Ross Procedure Info Needed

[Mary]

Jim,
I'm glad you're home and on the fast track to recovery. It's the first time I've heard of the difficulty you experienced between the aortic and pulmonary valves. That's the beauty of sharing experiences; we all learn from each other!
Take care and post more when you feel up to it.
Mary

 

[JimEdens]

Hi Folks, This is the first time I've ben able to post anything for a few days. I spent this past weekend in the hospital because saturday morning, my heartbeat went from my normal high 70's, to 140. I went to the ER and they had to cardioversion me. I was ok after that, but they kept me there overnight for observation and I felt pretty good, but then Sunday morning it happened again. They had to repeat the shock and then started me on a new drug called Amiodarone, that is supposed to help keep it from happening again. They took me off of 2 other drugs (lisinopril and atenolol) that I had been taking since my surgery. I feel better now, but I am a bit concerned about the possible side effects of the Amiodarone that my cardiologist told me about. Is anyone in the forum familiar with that particular drug? If so, I would appreciate any info you could share. Thanks, Jim