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Sounds like you have a good start for advocating for yourself! I agree, this forum is really good about supporting each other! Plus I've learned a lot! Take care, Ellen

@ncw3642 Thats great news! Sorry I was freaking out! I tried really hard NOT to! LOL Glad you're being taken care of! Best wishes as you continue your journey!

@ncw3642 That's a dangerously low INR! You might not want to wait for the call but call them! You might need to go to ER? You might need Lovenox injection until you're in range. If it were me and 4 weeks Post-surgery. I go to ER if I couldn't talk to a doctor ASAP. @pellicle would have...

@Pmacky09 Glad to hear you're home and doing well! I also only used tylenol in the hospital too. Like you, I was shocked at not having a huge amount of pain! I didn't have the full incision; I had the minimally invasive incision I bought a wedge pillow from Amazon after my first night home...

Welcome Dawn! Best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery!

@ncw3642 I also had pleural effusion while in the hospital. A follow-up appointment was made before I left the hospital. After that appointment, a thoracentesis was scheduled. This all took place within the first week or so after my release from the hospital. After the procedure, my breathing...

Thing of you @Pmacky09 and see you on the other side!

@Retimlap I was 64 (Dec 2020) when I asked for TAVR (really demanded!) and had to get "permission" from my heart team because I was too young for a TAVR. (haha! that still makes me smile) They did approve but wanted me to talk to a surgeon first, to be sure I understood the mechanical option...

@shaytavr Welcome! So sorry to hear of your experience! My surgery was during covid too (3 1/2 years ago) and no visitors either! I can so relate to the extra stress of being alone! I also had a few problems and ended up staying 4 extra days for a mechanical valve. My first problem happened...

Great article! "...Yet the statistic of which I am most proud is that I am one of several million patients living life with a mechanical heart valve." ...that's good! I'll watch the Open Heart film, sounds good.

All the best for your surgery/recovery, fresh air and sunny days!

@Nesphito My clinic put me at 2 to 3 with my on-x after surgery. I personally wanted to shoot for 2.5 but my clinic got me into range and wouldn't budge getting it higher. It was low 2.0 to 2.2. I contacted my cardiologist and requested the 2.5 to 3 range. He thought the 2 to 3 was good but...

Glad everything is going pretty well for you! Hope you get to go home soon! Enjoy your "outside" food!

@jag004 You made the best decision at the time. It's always hard making those decision! Keep moving forward and don't worry about the past-just learn from it! You're still young! I agree with @Chuck C , you're too young for a TAVR! I wanted one at 64 and my heart team thought I was too...

Thanks Chuck! I'm going to go back and look at my results of the echo stress test. It might explain a few comments from my 2 doctors at the time.

@The mail man I have arthritis everywhere too and I'm a little bit older than you. I agree, Tylenol isn't helpful much. I highly recommend yoga; gentle or even restoration yoga. It's amazing how much it helps me! I'll tell my husband; I can't go to class because I hurt everywhere, but then I...

@Maso I was 64 (turned 65 a few days after my surgery) and I had originally wanted (really demanded) a TAVR too. My heart team had to approve of the TAVR because I was on the younger side for one. haha! It was approved but I had to talk with a surgeon about a mechanical first. They wanted me to...

Check with your doctor's billing office for advice and also your insurance company. Sometimes they'll tell you exactly what to say to fight it. Frustrating, I'm sure!

@Paleowoman and @tommyboy14 What great advise and this shows how much our forum helps!

That's awesome! Congratulations!