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Headed in to KuMed Friday morning to get a tune up on my Mitral Valve. My current "heart beat" sounds like swish swish swish... no "beat" at all. 45 years old, non-smoker, ave. ht/wt.
Wish me well.
Been in the glide path for this since late 07. Yearly cardiographs showed a decreased function of the valve causing damage to that side of the heart. Time for action. 95% chance this is a lifetime fix.
Good luck to you.
I had that done almost 4 years ago. My mitral valve just tore in half one day. The problem was found during a routine physical.
When they were doing some tests before the operation they found I needed a triple by-pass too. I never had high colesteral (normally 166-183) and I'm not overweight so no one suspected the blockage. Doc said I wouldn't have made it another year if they hadn't found it.
Honestly the operation wasn't too bad. It was winter and I got pretty bored sitting around the house afterwards. It did take a while to get used to some of the new meds after the operation.
It truely is amazing what these docs can do.
Good luck!
Good uck.
Good Luck. Hope all goes well.
Glad they are getting you fixed up, we will send some prayers for you.
take it easy, and good times ahead. will keep a good thought for you
Good luck.
Good luck! Hoping for the best!
good luck! thing's will turn out just fine:)
Wishing only the best for you! My thoughts are with you.
It is amazing what they can do now. They'll go in through my right ribs for the fix, there will be two-three other holes under my left ribs for other tools, then the heart/lung machine is hooked up in my groin area. Recovery is 2-4 weeks vs 6-8 with the chest being busted open.
One more day in the office.
Betty's & my prayers go out for you & your family for a successful surgery, and a quick and painless recovery
Good luck. Hope it goes well and wishing you a speedy and total recovery! Keep us posted.Quote:
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Best of luck, kcbrown. Hope things go as well as can be expected!
that is great, I was out for 11 weeks. I was a candidate for robotics until they found the blockage.Quote:
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Best of luck for a speedy recovery.
I feel like a million bucks considering I had heart surgery Friday. No bruses, no pain, off the meds yesterday morning, showered this morning sitting in street clothes waiting on the "GO" from the doctor. Yea yea yea, light duty, etc., but I feel like I could go home and mow grass or head to the office. I'll be a good heart patient and keep it low/slow for a while.
Truely a blessing and a wonder what can be done now via robots.
Correction to my earlier information. I have a 2.5" cut where my right leg joins my groin, one 2" cut under the right breast, and about three other tiny holes around the right chest. That's it!!
Great News,,, take it easy and dont rush things
Hey maybe your rehab may include some fishing rod exercise's,,,,,,,,,, just a thought :)
Wow, that's amazing!!! Congrats and be sure to not overdo it. You wanna keep moving in a positive direction. Best of luck to you!Quote:
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Good to hear it worked out so well. That's just amazing.Quote:
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Just wanted to throw out a big thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. Fished two days last weekend. Been fishing two days this week so far, Saturday and Sunday to go. Loading and unloading the boat or kayak is no issue. Mowed my own grass Tuesday with a push mower. The winded feeling is slowly leaving me alone. Back to normal with better than usual blood pressure. They reduced my bp meds by half. Used to run 145/85 on average... this morning 122/72. Heart is enjoying it's time on easy street now that it's parts are working as they should.
KC, that is great news!! Just be carefull, please! Sometimes we get to feeling really good, and tend to overdo it at times!
Enjoy the fishing and the boating!!