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Hi Heart_Fit. When I found there was an issue with my heart I already had "severe left ventricular enlargement". 3 months post valve replacement I still had some lvh. By 6 months all measurements had returned to normal. If my severely regurgitative valve was discovered earlier I would have had...

I'm 45 and 3 years out from a Bentall's procedure. By the time I took myself (after several misdiagnosis) to a get my heart checked I had severe LVH and severe regurgitation. My cardio-thoracic surgeon he thought we "caught it just in time", referring to my heart still being able to recover from...

Thank you for the effort and response. I appreciate knowing someone else's experience in a similar situation.

Hi, I'm a 43 year old (Aussie), 2 years post Bentall procedure. I'm feeling pretty good now, except for the weight I've gained and the conditioning that I've lost. I remember at the time of surgery the advice in the hospital pamphlets was generic to heart surgery patients and it recommended "no...

Hi, I've only had the one surgery (so far). My heart rate was elevated to the level you describe for quite a while... Can't remember exactly but it was months. And I was on amiodorone from the day after surgery. I continued with 200mg also for 3 months. I wasn't comfortable with the drug, my...

I'm not saying that a new valve and graft will help your situation. I'm suggesting that the heart has excellent powers of recovery if the source of its issues are treated. I thought too that EF was fairly consistent over a lifetime. Likely I am wrong. But I'm banking on 55 being my "normal"...

I'm not much older than you. I had surgery at 40. I found out by accident about my heart issues and getting to surgery was a bit of a whirlwind at the time. I had severe left ventricular hypertrophy, severe regurgitation and an aortic aneurysm of 4.7 cm. I feel like my heavy weight lifting on...

My health care professionals have been ambiguous about blood pressure. I had a Bentall's a bit over 2 years ago. At the time of my surgery although I was on medication my blood pressure was still unmanaged (~ 140 -145 / 90). My surgeon said "You must get that under control". At my last...

Hi, This option has probably already been explored, but for me when I was in ICU and soon thereafter, IV Fentanyl was the only thing that really helped with pain.... because it reliably put me to sleep. As soon as I woke up I would hit my delivery button three times in 30 minutes (or whatever...

Hi, I have been experiencing very similar symptoms for the past month. When lying on my back or left side , or sitting at work I would feel a missed beat and the next beat come back very strong. It would be sometimes be as frequent as every third beat. I'm 5 months out from surgery, and I had...

Thanks Pellicle, that that answers my question perfectly. I think my googling has misinformed me ... would not be the first time.

Hi Everyone, Long time lurker first time thread starter. ? This site has been a great source of information for me, hopefully I can help out others with information at some stage too. I'm wondering if anyone on AC therapy has managed to get international travel insurance that covers bleeding...

Hi Juilemoon. I had a mini-sternotomy only because it was something my surgeon specialises in / always does. It is still a sternotomy which means the sternum is cut to access what it normally protects, so not sure what a groin incision is about. My incision is about 4 inches long from a bit...

I had severe lv hypertrophy prior to my valve replacement so was interested in remodelling after aortic valve replacement surgery. This probably does not pertain to you but I also have hypertension. The hypertension was not managed properly at the time of surgery but some reading I did suggested...