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Recovery Time s/p Cardiac Surgery
I am 52 y/o, 5 weeks post open heart surgery: aortic aneurysm and Tricuspid valve repair and Aortic Valve Replacement. I am still having sternum pain. I am trying to be more active but am concerned about over doing it. Wondering what other people's...
read morelatest replyJamesPL, February 24, 2021 8:04pm EST
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Metoprolol Post-Surgery?
I'm 36yoa, in my sixth week post open heart to repair an aortic aneurysm and a bicuspid aortic valve. I've been on 12.5mg of metoprolol twice a day. My resting heart rate has almost come down to my pre-surgery level - low 60s. My systolic blood...
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Cardiac Rehab
I'm 3 wks post open heart for an AAA and just got notified about getting referred for Cardiac Rehab. However, my doc/hospital isn't offering it because of Covid. Is there a youtube channel or something out there that I could do virtually?
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Support Network’s Octoberfest of Encouragement and Friendship
Did you know that the Support Network & MyAFibExperience have about 25 conversation forums for survivors and caregivers of heart and stroke conditions? As I read through all the comments each day, I see similarities in all the conversations. Anxiety...
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On ANXIETY and DEPRESSION and recovery
Firstly, I have complex PTSD beyond anxiety, but it seems to me that the concepts should be similar. If you have pre-existing behaviorial healh issues before cardiac care, you may be subject to them afterwards, maybe in overdrive. Maybe this crisis...
read morelatest replyAieshaP, February 13, 2021 7:08am EST
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Rehab and Recovery? Continued chest pains brings more heart ache!
Chest pains, yada yada, continuous chest pains - finally went to ER on a Friday ten days ago; was admitted after all the normal suspect tests. The cardiologist recommended a heart catheterization on Monday morning --- good thing, because he found an 80%...
read morelatest replydaisiesbirds, September 8, 2020 10:45pm EST
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PAIN IN ARTERY USED TO INSERT CATH..ARM AND LEG
I am two weeks post stents being inserted 4 of them for a total enclusion non emegency as it was a planned procudure no heart attack that i know of...... Initally the doctor went through my arm then through my femeral artery. my...
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Great advice!
There's a seemingly endless stream of articles here but the first one is excellent advice from a cardiologist. https://www.wellandgood.com/best-exercise-over-50 Jim
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Join us for a free patient-friendly chair upper-body workout!
Join us for a patient-friendly chair upper-body workout airing tomorrow, June 9th at 11 AM CT on the American Heart Association’s Facebook pages. If you can’t make it for the live release, the workout will be recorded and available...
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What is your challenge?
Good evening heart warriors, I hope his finds you all in continued good health and safety. Truly, these are trying and stressful times for our country when we more often than not, are uncertain of what tomorrow may bring. Having said that,...
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