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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation

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Steve Fowler posted an update

8 years ago (October 19, 2017)

I'm wondering about a lady I met at the Cleveland Clinic while were both doing our pre-op testing during the week of August 28th. She is from Seattle and is a nurse. We were both scheduled to have our heart valve surgery on Aug. 31. I was wondering how she... Read more.

Betty Sullivan Sorge

Iâ€™m a retired nurse, but def NOT from Seattle altho I too had my surgery on Aug 31 at Cleveland Clinic sooooo we must have passed each other in the hall at some point!! How r u doing??? Iâ€™m doing pretty well, except developed pericarditis 2 weeks ago ðŸ˜©ðŸ˜©ðŸ˜©- still... Read more.

Steve Fowler posted an update

8 years ago (September 28, 2017)

One month after surgery today. On Sotalol for a-flutter. Medicine keeps heart in normal rhythm. I think it makes me tired though...may still be the surgery itself. Hard to imagine feeling 100% again. Hopefully will start to get stronger soon.

Leslie Bakos

God bless Steve...I am not sure I will even do surgery...I am on so many meds that...My quality of life is a 3-4 out of 10...At least you gave it a try...I have a huge hernia as well...which will affect me...A fib sucks..as it destroyed my life....Are you on a... Read more.

Barbara Wood

I found 6 weeks to be a real turning point, just as my surgeon told me it would be. The beta blockers slow your hb & can make you very tired. I was on metoprolol (a beta blocker) almost a year before surgery, it took me a month at least... Read more.

Rose Madura

You WILL feel stronger and better. OHS is a very invasive surgery and our bodies all react differently. Try to talk one day at a time. I promise you will feel better. I had a rough ride and it took me a while (with lots of hospital admissions) but I... Read more.

Steve Fowler posted an update

8 years ago (September 17, 2017)

Any one else had a-flutter after surgery? I've had mine shocked back once, but I still have it. Did you have to have an ablation? What was that like?

Rose Madura

I had aflutter and I had a cardioversion during my 2nd surgery. The 2nd case of aflutter, I converted out with IV drip of Amiidrone. That was early July. No further issues with Aflutter.