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going through the ribs can cause nerve damage and irritate breast tissue.

Two doctor taking the time to talk, that would be ideal. This comunication breakdown is the nurses quoting old literature to one another. After hours of reading it seems risk with lovenox is very low, with the exception of pregnant women. Kristen After your procedure, did they start the...

I am blown away by hospital politics. My cardio communicated that he would recommend lovenox for a bridging, and my surgery was set in stone; the best part is insurance will cover 100%. My thoracic surgeon sent a note to the plastic surgeon that stated lovenox is not recommended for valve...

I had my mitral valve replaced in May of 2010 also. The kicker is this; when I lay on my left side, my heartbeats seem more labored and intense. When on my back or right side they are smooth and not noticeable. Just guessing here but it could be the pressure on the left ventricle that may...

I use an all natural whole food multivitamin that has no K in it (expensive, but good stuff). I do take 90mcg of Vit K2, which helps transport calcium in the blood away from deposit areas and into the bone where it is needed; theoretically reducing calcium on artery walls and valves. At least...

Had another meeting with the surgeon yesterday, and because the procedure is known for bleeding risk post-op, he wants me at 1.4 INR or less at the time of surgery, and for about 48 hours after the procedure. He does not want me to use lovenox post-op because there is no way to reverse the anti...

On another note my devise is always about .5 over the lab draw. Good thing to test for your own equipment.

Mine lasted for about four weeks, and seemed to get better as I got more active. I had a lot of fluid in the lungs before surgery so I am sure that had an affect. I would sniff that vicks sab right out of the jar for long periods of time; that seemed to help a lot. Also practiced a lot of...

In my book CoQ10 is the best supliment out there for most heart issues, and a must for anyone on statins (google this if you are taking statins). I was able to take most supliments up to two days before, and then were given them back a day after surgery. Here is my coctail Coq10 L-carnitine...

Almost a year later mine is also a bit red and itchy. I started using Coco butter and it helps so far.

I woke up about three hours after the surgery, only because my cath baloon was over inflated. It felt like my bladder was going to explode. After they got picture that something was not right, they let me scrible on a pad the phrase "pee". They deflated the bag and I was back in lala land...

Here are a couple general questions for the masses. 1) Are mitral valve clots considered more dangerous that throwing a clot from another valve? 2) Do newer bi-leaflet valves have less risk of forming a clot I had a final meeting with the surgeon yesterday, and he seemed very concerned about...

I had my mitral valve replaced, and my most obvious symptom was fluid in the lungs and feeling flu like.

Thanks all for the feedback

I am over a year post op, and my brain still feels like mush some times. Before surgery I could multi task like a champ, now I forget what I was doing mid stream. I often wonder if the heart lung machine or the anesthesia drugs take something from you.

Every cardio I have ever seen in my last 25 years tells me No heavy weights. I have never gotten a straight answer on what light weight means though. When looking at bench press, 50lbs is nothing, but for curls is it heavy. My interpretation is how you respond to the weight, and do you...

Yes, I do home test. Were you able to get your testing supply company to petition your insurance to cover additional test strips? My main concern was the risk of that 24 hour period where blood is at almost normal coagulation. When does stroke risk become a real issue?

I have not posted in a while, so I hope you don’t hold that against me. I am just over a year of having my mitral valve replaced with a St Jude mechanical. Aside from still having the underlying cardiomyopathy I am doing very well. I would like to get some elective plastic surgery to clean...

For me it was having to take deep breaths when laying down; as if I was not getting enough air. It helps to sleep with a fan. Just before my surgery, I felt more over-all weekness when going up steps than shortness of breath. Either way, it is the one of the worst symptoms of heart disease.

Just my 2 cents, I think the high dosage of fish oil I take helped with my afib. I got my doc to prescribe me 4mg of Laveza a day. It just so happens they have a trial at Vanderbilt that is studying just that, and the effectie dose for this study is 4mg per day.