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If you have had a Aortic Valve replacement with a Mechanical Valve and Aortic Ascending Aortic Aneurysm repair. Would riding a roller coaster be feasible? ...Read more

If you have had a Aortic Valve replacement with a Mechanical Valve and Aortic Ascending Aortic Aneurysm repair. Would riding a roller coaster be feasible?

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2254 days ago

Is it normal to feel like your heart is beating out of your chest after Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery? I’m 3 weeks post op. Feeling great but when I ...Read more

Is it normal to feel like your heart is beating out of your chest after Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery? I’m 3 weeks post op. Feeling great but when I try to go to sleep I can feel my heart beating like it’s moving my entire upper body! My heart isn’t hgh! Averages around 80.

Nancy Luth Wow. Mine is doing that very thing tonight. Very disconcerting!

Rita Savelis Yeah. This is normal. It takes time to get used to. Some hearts do it more than others.

MARIE PICUN I am also having that. I went to the search put aortic tissue heart pounding. There wasy answer

Marie Myers Yup. I found that my heartbeat is much more prominent and noticeable since AVR. Part of it may be due ... Read more

Marie Myers Yup. I found that my heartbeat is much more prominent and noticeable since AVR. Part of it may be due to a better output per beat, and part of it is that we loose the muffling/insulation that was provided by the pericardium.

Bradley Dunn Happens to me when I yawn.

Jennifer McInerney I’m noticing that too. It’s the “normal” heartbeat that I’m getting used to. I haven’t ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney I’m noticing that too. It’s the “normal” heartbeat that I’m getting used to. I haven’t had one for years but it is a little disconcerting

Catie B Mine beat very hard and seemed to rock my chest for many weeks. Very prominent and I was most aware o ... Read more

Catie B Mine beat very hard and seemed to rock my chest for many weeks. Very prominent and I was most aware of it at night. It calmed down in time. :)

Rob Sparling I am three weeks past surgery and I’ve noticed it a few times when laying down with head on pillow. ... Read more

Rob Sparling I am three weeks past surgery and I’ve noticed it a few times when laying down with head on pillow. Otherwise, no. Do you have a blood pressure cuff at home? It might put you at ease if you start using one to get your new “normal” and then check it when you feel the pounding. Maybe you will see no difference? Or, if not, you will be able to quantify the difference.

LINDA ROBERTS My heart rate seems low and could be due to the Metropol. It ranges from high 40's to 60's.
Hope tha ... Read more

LINDA ROBERTS My heart rate seems low and could be due to the Metropol. It ranges from high 40's to 60's.
Hope that will not be an issue.

Ricky Stutts This is why I love this site. Starting to get accustomed to it or it is starting to calm down a littl ... Read more

Ricky Stutts This is why I love this site. Starting to get accustomed to it or it is starting to calm down a little.

Christopher Kinnaird Thanks for all the comments! Sounds like I’m in the majority! I check my blood pressure every day ... Read more

Christopher Kinnaird Thanks for all the comments! Sounds like I’m in the majority! I check my blood pressure every day 2-3 times. It’s always about the same 110/64. Heart rate ranges from 70-88 at rest. I actually feel great other when I try to sleep I feel my heart pumping. I was thinking the same thing about the valve being new and better blood flow going throughout my heart! I appreciate all the feed back everyone!

Dan Vechiola I feel my heart beating when I lay on my right side so I have been choosing to sleep on my left side. ... Read more

Dan Vechiola I feel my heart beating when I lay on my right side so I have been choosing to sleep on my left side.

Christopher Kinnairdposted an update

2254 days ago

Start Cardiac Rehab on Monday 10/23/2018. Have had some Nausea and not that great of an appetite, although for some reason I have been craving fruit! Mostly ...Read more

Start Cardiac Rehab on Monday 10/23/2018. Have had some Nausea and not that great of an appetite, although for some reason I have been craving fruit! Mostly Watermelon and Pineapple! Hope the nausea goes away soon.

Marie Myers If you are still on narcotic pain Meds, inausea may be due to that. Also, my doc had me on an acid bl ... Read more

Marie Myers If you are still on narcotic pain Meds, inausea may be due to that. Also, my doc had me on an acid blocker (famotidine) for a month or so. Some people can get gastritis from the daily baby aspirin as well as the stress of the whole surgical experience. Hope you get back to a normal appetite soon!

Jennifer McInerney Every day is a new adventure. I am still experiencing nausea and very little appetite. I think it� ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney Every day is a new adventure. I am still experiencing nausea and very little appetite. I think it’s from my twice daily cocktail of various drugs

Rob Sparling I was told to wait 6 weeks before cardiac rehab and will have eval Nov 12th. Have others been instruc ... Read more

Rob Sparling I was told to wait 6 weeks before cardiac rehab and will have eval Nov 12th. Have others been instructed they can start earlier than that?

Catie B Rob, my cardiologist gave me a script for it at week 3, but it took about a week to get registered an ... Read more

Catie B Rob, my cardiologist gave me a script for it at week 3, but it took about a week to get registered and on board after that.

Catie B Christopher, I certainly fought nausea. I hope they gave you something to help dial it back! Hope you ... Read more

Catie B Christopher, I certainly fought nausea. I hope they gave you something to help dial it back! Hope you feel lots better soon.

Jennifer McInerney I was told 6 - 8 weeks for cardiac rehab. That works for me. I’m 2.5 weeks out and I’m still sh ... Read more

Jennifer McInerney I was told 6 - 8 weeks for cardiac rehab. That works for me. I’m 2.5 weeks out and I’m still shaky on my daily walks

Christopher Kinnaird Thanks for all the feed back! I really appreciate it! I am on something for reflux and it does help ... Read more

Christopher Kinnaird Thanks for all the feed back! I really appreciate it! I am on something for reflux and it does help! No anti nausea meds but has gotten better!

Rob Sparling Thanks, Catie. Interesting. I had script for it when walking out of hospital but with instructions to ... Read more

Rob Sparling Thanks, Catie. Interesting. I had script for it when walking out of hospital but with instructions to set it up for week six. All good! I look forward to it!

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