Heart Valve Disease
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what to expect
hello i am 14 week out from valves surgery . Question is it normal for the top of incision to feel diifferent? has bump but when i am sitting it has a pulling sensation. * how are you suppose to feel at three months? I am doing cardiac rehab. did...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, August 21, 2019 10:23pm EST
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Triple valve replace/ repair - open heart May 2019
I am three months post av replace, mitral repair and tricuspid repair. I desperately need to talk with someone who has had a double or triple valve repair via open heart surgery. It would help me to know other recovery experiences....
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, August 17, 2019 8:50pm EST
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Endocarditis
I got endocarditis from a doctor, either during surgery or treatment after my doctors think. I never showed signs of sickness but all the sudden my leg swelled and I had red dots on my feet then after two months it moved to my hand and then back and forth....
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, August 15, 2019 7:35am EST
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Assistance after discharged from valve surgery
Hello everyone. About a year ago, I was diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis. I didn't have any symptoms back then, but my cardiologist indicated that I will eventually have them and will require valve replacement surgery in the future. ...
read morelatest replyGlenna29, August 8, 2019 11:59am EST
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Baby born Truncus arteriosus
Great Grandson born 07/06/19 with Truncus arteriosus missing chromosome 22q11.2 DiGorge Syndrome. Heart surgery on 07/11/19 and in ICU. Surgeons happy with surgery and did not leave incision open in case of complications. Today is 07/30/19...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, July 31, 2019 9:03am EST
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2nd Operation
I was 4 weeks post AVR and doing great. I had no pain, was sleeping in bed, walking around 2 miles every day, even started rehab. And then, on the exact date of my surgery (25th), I woke up and and felt bad. No energy, worked to breathe, only wanted...
read morelatest replyCoolmom, August 17, 2019 4:59pm EST
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Msg to AmbassadorC
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but I couldn't find a place to message you directly and thought my questions might be of interest to others as well. I just finished reading your story and wondered if they ever told you why you had...
read morelatest replyLorraineg57, July 23, 2019 6:44pm EST
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Emotionality after surgery? Did you experience this? Do they know the cause?
"Some people find that they are more emotional after this surgery. You may cry easily or show emotion in ways that are unusual for you. This is common and may last for up to a year. Some people get depressed after this surgery. Talk with your doctor...
read morelatest replyAmbassadorR, July 29, 2019 10:37pm EST
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Newb trying to decide between minimally invasive or sternotomy
Hi! Newbie here with MV repair/replacement on July 25th. My surgeon is giving me the choice of a sternotomy (assuming full) or the minimally invasive where they go in between the ribs. I originally thought “heck yeah” to the rib deal....
read morelatest replyLorraineg57, July 19, 2019 10:31am EST
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Mitral Valve Repair
Greetings to all. I am new here so I hope I don't mess this up. I am scheduled for mitral valve repair on July 24, 2019. I was first diagnosed with the leaky valve 4 years ago and it has progressed pretty rapidly. My symptoms are not too severe so...
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