Valerie Allen
So happy for you, Sharon!
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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation
Member Since: August 28, 2023
Member Since: August 28, 2023
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Sharon Behl posted an update
2 years ago (February 20, 2024)
I received positive news from yesterday's check up with my cardiologist. My lungs are finally clear. She said the irregular heartbeat is normal at this stage of healing as is my need for a touch of Losartan to keep my blood pressure down. I graduate cardiac rehab next week and... Read more.
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Evelyn Buttram
Sharon, thank you for your uplifting comments.
Laurent G
Great news Sharon, and thank you for the feedback. I was operated 3 month ago and have a lot of irregular heartbeats too 😉
J Alexander Lassally
Super Yay, Sharon. (Will be emailing you)
Rose Madura
Sharon, so glad you are doing well! You are right, it's a journey. 🪖👍💪❤️🩹
Sharon Behl
Thank you everyone!
Sharon Behl posted an update
2 years ago (January 27, 2024)
At almost 2 months post mitral & tricuspid repair, I suddenly have intermittent low heart rate around 40-42. In response, the cardiologist took me off metoprolol, kept me on 12.5 mg Losartan for post-op high blood pressure, and taped a heart monitor to me last Thursday for a 7 day... Read more.
Isn't that funny how we are flanking the spectrum - Still too high here - 100 bpm sometimes, and you are too low. Where is our moderation? I will write you a note Sharon...
p.s. how many minutes are you on treadmill. I have yet to start cardiac rehab. Doing... Read more.
Sharon, my post-surgery heart rate often dipped into the mid 40's. My cardiologist cut the metoprolol dose from 100mg twice daily to 50mg extended release, left me on 25mg losartan, and that seemed to take care of it - 50's and 60's most of the time now. Trick is to... Read more.
Yes ! Finding those sweet spots is hard and key!
Thanks guys. I see we are all just adjusting in our own ways!
J Alexander, my heart rate is still in the 100's, but sometimes into 90's at rest. I'm now 3 months post op and will have an echocardiogram tomorrow in Denver. I am doing rehab 3 times a week and it is so helpful! I have another month to go.
Sharon Behl posted an update
2 years ago (January 14, 2024)
This is a musical shout out to all heart warriors, especially my sternotomy buddies.
https://youtu.be/8hAU4c2Bgdg?si=uwR4zfErK1IhdaWI
A friend sent me this tender and beautiful song by Bonnie Medicine called Crack Me Wide Open. At first I laughed nervously at the title, but by the end of the song, I was a... Read more.
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Barbara DeLoache reacted to this
Thank you for sharing, my incision is over 8 inches. They really cracked me open. I wear it proudly.
Quick question! I am scheduled for minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement on 1/23/24. In trying to plan for my recovery at home, how long do you folks think my husband needs to stay home with me? He wants to visit his mother for her 95th bday about 3... Read more.
Beautiful! I was just going to say it reminds me of Rising Appalachia, then I saw the credits! Thanks for sharing. 💕
I am just 6 months post mitral valve replacement with a sternotomy. Initially , I was thrown back when my surgeon, Dr Marc Gillinov , Chairman of Thoracic Surgery @ the Cleveland Clinic recommended sternotomy . I had read so much about minimally invasion surgeries, but I chose to accept... Read more.
Dawn - 3 weeks is kind of a turning point for more independence and ability to do more, and if you do not have sternal precautions from minimally invasive, then you may be okay to be solo.
I was pretty perky after minimally after 3 weeks. I say visit his mother.
Dawn, after minimally invasive repair I could live at home without major problem as soon as discharged.
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