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I’m a side and back sleeper. It took longer to get comfortable on my side than may back. Not sure exactly how long it was before I could stay in bed all night, probably around 5 weeks (+/- a week).

VHeart, you are well prepared. I suspect you probably already have a choice in your subconscious but a looking for confirmation. I can’t add to any of the information you have collected, but can give you a few points from my experience with a mechanical valve. - sound/ticking: yes I can hear...

Yes, sleeping well is a big milestone. The ability to comfortably sleep, lying in bed normally, is an important step in your recovery.

I had a mechanical mitral valve installed about 16 months ago. After about 2 months I felt like I was 100% recovered. By the 3rd month, I felt even better. In the 4th month, better still. I guess the message is it’s tough to have an objective measure. It will take a couple of months for you to...

John, You aren't alone. I experience AFib and AFlutter starting with my damaged mitral value (resulting from endocarditis). For two months after the valve replacement, I had the occasional flutter and was cardioverted twice. During flutter episodes, I was experiencing 150 to 160 beats per...

Rich, I replied to your other thread (https://www.valvereplacement.org/threads/high-heart-rate-then-normal.887361/) with my experiences with AFIB and AFLUT following my valve replacement.

Rich, your symptoms sound similar to some events I had before and after my mitral valve replacement. I developed atrial flutter (and occasionally short lived atrial fibrillation) as a result of the valve damage caused by endocarditis. I would have times where my heart rate would elevate to...

Welcome James! Like you, Clippy, and Clicker, my endocarditis story is very similar. Started feeling like I was getting the flu a few days after a dental cleaning. Within a week, I was too weak to mow the grass or do any physical activity. I already had mitral value prolapse issue that we'd...

In the first couple of months after surgery, I had a few episodes to the blockages above 2.5 INR, so my cardiologist asked me to keep my range between 3-3.5. No blockages since. I’d been toying with the idea that issues I had before were related to how close I was to surgery, microparticles (if...

I had visual disturbances starting the day after my MVR. I would have one quarter to on half of the visual field in one eye or the other go completely black. The first time it happened in the hospital I mentioned it to the cardiac care nurse and he said it was nothing to worry about. Over the...

Hey Paul, I have a mechanical mitral valve (Oct 2018) and was having recurring arrhythmias, most concerning was atrial flutter. The cardiologist referred me to an electrophysiologist who recommended ablation. I had the procedure for the flutter in Jan 2019. At first, I couldn't see a lot of...

I had a mechanical MVR replacement 6 months ago due to endocarditis. Leading up to the surgery I had small bouts of AFIB and some significant A-flutter. After surgery, the flutter continued and I had frequent PVCs. At about 3 months after surgery, I had ablation for the flutter and that ended...