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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

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1 month ago (March 16, 2026)

It's been 2 months today! (Aortic replacement/ biologic aortic valve replaced bicuspid valve). Lots of ups and downs: Post surgery was "mostly" normal, discharged at 7 days, home for a week then afib (alerted by my Fitbit, FYI). EMS hauled me away at 9 pm, spent 18 hours in the... Read more.

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Robert Miller

That is quite a story. Very nice incision. Can barely see it. I hope you are doing better these days. If not, you might want to see an electrophysiologist. Maybe get one of those 2-week heart monitors to see how you are doing.

Marie Myers

Great healing on your scar!

Lisa Hoyt

Iâ€™m seeing the EP tomorrow and hope to be able to tweak some meds. I canâ€™t go back on beta blockers until BP gets higher and I had a bad experience with flecainide many years ago. Fingers crossed, but Iâ€™m feeling much better!

Robert Miller

I am sure you are already planning on this but if you see your EP, which I assume means electrophysiologist, see if your continuous episodes of AFib and flutter can/should be addressed with ablation. Since you have AFib, I assume you are already on blood thinner. If not, that would... Read more.

Rose Madura

Lisa, glad you are feeling better but so sorry you are having these issues. I had both AFib and Aflutter after my surgery. I seemed to bee very symptomatic to the inflammation. I had fluid buildup around my heart and fluid around my lungs that didn't seem alarming to anyone... Read more.

Susan Lynn

Lisa - Sorry to hear about the post-op afib. It's unfortunately very common after surgery. Glad the cardioversion finally worked. Let us know how you make out the electrophysiologist. All the best!