Dunwanted
Well-known member
Hello Cormac,
Glad to hear that you're feeling better, our stories is very similar BAV replaced with an On-x valve i did have a pericardial effusion as well and had a drain inserted around 10 days post op i had around two check ups to see if it was completely drained and also had another check up one month post op(this one I requested myself for my piece of mind lol). They told me the pericardial effusion was due to my INR being too high 3.4 at the time.
I recommend doing the cardiac rehab, personally this has helped me a lot i started feeling a lot better after starting it (more active and more energy).
Best wishes
Glad to hear that you're feeling better, our stories is very similar BAV replaced with an On-x valve i did have a pericardial effusion as well and had a drain inserted around 10 days post op i had around two check ups to see if it was completely drained and also had another check up one month post op(this one I requested myself for my piece of mind lol). They told me the pericardial effusion was due to my INR being too high 3.4 at the time.
I recommend doing the cardiac rehab, personally this has helped me a lot i started feeling a lot better after starting it (more active and more energy).
Best wishes