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I have taken 50mg Toprol XL since my surgery in April, 2009. I have experienced PACs and PVCs that my cardiologist said was normal and that it was not unsual for someone to have these after surgery (and I very well may have these for the rest of my life) as a result of scar tissue at the...

Laura, I tried your receipe and it was delicious. I'll try strawberry next time. Dan

That's very interesting. I never woud have gotten a connection between BAV and migraines. I do have migraine auras with minimal or no headaches. I have had them for about 30 years. During my last year or so before AVR I noticed that I had fewer and fewer of these. Since the surgery I have...

Jody, I ask myself frequently what's normal and what's not. I think most of us do from time to time. Right now I can't sleep because I am having irregular heart beats and hear my pulse in my ears. My irregular heart beats usually last for an hour or so. I have been told by my cardiologist...

Thanks for the feedback guys. I am conforted by your comments. I really have a hard time realizing that I went through major surgery for some reason. Maybe I'm in denial. I had never been in the hospital before so this is all new. I'm still trying to figure out the important from the...

Thanks Karlynn for the words of comfort. You had a heart cath while awake? I had one but I was out. I imagine that was pretty strange. Dan

I periodically have a missed heart beat which doesn't concern me. However, I have periods that last an hour or so (missed heart beats every 6 to 10 beats or so) that do concern me. I have talked with my cardiologist and requested a halter monitor which I will do next week for a couple of days...

Congratulations Erica and best wishes for a speedy and uneventful recovery! (I know what you mean about the sneezes and coughs. They do hurt. After 6 weeks I could manage OK and gave my huggy bear to my granddaughter.) That's a great quote by-the-way. Dan

Marsha, thanks for sharing your receipe for chicken fried rice. I made it for dinner tonight and it was very, very good! Keep sharing! Dan

I wasn't too interested in food for a couple of weeks post-op. My incision oozed for 2 weeks or so. At night I put a large bandage over the portion that oozed and took them off during the days and used a kleenex to keep the areas dry. They used some kind of glue instead of sutures on mine...

Leah, I had an AVR on April 16th and it went smoothly and was released after 4 days. About 10 days later I was readmitted to the hospital and had surgery (periocardial window) for pericardial effusion and was released after 2 days. I started back to work part-time on May 21st. (I travel...

Hello Harlan and welcome to the forum. I, like you, found this forum just before my AVR surgery and it gave me comfort that "real" answers to my questions were close by and that many, many have come before us. Don't hesitate to ask if you have need of reassurance of answers to your questions...

I hope for the very best for you and your wife and will remember you two in prayer.

I understand how anxious you must be. Two weeks after my surgery an echo and chest xray show a periocardial effusion and I immediately checked into the hospital for a second surgery to drain 60cc of fluid. Two week after that I had another echo and everything was fine. I ended up on my knees...

Brookwood, your husband is young and the odds are overwhelming in favor of a wonderful outcome. I would recommend a book to you that helped my wife and children understand what the surgery and recovery would be like. This understanding calmed them as they realized that the succcess rate of...

I was prescribed Toprol (50mg) after AVR 4 weeks ago. I am experiencing light headedness now. My surgeon says that there is nothing heart related that could cause this and suggests inner ear. Has anyone experienced these symtoms after AVR. Thanks, Dan

Jay, it's been a few day since your post and I hope that you are feeling better (and if not that you got in to see your surgeon). While I didn't have any sensations associated with where my drain tube was I felt short of breath and sick to my stomach about a week and a half after surgery. I...

Hello Dong. I am so sorry that your husband has experienced complications. I was disgnoised with moderate perioardial effusion this Tuesday after a chest xray and an echo. My surgeon and cardiologist both were emphatic that, because I had what appeared to be a fair amount of fluid in my...

Back Home Back Home After a 3 night hospital stay, I successfully took care of a bump-in-the-road to recovery #1 (and hopefully the last"-- periocardial effusion. Not that big of deal except it was another visit to the OR and the unknown. Anway, I talked myself out of a Harley Sportster...

Oh, Harry. I am so sorry to hear of you not feeling well. You can certainly count on me for prayer. Take Care Dan Brown