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chris great to see you posting,thank god you researched your surgeon with the help of Al capshaw and got the right one,take your time now think patience is ggoing to be the key now good luck and hope the recovery is going to be smoother from now on

i have just had a similar discussion with my Doctor as i did heavy weights for best part of 30 years i am 46 now and have had mitral valve repair , my doctor siad in his opinion when i get the all clear to start training again to leave the heavy weights alone permanently as it puts a big strain...

glad your home good luck with the recovery sounds as if you are now well on track

certainly identify with your feelings its one hell of an emotional rollercoaster we step on! i am just over 5 weeks post op i was counting down from about 2 weeks out and it was hard on me and my family, the waiting is the hardest part ,as many on here will tell you ,the day i walked through...

getting home is just the best feeling . hope the rest of the recovery is a nice flat road back to normal

Brilliant, thanks for the update

i found this when i wanted to know more about it, maybe of some help its a FAQ http://www.a-fib.com/FAQs.htm#A-FibAttackQuestion

welcome doug ,this is a great community and it helped me so much on my rollercoaster ride! seems like your getting control and moving in the right direction good luck

i am 46 and starting cardiac rehab oct 3rd for 6 weeks just for the confidence of knowing the right amount to do as they will monitor me very closely, so for me who has kept fit all my life it is about knowing i am doing the right amount and right type of program . i think if i was doing it by...

mine is around 80 post surgery , pre surgery it was around 68 ,beleive ideal is around 72 for my age group depending on fitness

mine was mitral valve repair and it was about a year after the first echo, but knowing what i know now the wait is the worst part, i would get it behind me as quick as possible!

Thats great news thanks for the updates Bill and pass on my best wishes to Chris and his family i know my wife and kids said it was the worst 5 hours of there lives waiting to hear how i had done ,so god know whats its been like for his wife and family must have been really reallly hard on them,

i can only add about 3 days my op my oxyen level showed on one occasion 93% and the nurse said it was on the low side and would need watching ,she told me at that time to take some deep breaths and it went up to 95% which she siad was better, but after that it semed to stay around 98%, hope...

welcome bob , i am 4 weeks post op and as said by many before the waiting truly is the hardest part , its a hell of an emotional rollercoaster you`ve step on, but they can fix you.

really hope this drug works out for you

best wishes for a succesful surgery and smooth recovery

best wishes dfor a succesful surgery and smoothe recovery

i am 4 weeks post op today sorry about your experience with your surgeon, my GP warned me that the surgeons are very blunt and matter of fact, but my surgeon couldnt of been better he put me and my wife at ease answered all our questions and gave us all the time we needed . the cough...

so sorry to hear this sad news my sincere condolences to the family

best wishes fr a sucessful surgery and smooth recovery