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Me, too! You'll be driving topless in no time. . . .ha ha. Just remember to use sunscreen. You don't want to get sunburned the first year.

Are you home testing your INR yet? WHen you hav access to that, it makes it a lot easier to monitor your INRs so I think the clotting issue is less troubling. You can even test yourself more often to make sure you are staying in range vs the less frequent intervals the clinics follow. I asked...

Nice Zipper. :-)

Nancy Jane's surgery went well! Nancy Jane's surgery went well! I just spoke to Nancy's daughter, and she said Nancy's surgery went well today. Yay! Here is where she is posting her status: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/journals/user/nancyfriedman

I got diagnosed with BAV/AS because I went to the doctor about terrible sinus headaches that wouldn't go away. They started with the cartoid artery (loud noise, maybe clogged--no) and finally found the bad valve. Wasn't the cause of my headaches, but how about that coincidence?

Congrats, Bob. Fantastic job in optimizing your recovery! Keep it up.

It is likely due to the fluid retention as you mentioned. I had the same issue for the first four weeks-felt like bronchitis. THe coughing was awful (use your pillow). Lasix and cough drops helped a lot.

Awe--- I'm glad you found it helpful!

Post away my friend. But I want to check out your new power recliner. Sounds fantastic!

I would call the cardiologist on Monday and let him know if you haven't already. He might need to do a Holter monitor to see if your heart is beating irregularly at other times. I had something similar -- sustained heart racing up and down between 140- 200 bpm. When it did this, I felt...

Okay, I'm going to break the chain of the folks here who have halos floating over them about exercise. :-) I need to be more like you guys! I am not so diligent about exercise at 1 year post op. But then I wasn't very consistent about exercise before surgery either. No excuses. Just...

Yep-- The hospital called the day before to see if I was going to be able to get there. I said "more importantly, will my surgeon be there 'cause I don't want a substitute?" Apparently in weather like that the hospital staff stays at the hospital and at a nearby hotel. I made it there that...

Trust your gut feeling (aka heart) Trust your gut feeling (aka heart) Embrace your decision and don't look back. I love my On-X valve, but If I had surgeons at NYU in concensus over the tissue valve I would have gone with that, too. Good luck with your surgery.

1 Year ago today I was dealing with an Atlanta ice storm and AVR. I'm so glad it is over. Waiting really was the hardest part. Grateful for the many blessings in disguise discovered on this fantastic journey. I'm almost 40 lbs lighter than when I had surgery and am probably healthier than...

So you are a certain % cow, for sure! Time to switch to bison.

I was on that when I went into afib and CHF after surgery. Glad they took me off it.

I know all about bactrim .and clindamycin . .and cipro . .. and macrobid .. your INR will absolutely go up and rather quickly. Protime's suggests are good. Get a baseline today. I would also check in about 3 days to see where you are --you will likely need to reduce your warfarin...

When I had my surgical consult, my surgeon wanted to know what kind of BAV I had. I think he called the twotypes "Functional" or "True." One type was linked to the connective tissue disorder and associated increase of aneurysm. The other type was just a BAV, possibly caused by something like...

Almost makes we wish I had a bovine valve. Very well put! Happy Valversary and congrats on your smaller aorta and on your growing family.

My cardio said about 30% get afib after AVR. Tomorrow is my 1 year valversary (yay!). The afib has not resolved on it's own. It is well controlled with tons of drugs. However, an ablation or two is in store for me in 2012 to see if I can get rid of some of those drugs.