Had my second mitral valve surgery in less than2 years on April 18th, and home from the hospital. I was in much better health than for the first surgery, but ...Read more
Had my second mitral valve surgery in less than2 years on April 18th, and home from the hospital. I was in much better health than for the first surgery, but now want to start a regular and progressive exercise routine. Does anyone have guidelines on how much exercise to do daily? I am walking (on a treadmill-still have snow in Colorado!) and a recumbent bike.
Steve Farthing Well you could go to the Golden Rec Center or join a cardiac rehab program but probably need clearanc ... Read more
Steve Farthing Well you could go to the Golden Rec Center or join a cardiac rehab program but probably need clearance from your doc first in either case. Sounds like you are doing really well.
Catie B Pauline, while I was in cardiac rehab, they didn't want my heart rate to climb higher than 30 points ... Read more
Catie B Pauline, while I was in cardiac rehab, they didn't want my heart rate to climb higher than 30 points above its resting rated. You may want to keep an eye on that. Rest as often as you need to and don't push too hard at first. Your doctor should be able to get you started on cardiac rehab soon--you'll need a prescription for it.
I am interested in any advise or experience with having a second open heart surgery to replace a prosthetic valve with a mechanical valve, as well as surgery ...Read more
I am interested in any advise or experience with having a second open heart surgery to replace a prosthetic valve with a mechanical valve, as well as surgery to repair an ASD. Does anyone have experience with home testing for using anticoagulants?
I have one and it is about the same as a blood sugar test for diabetics. You do a finger prick for a ... Read more
I have one and it is about the same as a blood sugar test for diabetics. You do a finger prick for a drop of blood, put the blood on the test strip and the machine takes the reading. I go online and enter the reading and its sent to my cardio who calls if I need to adjust the medication amount. My cardiologist arranged for me to get the tester and it is covered by my insurance after I reach my deductible.
Pauline Lant Thanks! Good to hear that it is easily done. How frequently does the dose have to be adjusted? Also g ... Read more
Pauline Lant Thanks! Good to hear that it is easily done. How frequently does the dose have to be adjusted? Also good to hear it can be covered by insurance, after the deductible is reached!
After my surgery (mitral valve repair) it was being adjusted weekly and took about two months to stab ... Read more
After my surgery (mitral valve repair) it was being adjusted weekly and took about two months to stabilize. I've taken warfarin for over twenty years when I had a minor stroke and then a heart attack two years later, up till surgery it was only adjusted up once due to finding a blood clot during a routine echo and the target INR was raised from 2 - 2.5 to 2.5 - 3.
I am from: Golden
