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Thank everyone! It is 17 days P.O. and husband is doing excellent. HR is less than 100, we are hoping to eliminate the warfarin in the next month. He is an amazing fella and doing so much better than I would have ever imagined. No paiin pills, no pain, very little coughing and when he does, he...

Husband came home on May 1st, tired of course, but doing so very well. No AF and hr is in the 80's as opposed to 120 in hospital. He is walking laps around the backyard and today we took the first walk out the front door and down the street. He rode the stationary bike for 20 minutes including...

Husband had his OHS on Tuesday morning to replace the aortic valve and do a coronary bypass graft. He was in ICU and transferred to Telemetry/Cardiac where he is today. All tubes, drains, catheters and wires are out and he is walking well but not much of an appetite. Today was started on...

Good to hear the wires holding the sternum together don't split! My dh got the hiccups two days after ohs and didn't like it a bit. Can't imagine sneezing.

Looking forward to your amazing post op report, very best wishes for your surgery!

They have rescheduled the pre-op and surgery to the 20th and 26th (April). He will be spending my birthday in the hospital, we will share a glass of herbal tea and celebrate the best birthday gift of all (his quick recovery).

Thank you all! My dh is a real go-getter and expects to be ahead of the doctor's recovery schedule, I expect so too. Good to hear your responses.

Stationary bike?

Thank you to all for your very helpful information. I will give an update after the surgery.

Well, my answer isn't there, what a strange occurrence. No, that was not my intent at all. We are very active people, enjoy hiking, camping, kayaking and sailing, so there is no intention of becoming part of "the living dead". After my MI, we certainly didn't give up on living, but continued...

I found it very helpful when I had TKR, so I thought it might also be effective with cardiac recovery.

Thank you Juliendu, that makes a lot of sense! Dick 0236, Wow! you have had your valve for 50 years? Isn't that remarkable! What a testament to your medical team, lifestyle and general good health. Thank you for the helpful information. Your volunteer work sounds very inspiring and much...

Thirty years as liveaboards? That is pretty amazing and I sure give credit to East Coast cruisers, they have a whole different set of navigation problems as opposed to the West Coast:) Yes, it does take a lot to maintain a boat. Yep, I'm pretty devoted to this fella. Today we were talking...

Gosh, thank you for the helpful information. The fact that you are one week post op and able to take to the time to give me suggestions is encouraging. I am glad your surgery went well and wish you a smooth recovery. I haven't searched the forum yet, but does everyone go through cardiac...

Thank you for responding. You have certainly had your share of surgeries and must be quite the expert by now. Dh has had no health problems, does not smoke, no medications except for bp which is well controlled/managed. I didn't check your link, but he probably fits the bill! He is very...

Working out, softball, golf and bowling? Thank you for that, it is very encouraging to hear. Glad you are doing well.

You are right! She's gonna be AWESOME!!!

I have been reading around the forum and gleaning very insightful information from the kind members here. My beloved husband of almost 60 years will be going for pre-op orientation on April 15th, we understand a 4-5 hour visit, from labs to anesthetist discussions. We are as upbeat as we can...