HI Karrie,
My daughter was 17 when she had surgery18 months ago, at an "adult" hospital.Talk about scary, she was the youngest one on her floor by decades. Her HR stayed in the 130-150 for about 6 months after surgery. She actually was on about 150 mg. of metoprolol a... Read more.
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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Aneurysm
Member Since: November 12, 2018
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7 years ago (December 13, 2018)
Hey there I had a Ross in 2001 and a redo in 2017. The redo was a complicted surgery but went fine. Valves are good but I have developed an issue with pvc’s .... my rate is pretty good but tge extra beats are rather frequent. I am a year... Read more.
7 years ago (December 13, 2018)
Just check with the Doctors about Atrial Fibullation which is common in 1 out of 3 heart surgeries. I had it after my surgery and I found it difficult to sleep with my heart racing. I went back in for 2 days for a Cardioversion which is a minor procedure... Read more.
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