Canuck. Yes, you are fortunate and I have heard great things about the Ottawa Heart Institute. There are VR members having been to OHI that should pipe up shortly in a welcome. Wishing you the best in a smooth recovery. I feel as you do so fortunate to be living in...

Crooser, much of what you are describing above is actually the Universal Health Care standard of most developed countries other than the USA, for the <65 age group. Canadian Universal Care is not perfect, but is a great equalizer for providing access to a good level standard of healthcare to...

I had my AVR 6 months ago and am scheduled for my general annual flu shot in two weeks. Experts are saying flu shot is more important than ever in 2021.

Sorry to hear of your dual health challenge Ottagal. if Montreal for your 2nd OHS, the facilities are much improved, cardiac team remains top notch. Hoping your health professionals can help you with the best valve options. Best wishes

Wow, that is a real bummer for twice delayed and especially for delayed once prepped for the surgery. It seems quite unusual. Hoping for you that 3rd time lucky. wishing you the best Paul in the rescheduling, the surgery and your recovery.

Gary, I can confirm that i have registration cards and serial numbers, for each of my 3 prosthetics, from both St-Jude and Edwards. Your hospital/surgeon should have a record of your prosthetic. i believe i read somewhere that the 1st UK implant of Edwards Inspiris/Resilia was done in 2018...

Good for you Sheenas and husband on your Covid recovery. It seems to confirm that a double vaccination can prevent severe Covid and hospitalization. Local stats here say almost 99% of hospitalizations did not complete the full vaccination schedule. Also, a new Covid passport is in effect...

Wow ****, 54 years of valve service, absolutely fabulous durability, lucky you eh! Your date of August 16, 1967 is very memorable here as well, as i had a summer job at Expo 67. Thinking back, the Supremes may have been performing that night. It was a very long time ago.

Good for you @pekster11, from a 2010 experience, suggest you slide into work gradually if you can. am also a few days shy of 3 month anniversary on the 26th also doing well, Afib events are much reduced and biggest challenge is getting BP back to optimal. BP has flared up with a return to...

[ @Michael O, Covid tests were needed here in April for cardiac unit related tests and surgeries it may be wise to do the nasal test for CT scan, but that test has little human contact and simply masking was. Sufficient at my hospital for CT. I needed a nasal Covid test 48-72 hours preceding...

my cardiologist gave me sage advice a dozen years ago, before my 1st surgery. “With a heart condition and prosthesis, Avoid infection as best you can, infection can be deadly with your condition” For any member of this forum to be arguing against vaccination and in Covid denial is more than...

Good for you Pekster on regaining your rhythm. it sounds like a permanent solution. Unlike you, i am unaware of when an A-fib incident occurs. My Omron BP reader has detected frequent A-fib for several weeks, but no A-fib detected since July 5th, so maybe it fixed itself. Will remain on...

Good to know on the magnesium Chuck, Thank you. Hoping you can resolve your Afib Pekster To my knowledge,I have not had any further incidents of Afib since the one EKG at the cardiologist visit 2 weeks post ohs. I was back to my normal sinus rhythm for the surgeon visit 2 weeks later and...

I have d No signs of heart rhythm here, or I don’t recognize Afib. Tthe EKG and Afib result at the cardiologist was a total surprise. The temporary state as indicated in your video seems very plausible and likely.