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Hi all, Does anyone have any experience reducing the appearance of a Keloid Scar from a median sternotomy post-surgery. I am approx 5-months out and notice it’s developed a keloid appearance being red, raised outside normal surgical borders. I read online that outside of surgical...

Did your surgeon's office give you a number to call when you both got home? When I had my one bout of A-Fib (that only lasted 3-5 mins) post-surgery, I called that number and asked for their advice. FOR ME they said to not go to ER so long as A-Fib was short lived HR during A-Fib episode was...

You are doing a great job. I was also moody and irritable short-term in the hospital and this is coming from someone who is a healthcare provider and promised myself I would be nothing but cheerful post-surgery-- it happens. Combo of the drugs, surgery and just feeling crummy and having change...

There is your (his) beta blocker. Not traditionally used but can be used if someone is in A-Fib to help control rate/rhythm. It has a shorter window of action than say... Metoprolol meaning it doesn't have as long sustained effects. Hard to say why they used this vs. Metoprolol without seeing...

In my experience, it depends.. If it's just a normal sinus tachycardia (normal rhythm but elevated rate) they likely won't shock him and might adjust medication to lower the rate. If it's an abnormal rhythm (SVT or A-Fib) for instance, they may do a procedure (cardioversion) either through...

Funny you said this actually. At my follow-up I discussed that with my doctor and he sent off the referral. Received a call yesterday from a coag clinic (some offshoot of Abbott)-- explaining the process and how it works. The horrible part is, it's yes a monthly subscription that covers 4...

Hi all! I just had a follow-up with my cardiologist and at my suggestion he ordered an echo to evaluate any post-surgical changes (I had a mechanical AVR w/ aneurysm repair on June 25th, 2024). For background, 28M very active and asymptomatic prior to surgery. Disclaimer before I share- I...

For me, this was in the form of lidocaine patches that they were allowed to put on me 2x a day. It helped somewhat. On the topic of pain management- the Norco (Acetaminophen-Hydrocodone) they gave me worked the best with minimal side effects compared to the stronger stuff however what worked...

Hi all! I've been doing some research around the forums and online for tips to prevent endocarditis (to the best of your ability- sometimes things just happen), but I was wondering if anyone has any tips their doctor/surgeon suggested/they have picked up to do their best to lower the...

For the sake of hitting my daily target.. it sure is. Helps balance the margarita… right?

Yeah.. not giving up my Guac but good to know 😉.

Sorry— I seemed to have missed this. Current resting is 70-75 as I type this message. Any walking/activity bumps it to 80-90 and exercise still has it 100-125 depending on intensity. Up until week 4-5 it was consistently 80-95 at rest even with my metoprolol. Recently it has slowed down a...

I am only 8-weeks post mechanical AVR and aortic root replacement. Definitely empathize with what you are feeling. I feel the thumping in my chest if I take a deep inhale or lay on my left or right side. Considering this normal due to the nature of the hardware in my chest and not stressing...

I always think you should get 2 or 3 opinions if someone tells you to go more than twice a year. I moved to another state for school a few years ago, the new dentist said I have periodontitis and I needed to come 3-4x a year to get routine cleanings and 1 deep cleaning. I always had some form...

Also I had the whole ‘half circle in the top of my eyes’ pre-surgery for years that you described that usually preceded a headache so my doctor attributed it to migraine based symptoms

Very similar. Progressive greying out almost in a tunnel vision lasting 30 seconds to a couple minutes then receding back out slowly until no deficits remained.

Typically it’s not in just one eye- which is why my ophthalmologist suggested the head and neck CTA. His ruling after that came back all normal was no concern and medication and subsequent blood pressure related :). Wish you all the best.

Hi! Also experienced the same visual change as you described (one eye; my right only). This occurred ~2-4 weeks after my aortic valve replacement and I was on Warfarin/Robaxin/Metoprolol at this time. I took my blood pressure when these episodes occurred and always saw an orthostatic drop of...

Yes-- I bought the Series 9 right before my surgery. But every series after Series 4 has a ECG. I don't know if mine is more accurate being a later version- but I know they are about to go on sale due to the Series 10 releasing sooner vs later. It detected (so far) the only run of A-Fib I had...

As someone who has had what (to me) seems like random bouts of SVT for a few years now (random HR increases to 140-150 for 30 seconds to 2 minutes at rest/not provoked) that seems to happen every couple months, can you share what your symptoms were for your arrhythmia/how the recovery from the...