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    2005 ValveReunion Replacement.com Reunion Attendance Poll

    Sorry that is what I meant
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    2005 ValveReunion Replacement.com Reunion Attendance Poll

    I may be able to come up on Saturday for the dinner only. I will advise this week
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    Valve infection symtoms (Endocarditis)

    Thank you for the info. I have not had these symtoms as of yet so maybe it is just a Sinus infection :) have to hope.
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    Valve infection symtoms (Endocarditis)

    Hello All, I have been feeling poorly for the last 6 days. Low grade fever (100 max) joint and muscle pain, Heart pounding, just an overall feeling of flu or infection but I am not sick (feels like the infection is witin if you get what I mean) ? No runny nose, cough, sore throat. I have not...
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    Pain in upper right chest area?

    You never let me down Mary :) Always quick to answer. I wonder how I could get fluid after 14 weeks? Seems strange that it only begun in the PM after dinner. It does hurt when I take deep breathes. thx
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    Awareness of heart beat

    Hello, I feel the same way 14 weeks after surgery but i have a Bovine valve!!! I hear it especially when I am laying down and on mysides (putting stress on the chest). My wife can hear it to and it has become bothersome when trying to get to sleep. Do you have the beating in your ears as well...
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    Pain in upper right chest area?

    Hello All, I have been experiencing slight pain in my upper right chest (around the pec)since Monday after dinner. Actually I did the Stairmaster Monday pm about 30 minutes after dinner with my food not digested totally and completed 2 miles in 22 minutes. Right after I stepped off my right...
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    Back Home...

    Eric, Sounds great. I am glad everything worked out. Focus on your recovery. rEGARDS, CP
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    Game Day: September 12, 2005

    Good Luck Good Luck Eric, I know that you made a great choice with Dr R. Fell confident if you do not already. Good Luck and we will be thinking of you
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    post-op sun exposure?

    I think med wise I am ok as I am on the same Atenlol, zocor & Diovan daily. I think these are all fine
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    post-op sun exposure?

    Hello All, I am now 9 weeks post-op and doing well. I wonder what experiences you have had with sun exposure after surgery. I want to go swimming and lounge the pool this weekend, question is should I do it with a shirt on and can I "tan" with the right sun block? Any thoughts are...
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    New Guy w/ a lot of Questions

    Bob, THank you for chiming in with your vast knowledge
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    New Guy w/ a lot of Questions

    View this link http://www.edwards.com/Products/HeartValves/PERIMOUNTAorticCommunique.htm For additional info. This is on the inferior original bovine valve and not the improved magna 3000fx) difference being anti calcification treatments. I will provide additional data shortly
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    New Guy w/ a lot of Questions

    I am refering to the Edwards Carfpentier valve itself. You can visit the website and see all the related data. The FX VERSION (with anti calcification treatement) can only extend the life of the valve (this was not built into there test data). The test data was also conducted on most person...
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    New Guy w/ a lot of Questions

    Eric, Nice to have you on board. I recently had this surgery with Dr Raissi and live in Los Angeles as well. We are very similar in many respects (age, activity levels etc etc), with the exception that I am much shorter (5'10) and definatley am not a candidate for Marfans. You are with the...
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    Heart beating in my ears, getting tired of it.

    I can bring it up with a deep or holding my breathe as well. My shape could be improved beleive me and I would only consider myself a walker in comparison to Bill Cobbit. tHANK you I hope it is improved ejection fraction that has not caught up with my heart yet
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    Heart beating in my ears, getting tired of it.

    Sorry to hear about your experience, I had a similar experience after surgery (the head bouncing and shaking due to the strong beats) but that subsided 4 weeks after surgery and I was clean for 1 week, then these LOUD beats started about 12 days ago and have gotten a little worse (increase in...
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    Heart beating in my ears, getting tired of it.

    You sound very similar to me, bp ok and more noisy when pressing the chest wall like laying on my side. Can anyone hear it?% It really does not bother me to go to sleep, but I have been waking up in the am early 4-5am and it makes it more difficult to go back to sleep becasue I can feel and hear...
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    Heart beating in my ears, getting tired of it.

    You sound very similar to me, bp ok and more noisy when pressing the chest wall like laying on my side. Can anyone hear it?% It really does not bother me to go to sleep, but I have been waking up in the am early 4-5am and it makes it more difficult to go back to sleep becasue I can feel and hear it.
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    Heart beating in my ears, getting tired of it.

    Thanks but mine is really loud, could anyone in the house hear it? My wife could hear it this AM. mY PULSE IS NORMAL 64-69BPM. Does not seem irregular in anyway. thank you
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