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I ran the 5k under 30 min - 😎 - late September. Bicycling as well, got 40 min rides to commute to / from work today. Surgery was in June - tomorrow see the surgeon that did my pig valve in ‘14. Glad that the valve broke when I was in very good physical condition-made transition to mechanical...

Welcome dumwanted - like tommyboy I had the tissue valve in 2014 - failed in May so I had a mechanical valve On-X installed June - 3rd open heart surgery. First when I was a wee lad of 11 for sub aortic stenosis. I have been very fortunate - 90 days post surgery feeling very good. Can sometimes...

My scar from when I was 11 got the keloid effect. However, my successive surgeries have had minimal scarring - the third one this past June left just a trace of a line on top of the keloid. I have done nothing with the scars, so afraid I can't help you there. Have heard that Vitamin E helps...

I was on the verge of enrolling in the trial - just got the news with no explanation. Figures the study had reached capacity. Glad to get the info here.

I’ve been on the table x3 - age 11 for sub aortic stenosis, age 46 for AVR porcine valve, age 54 for mechanical replacement of failed pig valve. Wish I was better informed in 2014 when I got the pig valve. When the pig valve failed, I’m fortunate that TAVR was not an option - I should have gone...

My surgery was 6/19 - just three months ago. Feeling better every day. I figured I would need to find new hobbies, that my running, biking, skiing days would all be over. Not so!! Since surgery I’ve had the Covid, now fighting through a UTI, but been on the bike, been running, and looking...

Thanks for the detail - reminded me of all the tricks we tried to get my bowels moving to no avail. Walking worked best.

Tommyboy - I share a lot of your story! I went porcine rather than mechanical in May 2014, for the same warfarin losing out on life reason. 8 years later, after four days of strong activity, my leaflet tore away. Local doctors diagnosed congestive heart failure and suggested mechanical valve...

No hurry! I am almost 80 days post surgery and have got three miles plus hills nowadays. Just keep the 1-2 miles going and you’ll be on the hills in no time. I saw my surgeon 60 days post surgery - mid August, after my Father’s Day surgery. He gave me the go ahead for light running. At about...

Hope to get 50+ years out of mine! 104... But like you say - one day at a time!

Funny you mention the bump on the sternum - I had that after my second surgery. But seems like they filed it off with my third surgery. It was really weird when I rubbed my chest - 4-6 weeks after the surgery - and my chest was smooth! The lumps were gone. NOTE - I do not recommend that...

Whhaaatt? How did you take pictures of the manubrium?? x-rays or did you cut yourself? 😮 I did freak myself out a little by googling Nick's Root Enlargement since that was part of my procedure. Now with the discussion about valve sizing and the way the surgeon is trying to install biggest...

Ahh - maybe it is my intercostals… somewhere around the ribs. I figured that pain came up after the more severe pains seemed to get resolved. Seems related to deep breaths.

Couple more weeks, the pain will ease even more. Now almost 80 days post op, still seem to have diaphragm bruising just under the rib cage. Shoulder & back pains are gone. And the inspirometer was no longer a struggle weeks ago - just after it was really tough. I’m thinking the hard part is over.

I asked my primary care about an antiviral. They said I was probably too healthy! 🤪 the request got forwarded to the hospital & they were able to get me a script. The Coag clinic recommended I take a heavier dose of warfarin tonight only. Covid apparently can lead to clots. New information to me.

I have the Strava app and working to keep the hill outside my house in Local Legend status, also get motivated by the zombies in the Zombies, Run app. End game is ski patrol this winter.

Sorry to hear about your fever. I jogged 3 miles last Wed, 10:52 per mile. Thursday started cardiac rehab. Got a couple bike rides in over the weekend. Once Covid clears I’ll get more running. Target is the 5k Run for the Mums in Tipp City Ohio.

Now going on 10 weeks out - running again, some bike riding as well. I was hoping to get on the bike by October, so ahead of that curve. The cardiac rehab nurse was almost shocked when I went in for the intake interview last week, that I was running and biking. My surgeon's nurse gave me the...

Curious about how many studies are out there with FDA approval, or European pre-market testing. The Eliquis option to warfarin study is just starting. INR lowering study PROACT is the one referenced in the On-x instruction manual, appendix A. I think my surgeon told me the Eliquis study was...

Correct - pig valve. I broke the pig valve, and then the pig valve broke me. (?) I think it was described as flailed.