Patricia just sent me an interesting question about heart valve surgery recovery.

I just received an interesting question from Nicole about sleeping on your stomach after open heart surgery.

I just received a question from Dave about the use of compression stockings after heart surgery.

As many of you know, Barbara Walters had heart valve surgery in May due to severe aortic stenosis.

In case you missed the Monday edition of "The View", it was announced that Barbara Walters will be having heart valve replacement surgery sometime this week.

I was just surfing the Internet when I came across a furry teddy bear designed for... Yes, you guessed it.... Recovering open heart surgery patients.

I just received a great question from Mark that relates to cardiac depression after heart valve surgery.

Earlier this week, I spoke with Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo, a minimally invasive and bloodless heart surgery specialist. (As you may remember, Dr. Ciuffo wrote "Aortic Stenosis... The Neglected Child".)

I just received an interesting question from Bill about heart valve replacement surgery and cardiac rehabilitation programs.

I just received a great email from Dale about sternum and shoulder clicking after open heart surgery.

Emotions can be undeniably strong and turbulent as patients, their families and friends experience heart valve surgery.

Patients and caregivers often ask me about the immediate, post-op experience in the intensive care unit. Common questions include:

Alice just sent me a great question about incision and scar care after heart valve surgery.

Here's a great recovery tip from Keith about using both hands after open heart surgery. Keith writes...

I just received a set of emails from Robin about a metallic taste in her mouth after heart valve surgery. So you know, Robin is not the only patient to send me questions about this strange, surgical after taste.

Jan just sent me an interesting email about pleural effusions and heart valve surgery.

I just received an excellent question from Julie about trace heart valve leakage after surgery.

I just received a great question from Jenny about sleep after heart valve surgery.

I just received an email from Kevin about the use of recliners after heart valve surgery.

I just received a very interesting question from Rick about dizziness after heart valve surgery.