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I am coming up on 22 months post surgery with a bovine aortic valve, and my everyday lifestyle is much worse than before surgery. I am very lucky that I did not have any major complications. As a matter of fact, I had no complications, even up until now. What I am talking about is that my...

I'm 18 months out of AVR surgery. I had a bovine valve implanted and Dacron graft for aneurysm repair. I scheduled an MRI for my neck and back for today. 2 weeks ago I had received a call back from my surgeons office(not the surgeon himself) saying that it was fine to have MRIs done. I also...

Did u ever hear of aortic dissection AFTER it was repaired or replaced during surgery? I'm wondering if that happens? I'm not as educated on these topics as I should be. I guess new aneurysms can form over time, right?

Thanks for your responses. Its day 9 of this weird chest pain and shortness of breath. My doctor said the 3 main emergencies we needed to rule out were heart attack, pulmonary embolism, and aortic dissection. He said there were no signs of heart attack or PE, and the blood tests almost ruled...

I had AVR 10 months ago with a bovine valve with a Dacron graft. I went to sleep on Sunday night fine, and woke up Monday morning with chest and shoulder pain, and shortness of breath. Hand is also a little numb and painful. It continued straight thru into Tuesday, so I went to the ER. There I...

Thanks for your help, everyone! I'm going to set up an appointment with a specialist and see if I can get on a program to get this under control.

Just to follow up on this thread.....I went to the ER and got chest n neck X-rays, head ct scan, and lab work. Everything was clean, except they found degenerative disc disease at C6-C7. Suggested for me to goto neuro for MRI. i feel relieved that it wasn't serious. But, now I have a new problem...

Ok, I called the on-call dr, and it took him over an hour to call back. And, it was an ER dr, and not a cardio. He said that TIA symptoms usually last 24 hours, and I was way past that. He also said that a stroke usually isn't localized to a specific area, and that it would effect other parts of...

Four days ago I woke up with tingling and weakness on the upper left side of my body. It's from the middle of my upper back, thru my entire shoulder, and down my arm into my fingertips. Its also in the left side of my chest. I am also very cold lately with a lot of chills. It's very mild, but...

I had an echo done 6 weeks after AVR, and my EF was at 50%. I just had my next one done at 7 months post AVR, and my EF is now at 70%. I'm not sure what is was prior to surgery, but I am curious to find out. Is a jump like this even possible? Is it common after AVR? I actually asked the dr if...

All Was Fine All Was Fine I had around 6-7 beers over a 6 hour period. It was fine. I had my fantasy football draft yesterday, thus the reason for this question. The beers were good, but my team wasn't so good, lol. I stayed away from liquor and shots. Thanks for everyone's responses!

My issue is the length of time it's been since surgery......19 weeks, a little more than 4 months. Do you think it's ok for me to go out for the day drinking beers yet? Or do you think I shouldn't push the issue until a later time during my recovery? I'm worried about drinking too many and my...

I'm roughly 19 weeks out of AVR, with a bovine valve. I am going out tmrw with my friends and am looking to drink. At most, I've had around 5 beers at one time, and felt fine during n after since surgery. I'm looking to have around 12 beers over an 8 hour period tmrw. I'm wondering if this is...

Ever since awakening from surgery, 4 months ago, I had experienced constant bouts of "air hunger".......not getting enough air, especially on a mouth inhale for a deep breath. My chest feels as if I NEED a deep breath. So I try to take a deep inhale and fail to accomplish it. Then it seems...

I was told by my cardio just today that my EF was 50. I was worried n asked if that was low. He said it was fine, and that my heart has been thru so much with the diseased valve and the surgery 14 weeks ago. He said it was "normal", and for me to work on my diet n exercise, and it can possibly...

I just received my blood test results from 3 days ago. My BNP was 132. The normal range is <100. I had AVR 12 weeks ago. This is my first time taking this test, so I have nothing to compare it to. I will call my dr tmrw to ask him. Is this heart failure? Could this be an effect from...

Thanks kfay. Im going to get a test for that specific thing this week. The Chest Flouroscopy tests for diaphragm funcion. Thanks for your help.

Im 11 weeks out of AVR and aorta replacement and I still cant breathe correctly. This isnt something that comes and goes. This is something that has been a constant since I awoke from surgery. I need some help from people on here that may have experienced something similiar to these...

Thank you all for the replies. yoyphix - I didn't take it as harsh at all. But, maybe the kick in the butt is what I need. I just said to someone a few days ago that I'm very content on sitting on the recliner all day....that I don't even want to go out in that heat. Maybe that is a form of...

Thanks for the replies ski girl and yotphix. I will start tomorrow on my exercise and spirometer. I hope u guys are right. I hope this is all it is.