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Thanks, everyone! I am feeling better, but this happened once before with push ups so I think I will stop. Pellicle, great picture! Yes, I am slight - about 99 lbs so I can feel and see the wires (or bumps) through my skin. Normally, they are not painful, except for this push up issue...

i am two years out of surgery. Yesterday, I did several push ups in a workout video (hardwood floor) and in the past week have had to plunge several toilets (I'm small so this requires great effort). My sternal wires really hurt after the last plunging this morning. I am going to stop push...

I have low blood pressure. It was 100/60 before surgery. After surgery, on 25 mg metraprolol, it was down to 70/50 sometimes, and never seemed to get much above 80. My hands also peeled horribly and were very painful, so they took me off of it.

I know it's easy to say, but don't stress too much. I wasted so many strips the first several weeks! Roche was great about sending extras. I now rarely waste a strip. I use the blue accuchek soft click set on five. I just rub my finger towards the tip. Put pen on the side of my fingera d press...

I have a st Jude regent with Dacron. April will be 2 years. I am surprised at my high dose given that I am petite - 4'10' and 100 lbs. I am usually on 7.5 per day but now take 10 mg twice per week, 7.5 all other days. My cardio wants me at 2.3-2.8. My surgeon wanted 1.8-2.2 but my cardio...

I have a mechanical valve with graft. I was advised to take Tylenol as soon as the aura starts - never aleve - and most of the time, I never get the headache. I also take 81 mg aspirin per day, plus Coumadin. I never had migraines until the week of my surgery, but it could be hormonal...

does anyone know a brand of vitamin without vitamin k? My diet is not great so I think taking vitamins would be wise. I already take iron supplements due to very low iron. I know they could simply adjust my warfarin if I took a regular vitamin, but I'm already on a high dose (10 ng twice a...

Well, close to NYC. Dr. Elefteriades at Yale.

I had femoral done 4 days before surgery. Apparently my wrist is way too small for the arm one. I just stayed in the hospital a few hours. My parents drove me home. I could not drive for a day or two - not that I wanted to - and it was a hard to do stairs a bit. However I just worked from home...

Yes, if you are very petite then they may operate at a smaller size. I am 4'9" so my aortic aneurysm (and sinus of valsalva aneurysm at the root) was large for my size. My surgery was only about 3 months after I found out - but apparently both my sister and I have a gene that predisposes us to...

It's natural to freak out, but as others have said, it is fixable. How tall are you? If you are tall they will likely just monitor you. Even if you do need surgery, it's so routine for these doctors. My aneurysm was also around that size but I am super short and was having odd symptoms so they...

No, I am not on beta blockers. Just aspirin and warfarin. And iron and thyroid meds.

Thank you so much. What a terrific forum. I will try adding extra layers. And spartan gator, I mis - typed - meant 7 mph not 7 min mile. Whoops! 7 minute mile was 20 years ago when I was 23......those were the days. hard to describe it further but I will try running outside again and see if I...

i have a mechanical valve with valve conduit - will be 2 years in April. I used to be an avid runner, but then kids and life made me a weekend jogger. I have noticed that I have discomfort post AVR when I run outside in cold temperatures - less than 30 degrees F. It isn't the speed - I was...

Jwinter, if your hair is falling out, check your iron. I thought mine falling out was due to a switch to Jantoven but it turns out my iron level was 7 - supposed to be 100-200. I now take iron supplements.

So trying to follow this - if you are young, no co-morbidities and had AVR, has anyone been successful getting term insurance?

I a. Almost 4'10" and have a 21 mm st Jude. Surgeon said he was pleased to get in what he said a large valve for my size. I am small-framed as well.

Your doctor writes a prescription for how often to test. In my case, it is once per week. I receive 6 strips per month from Coagucheck - allows for a mess up or two! (And you will have many at first...). I am billed every fourth test, so if you test less often maybe you are billed less often-...

I saw on the news yesterday (and have since read several articles) that a heater cooler machine used in many heart surgeries in the past 4 years harbored a rare infection. Anyone else read about this? I have not yet received a letter from My hospital. Infection takes months or years to develop.

Love coaguchek patient services! Except I am not on Medicare so I pay $100 per month.