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Metoprolol seems to be the drug of choice for valve replacements. I went from metoprolol to atenolol and then finally stopped all together. I am at six months post op. Just had a visit to the cardiologist and she was fine with me off the BP meds because my BP is at a good level. And I check my...

Vadim, Glad to hear you are doing well also. But we sort of already new that from watching your videos. Hope we have this same conversation in 5 years (and 10 ....etc). Gary

Hi All, It's been a little over six months since my aortic valve and root replacement. Got a CT scan last Monday and saw my new Cardio on Friday. She said all looked good. I told her I stopped my BP meds and she said no problem BP is fine. My INR has been steady. And I feel good. Gary

I actually had my INR check the day before. I was 2.6. Once I realized what the bruising was doing I actually backed off my dose by 25% for 3 days and then back on program. It didn't seem to make much difference. My INR test 3 weeks later was 2.3. This gets me wondering if a big helping of...

I got back in the gym at about 5 weeks. Mostly cardio and some light weights. No chest work at all. I just kept adding weight little by little. At eight weeks I started bring light chest work into the program with high reps. I am just about at 6 months and today I benched 225 lbs which is about...

Not sure if this belongs under active lifestyles or anti-coagulation. Bur anyway, two weeks ago Saturday I decided to try water skiing again for the first time since surgery 5 months ago. I learned to single ski in 1967 so this is not new to me. I've been hitting the gym a lot and felt pretty...

You'll ease back into it just like everything else. The BP meds might slow you down a little. You may need to be honest with your doctor about why you need to try different meds or whether you really need them at all. In my case at 4 weeks I was still a little limited but at 8 weeks it was all good.

Don't it feel good to feel normal again.

Hit some POPBs (post op personal best) today. Got 185 lbs on the bench. 10 bar dips and 6 chin ups. Gary

Bradvo, Check out Mechanix brand gloves. They make several different styles. Great for reducing cuts when doing heavy wrenching. I found them on Amazon, Summitt racing and at Walmart. Mechanix also sells them through their web site. Gary

Ashkir, Check this link: http://bodyforlife.com/library/exercise/weight-training Download the exercise guide to fill out for your work outs. There's lots of good info here for the beginner to make sure that you get all of the muscle groups and learn good basic exercises to start with. Most of...

Sorry. I didn't mean on this site. I just seam to come across a lot of people that need to give advice on the subject because they know somebody that had problems.

I went with the mechanical valve for my surgery about 3 months ago. Had all of the same concernes. Especially about Coumadin. Yes my valve ticks when it's very quite but I can't hear it right now at work. So far the worst thing about Coumadin is listening to all of the idiots that think they...

Yup, at 4 months just do it. Like anything else ease into it. My rule of thumb for activity is that minor discomfort is OK. Beyond minor discomfort means to stop and try again in a few days.

Those pics go on a different web site.;)

I'm not very hairy naturally but also Started waxing several years ago. It started out as one time thing for a gladiator costume for halloween. Then the wife decided that she really liked it. Let's just say the advantages out weigh the trouble.

I have used nothing but soap and water on the scar so far. The instructions from the surgeon were not to use anything.

Here's a pic of my scar at 12 weeks or so. As I mentioned in another post it seems to be healing from the top down. Now that the weather is getting better it's hard to keep it out of the sun.

Agree with Sheldon. Keep the news coming. It shows that there's life after surgery. And for me this morning at the gym I got 4 bar dips and 4 chin ups. No assist.

I had my teeth cleaned at about 9 weeks. Took my anibiotics. No problems.