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  1. W

    Question for "side sleepers"

    I'm 7 weeks post-op...tried on my side Saturday night, bad idea. I experienced the same thing you did....arm up under the pillow caused my chest to hurt. And man was I sore all day Sunday. I think I'll wait a week or so and try again. I wonder why it is that it feels like the heart is pounding...
  2. W

    Question for "side sleepers"

    I'm 7 weeks post-op...tried on my side Saturday night, bad idea. I experienced the same thing you did....arm up under the pillow caused my chest to hurt. And man was I sore all day Sunday. I think I'll wait a week or so and try again. I wonder why it is that it feels like the heart is pounding...
  3. W

    Question for "side sleepers"

    WOW, you're quite the over-achiever! When I was in the hospital, it was tough enough just to get in and out of bed - whew!! Thanks, Kim!
  4. W

    Question for "side sleepers"

    I'm wondering about when it is ok to begin sleeping on my side again with my arm under my pillow. My assumption is that it is ok to give it a shot when it is comfortable to do so. Is that what everyone else did? I'm 7 weeks post-op and am getting the itch to try it (I'm still sleeping in a...
  5. W

    Article on my heart surgery experience - see link

    Very, very nice, Allison!
  6. W

    Progress!

    Very happy to hear this report, Steve! I know that last comment from the EP was particularly meaningful! Great for you!!!
  7. W

    Home again!

    Had the Ross Procedure done by Dr. William Ryan at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano in north Texas last Friday, April 29th at 7:30am CST. I had a bicuspid aortic valve. Dr. Ryan also performed a bypass on an artery on the back of my heart using a mammary artery in my chest. Can't thank Dr. Ryan...
  8. W

    Surgery on Friday

    First-time poster. New to posting on any forum for that matter... I have aortic valve replacement surgery scheduled at The Heart Hospital Baylor in Plano, Texas this Friday morning, April 29th. Dr. Ryan will do the Ross Procedure if he feels I am a good candidate for it during the surgery and...
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