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Hi Amanda, thanks for clarification on pvc's, am unaware of having any ireegularities in heartbeat since surgery, have begun working out a few weeks ago and still cannnot get above 105 BPM, am assuming bisoprolol is controling this and trying to figure out a timeline and way to wean off the beta...

Congrats Amanda, sounds like you are well into recovery at 8 weeks in, good for you. Am about 3 weeks ahead of you and have also had a good recovery, with no majot bumps. Amanda have tried to look up acronym "pvc's", with no success. Is PVC acronym a form of a-fib, that you get when exercising...

Darn Marty, but a small correction, Dr Ed was the 2nd best heart surgeon in America, the best in America worked on me a couple of month ago and still has quite a few more years to go before retirement (smile)....but i do like the cue about throwing the pager into the river, guess he wanted to be...

Sounds yummy Marsha and of course low calorie/low sodium heart friendly foodm and just what my waistline needs right now. Wonder if it is my little porcine valve, that has me craving pork, pork and more pork ...if fact "pork rinds" would be so good right now, yummy...geez what is it with this...

Kathy, should be a couple of weeks behind you, in terms of goodbye to my 5mg bisporolol, am still capping at 104 BPM in workout no matter what i do. Returning to work Monday and getting up in the early AM has become an issue (really tough), must be the beta blocker as am normally an early bird...

Ahhh am jealous of you mechanical valve recipients, all these pwerks, sample plastic valve, self install booklets etc. Have to wonder, if I email St-Jude, for a freebie, would ship me bacon or something leftover from my donor:D A consumable may be better value than a widget:wink2: Gil

Am somewhat confused as to why most recovering OHS patients would remain on a beta blocker for many months or even years following surgery:confused2: If the purpose of a beta blocker is to keep the pulse down, this seems to me truly understandable for a certain number of months while the heart...

Ahhh, trip to Disneyland and some return to normalcy, sounds like someone is in recovery, enjoy the outing Gil

Doug, Good on you, yes we can all relate to the "where is the Mack truck that hot me feeling" Let the healing begin, spyro, rest and walking are the next steps, have a good recovery, it will be so much better once you get home GIl

Work on food and walking Prunes are prossibly best &/or, blueberries &/or possibly some bran with lots & lots of water, in fact suggest that only liquid right now remain water. Robb are you walking a fair bit yet? Gil

Thanks for posting Debby, wish i had received that information at the hospital as well, as it would have made the 1st couple of weeks easier...darn Gil

Michael, Sad to hear you are having some delays with the sternum healing several weeks post op, hopefully the surgeon will have some solutions. The last of my sensivity is at the bottom of the incision (solar plexus), rehab trainer mentioned today that there was a lot of nerve endings in this...

Happy First anniversay Jessie, wishing many more Gil

Martin, Cosidering return to work so soon, after OHS surgery followed by a stroke? Wow you are a trooper. Am not sure what kind of work you do that you would consider as appropriate for the rehab period, as you may want to consider at least another 30-60 days of healing and keeping your heart...

Am somewhat surprised about driving while still in pain, what if you need to make that sudden movement, which driving may bring on? General stats i received, were that it took about 30 days for flesh healing alone from all of the internal cuts and stitches and with my bone cement, flesh healing...

Wow Doug, posting just 24 hours post op, you new guys are a really tough breed and are setting post op posting records (grin). yes, removal of chest tubes is a biggie for commencing recovery, you are on schedule all the best with the spyro breathing and early walking maneuvers Gil Gil

Joanne, Welcome to the other side, guess it had been about a week since surgery and you should be released soon. Looks like your thread will need to move to post surgery now or that you may to start a new one in the post surgery section. Joanne as an ex smoker, did you have additional...

Vicki, Wow am suprised you are driving only 2 weeks post op, i was told to wait 4 weeks and was itching to get driving at about 30 days...would have been tough to do so beforehand because of seatbelt discomfort. enjoy the new car, but do be careful, of sudden movements and you most assuredly...

Heh michelle, Good to be thinking of a Plan B, re subbing the hubby (smile) Sorry to hear about your dog, always a ad a tough thing to lose a family member. Tomorrow is another day and it is good news that arteries are clear and that the professionals are working out a gameplan for your August...

Michelle, Welcome to the other side and good on you for posting so early on. Speedy recovery, breathe deep and speedy recovery. Gil