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Hello everyone. It's been a long time since I was here. I've been busy living my life but I owe this group a lot. After a bout with pneumonia this past spring, I noticed some irregular heart symptoms, mainly breathlessness and sometimes when exerting myself, my upper arms felt a bit achy. I...

Hello everyone, First off, let me say thanks to this site. It's a life saver. I'm wondering if any of you who have tissue valves have been taken off of aspirin? I am currently taking no medication for my tissue valve replacement. I was taken off when I developed an ulcer and was told I don't...

They took me off of the aspirin They took me off of the aspirin My cardiologist told me I can come off the aspirin permanently. Wow, I've been taking that for the past 6 years like my life depended on it. Very strange. I am having a culture done to see if this was caused by H Pylori. Let you...

Thanks everyone for your replies. For Ovie, my symptoms were the feeling that something was stuck in my throat and a lot of belching. I've had some problems in the past that I was able to get over pretty quickly but the feeling of something stuck in my esophagus was new. I'm 59 and doing fine...

Hi, not sure if I should post here or somewhere else but hope this is OK. I have just been diagnosed today with a stomach ulcer. I'm not sure what caused it but I'll know more about this next week when the full report comes in. I had a scope of my esophagus and stomach this morning. I would have...

The brother of a friend of mine, Max, could use your prayers and stories of hope. Max had a valve replacement last June. Several weeks ago he had surgery for a mean heart infection. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of details. I know they tried to cleanse the infection and of course they must...

Cathy, I worked part-time up to four days before my surgery. I look back and wonder how I managed to sleep, eat or anything else and yet I did. Athough, I believed I would be OK, I wrote letters to my son and my husband a few days before surgery about my love and my hopes for them. I packed my...

Glenda, Those stomach bugs are horrendous little beasts to say the least. I will be praying that you bounce right back and are ready for Monday.

Had Cardio Appointment today Had Cardio Appointment today Thanks everyone for your input. It helped me a lot with my questions today. Unfortunitely, there was a mixup and I didn't get to speak with my Cardiologist, only the Physician Assistant who works in my Cardio's office. I didn't complain...

Hi all. It's been 10 months since my aortic valve replacement. Since last summer I've had bouts of breathing problems. In December, I went to my primary to see how a pulmonary function test had turned out. When I went in to see my doctor, my blood pressure was unusually high. 140 over 100. I...

Hi Phyllis, Thank you for responding. Yes i did have mild enlargement before surgery. I suppose I should be happy with my test results.

You bet you get to be younger. Ofcourse at your age, I wouldn't complain. Best of luck on your surgery. I'm glad you are looking forward to having this behind you. I hope you have a smooth ride and are home for your birthday. God bless you. :)

Hi everyone, It has been a while since I've posted. I'm now 8 months post-op and feel great most of the time. My life has been very busy. It's divided between work, time in my painting studio, raising my son, my husband, extended family, friends and staying healthy. At 7 months, I had an...

Good to hear how well you're doing Marguerite. Isn't it great to be this far down the road.:)

I think most of us went half mad deciding which valve was right for us. Dr. Glower was one of the surgeons I interviewed when I thought it might be time to have my aortic valve replaced. He didn't do my surgery only because the path I was on led me somewhere else but not at all because I didn't...

Randy, I just read your post. You do seem very calm and steady in the face of this news. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. I don't have any advice except that I'd probably be weighing how strong my body was feeling from the last surgery against how long I could postpone this surgery...

This is indeed a very interesting thread. I often wonder how experiencing heart surgery has affected other people and would love to hear more. Has anyone made a big shift in their lives as a result or their experience? Changed jobs, careers, locations, relationships, etc.? I think I take myself...

I have an aquaintance who had non-invasive surgery as you described for a mitral valve repair. I don't know if they could have done a replacement with the non-invasive or not. His surgery was at Duke University and was done by Dr. Glower. Perhaps you could get in touch with Dr. Glower to ask if...

Just a note to let everyone know that it pays to be persistant if your insurance company denies you Cardiac Rehab. I was initially denied coverage for Cardiac Rehab. Thanks to the encouragement I found here, I decided not to take no for an answer without making a stab at getting them to change...

The first thing I remember is being told, "Your surgery is over." I thought that was pretty good news. I was amazed because it didn't seem like I had been out any time at all. I think it would of been nice to have seen my surgeon's face but of course he was working on the next guy. I woke up...