AVR Surgery Tomorrow Morning!

[jpattillo]

AVR set for tomorrow morning at St.,Vincent's here in Birmingham, AL by Dr. Clifton Lewis. I keep having to ask myself "why am I doing this?". Then I go through the thought process all over again and arrive at the same conclusion. I'm going mechanical and have the usual concerns: ticking? Will I be able to continue to run marathons? Coach little league baseball? Also, my wife is having to take Valium because she gets anxiety and gets angry irrationally.

 

[sarahsunshine]

You should do fine! Ticking bothers some, yes you should be able to run a marathon, definitely coach little league, etc... Sorry your wife is so upset. You'll be on top of things faster than you realize... My step son got less time off school for OHS than my husband will for his knee surgery!

We'll be thinking of you tomorrow!

 

[TheGymGuy]

You will come out same or better than you came in. My safe answer is that post surgery you will be able to do anything you put your mind to
Good luck tomorrow, please update us if you can. Remember to fight every moment to recover faster.

 

[epstns]

Just remember to take recovery one day at a time and keep a close dialog with your cardio. Some of the meds they may prescribe post-op can have some heavy effects on your training abilities, and you may want to discuss/debate alternatives with your cardio. I'm thinking of beta blockers. They are often prescribed post-op for varying lengths of time, and can really put a damper on how high you can get your heart rate during exercise. I'd not worry now, but keep it in mind for after you have recovered a couple of months and are ready for "more."

 

[Sarah_Louise]

Hope everything has gone/is going well for you,
Thinking of you,
Love Sarah xxxx

 

[Bina]

Best wishes !!

 

[RTZdad]

Hope everything goes smoothly! See you in recovery!

Tom

 

[Protimenow]

Here's the deal: you'll be stronger. You'll have more endurance. You'll probably be able to run more with less fatigue. You can buy a cheap, loud, mechanical watch and people won't even notice that it's YOU who's ticking.

You won't be able to play hide and seek with your kids because they'll be able to hear you standing behind the doors. You'll be able to take your pulse without touching your wrist.

You won't have to go through all the damned pre-op anxiety because it'll be BEHIND you.

Sometime in the next decade or so, you may even be able to take some drug other than warfarin for anticoagulation (although warfarin is really not much of a problem for most of us).

I'll be watching for you on the other side, when you join this large fraternity/sorority of valvers.