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I am now over 8 months out since minimally invasive OHS to repair mitral and tricuspid valves and thought I would add some data to this. First, the only new med I am on since surgery is 12.5 mg of metoprolol per day, other than that nothing has changed since before surgery. Years before...

Greetings Dornole, I would add one thing to the good advice you have already received. If your shower does not have grab bars already installed, I would strongly suggest adding them. I did this when we started caring for my wife's elderly mother and they came in very handy when I had my own...

I have a history of infrequent migraines with aura, which increased significantly before my open heart surgery three months ago. I was getting about one aura event every month frequently accompanied by nausea, confusion, and sometimes headaches which followed shortly afterwards. Trigger was...

Just thought I would add a quick update. It is now 3 months post surgery and although I still have significant numbness ranging from below my pectoral muscle to a couple inches below my right-hand rib cage, but I am now getting more sensations. One thing that has changed in the last month is...

Pellicle you make some very interesting points. I am an engineer by profession, so I do get a fair amount of the science to include how the transmission characteristics of electric transmission paths are altered when those paths are physically altered. I am also on the extended-release...

Prior to my OHS I had an AFIB episode which lasted 2 1/2 days before it finally resolved itself using medication alone (Metoprolol 25 mg twice per day). After it resolved I was kept on a low dose of Metoprolol (12.5 mg once per day) in the 2 months lead up to my minimally invasive surgery to...

I am 68 years old and had Open Heart Surgery just 10 weeks ago. Just a few things I found useful. - I realized there wasn't really a good alternative to having the surgery, so I made the decision and didn't look back. Whether you are a religious person or not the words "grant to us the...

All, I have had a relatively low heart rate most of my life which I attributed to good physical conditioning and lucky genetics. I am now 68 and recently had minimally invasive surgery to repair my mitral valve problem which I had to some extent all my life (I was born with a heart murmur)...

Great Topic! So as someone who went in for Minimally Invasive mitral valve repair/replacement surgery nine weeks ago here were my big surprises: 1) Not quite what I was expecting: I went under thinking this was just a simple mitral valve repair. In contrast when I woke up I was told about the...

During my time in the hospital hooked up to all their monitoring equipment I had a chance to see just how accurate my name-brand fitness watch was and I have to say I was disappointed. I found that although my fitness watch seemed pretty accurate when I was in a resting state it could be very...

I am a 68 year old male who had minimally invasive OHS 9 weeks ago for a mitral valve repair. My recovery had gone quite well but one strange remnant of my surgery has to do with the “nerve block” they used to deaden the right side of my chest where they entered to do the minimally invasive...

Greetings All. Background I am a 68 year old male who has always stayed in very good physical condition and managed my weight. What initially sent me to the hospital was an AFIB event (elevated and erratic heart rate), after playing a leisurely round of golf. After testing they discovered I...