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My husband is 13 weeks postop MR and AR valve replacement. He is doing cardiac rehab and the discussion was about persons with pacemakers cannot have MRI's. Now we wonder if this is true of tissue or even mechanical valve replacement patients. Anyone know of any information on this?

My husband is doing very well and was able to enjoy a week at the Outer Banks. He is concerned about a few things though. When he lays down, he sometimes get a pain in his chest as he leans back. It takes a couple of minutes for it to abate. He has been using a reclined chair or propped up...

My husband saw the surgeon today and was given a good report. He is healing nicely. He still has some fluid in his lungs and in his lower legs, so has to stay on Lasix for awhile longer. He no longer has to wear the TED hose, thank goodness. ' When we left the office, the surgeon said he...

The way this swelling was explained to my husband, now 2 weeks postop, was that it is a normal thing caused by the stretching of the chest wall to facilitate the surgery. We were at a Heart Clinic and the coordinator said that a lot of things were done to you during the surgery that caused this...

My husband is progressing. Walking and breathing are getting easier as he loses some of the accumulated fluid. As the caregiver, no one told me how much work was involved in caring for a postop heart valve surgery patient, but maybe it is just my husband. Those Tet hose have about done me in...

My husband had his surgery today, with mitral and aortic valve replacement with bovine pericardial tissue valves. The mitral valve was typical for rheumatic fever. The aortic valve was not too stenosed, but had bileaflets, something we had not known beforehand. There was a small glich...

I want to thank everyone for their questions and for all the answers and advice. It has been interesting just reading of all the experiences you have had. My husband, soon to be 75, and in good general health, is scheduled for aortic and mitral valve replacement on June 3. He had rheumatic...