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I was drinking a lot of whiskey to try & reign in my brain.

Good. On BP meds after having a stroke in May

Thank you. It really hasn’t been managable. I’ve been all over the place for 8 years now.

Hi … long time since posting here. Before my AVR replacement in Dec 2013, I was taking Adderall for ADHD. I never really picked it back up & never really inquired about restarting it. I’m thinking of going that route again to see if it’s feasible. Any advice or experience from anyone? Thanks!

I've laid low for a couple of days, just taking it easy ... seems to have subsided somewhat ... hopefully it was just a case of me overexerting myself ...

thanks :) .... do you have surgery lined up?

Definitely not to the level of soreness that I experienced right after surgery ... at my last cardiology appointment in April, I was told that I don't have any restrictions. I'm thinking it might be a case of just overworking ... doing push-ups, holding 4 minute planks, etc ... I might just...

Hi all ... I'm 9 months post-AVR & have been having a lot of soreness in my chest as of late ... granted, I've been active in doing push-ups, etc., but thought the soreness would have gone away by now ... anyone else still experience soreness like this?

My chest incision healed waay fast than the drainage tube ones did ... the latter oozed for several days.

I'm 6 months post AVR & my left collar bone sometimes aches & makes a popping noise.

I do DDP Yoga pushups ... probably something similar ... lower for a 3, 5 or 10 count, hold for the same & repeat ... my chest is just now starting to not be sore afterwards, so I can tell I'm building that muscle back up ...

I would definitely adhere to the 3 month rule ... I'm 6 months out & back to being able to do slow-burn pushups.

I've been pretty successful with doing knee push-ups lately ... I feel the strength slowly coming back ... slowly.

Glad to see this post ... I'm about 4 1/2 months post-AVR as well & wondered if I'm pushing myself too hard in working out & such, but your post gave me a sense of relief.

Thanks for the input everyone ... As far as normal, I meant is it normal to have that popping sensation 4 months after surgery ... there's really no pain involved with it, just kind of freaks me out a little I guess :) ... making sure that I'm not doing more harm than good. I'm sure a lot it...

If you were me, would you hold off on the push-ups?

I'm 4 months post surgery & still have an occasional popping of the sternum? Is that normal? I've been more active lately (yoga, push-ups, etc.) & wondered if it's attributed to that.

With regard to insomnia, Xanax worked for me ... still does ... But I will echo what Paleogirl said ... exercise helped with the insomnia too.

Endocarditis is no joke ... getting that & then having OHS is like a double whammy, but you've been hit with a lot of whammies ... glad you've got such a positive attitude & outlook on things. Do they know what caused the endocarditis?

My heartrate is in the 70s/80s with the Metoprolol (12.5 mg)... I think they want keep the resting heartrate right around there ... I probably should have asked them more questions, now that I think about it :)