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I am 5'9" and weighed 177 when I found out I needed surgery. I have chicken legs according to my wife and skinny arms, so I did have a bit of a beer gut and fuller face. I think was down to about 170 or a little less by the time I actually had the surgery, I think the stress reduced my...

Scar tissue Scar tissue It will be three years in January since my AVR (porcine), and the only issue I still have is an annoying, itching scar. My scar is very pronounced, what they call keloid. Since I am 40, I will be having another surgery in the future. (unless something else kills me...

I was blowing snow with my lawn tractor/snow blower attachement 3 weeks most op. The belt broke when my wife she was using it the night before and my brother drove me to get a new one, but didn't bother putting it on for me. I ended up crawling around on the floor and putting it on myself...

The waiting is the hardest part, I found out I needed surgery in August 2003 but it was not an emergency. I went through the usual tests and scheduled the surgery for January 6, 2004. It was a very tough 4 months; if you just found out recently and are getting it fixed on the 18th, that is a...

I have to agree with the others that there is no reason you should have anything other than an I.V. before you are out. The last thing I remember was getting a cocktail inserted through the I.V. My wife tells me that when they were ready to take me away, she gave me a little kiss, and I said...

Fortunately I usually never get headache pain. Sometimes I get pain on the back of my neck (migraine?), but usually, I just get weird floaters that gradually disappear, and since the heart surgery, double vision a few times.

Good news, Another case of unexplained double vision written off as occular migraines or some other unexplained cause. I had a consult with a Neurologist, MRI on the brain and a carotid doppler (Ultrasound on the carotid arteries) and all tests were fine. I had two occurences of double...

Shanny, short for Shanahan Shanny, short for Shanahan As a puppy this spring with my daughter Rachel, and how fast they grow... at 5 months out goose hunting.

I have seen my opthamologist and he said everything looks o.k. He only did a visual inspection though. I don't know if any tests are necessary. I feel better after browsing through the posts, and reading Melissa's comment. I will go through the motions just to be sure and hopefully all will...

Same thing here Same thing here I am 17 months post-op and have been feeling great also. I have had two occurences of double vision in the last two months. The first one was very briref and I dismissed it. The latest one occurred while I was driving and scared the ^&%$ out of me. It lasted...

Actually it was a pretty good start, they just didn't finish. By the way, they are still in Indy tonight, then 2 at the Palace. Rasheed Wallace guaranteed a win tonight, I hope that doesn't come back to haunt us!

Mike, I want to try and calm your fears a little... I was in the same boat as you not too long ago and I am also from Michigan. I read a lot of the posts, and as you can see if you have read many, one person will think something was terrible and another will think it was no big deal. This...

Al, All this time I thought I had a beer gut! It must be my enormous heart!:D

GemmaJ, Toprol is a beta-blocker (whatever that means) and is used for high blood pressure heart failure and other conditions. I was told my heart was 53 centimeters and normal was between 35 and 45. It seems like your boyfriends Cardio would stop the meds if his heart is smaller than...

Bill, is your heart enlarged? My surgeon has me on Toprol XL for the next 6 months to help shrink it back normal size. He also told me to exercise every day, and that I should be out of breath when I am done. I thought this was a little strange, you would think working the heart would make...

I really didn't think my sternum was crooked, I was just wondering if anyone else had this problem and how they fixed it. I think it may be some sort of tension in the muscle as I am able to drop my shoulder if I try and everything lines up. I just don't know if I should wait for it to go away...

I am going on 8 weeks post op, have been back to work two weeks, and am feeling almost back to normal. But... I am still having pain in my right shoulder and the area between my shoulder and neck. When I look in the mirror the right side of my body appears to be higher then my left side. My...

I have to make this short before my wife catches me, she doesn't quite understand my bond with you strangers, but this site helped me immensely and I want to make sure I pay it back by maybe helping someone else. I came home yesterday after having surgery on Tuesday! I couldn't stand another...

Thanks for the advice Georgia. I will enjoy the next several days as best I can. I am actually more worried about getting sick and having the surgery postponed than actually having the surgery. I have to agree with many of you who have stated that this is harder on the spouse than the patient...

I have been doing a little research and found what is called a "partial sternotomy". There is an upper and a lower version of this, of which upper is used for valve replacement. Instead of separating the entire sternum, they cut a few inches down the sternum and a few inches horizontally. It...