Hi Jeff
Everyone is different, I had my son for the first week and my other son for second
week, everything went well and you must get up and walk but no ...Read more
Hi Jeff
Everyone is different, I had my son for the first week and my other son for second
week, everything went well and you must get up and walk but no lifting the 2 little
ones. You will be fine and don't forget to breathe in that blue thing, I had a great
surgeon and no pain after the surgery, i also had a valve replacement, as my mom
and sister no worries, you are in my thoughts and prayers
Hey Jeff - I don't know how often you check this site anymore. I noticed you had migraines as a symptom of your heart dysfunction. Did the migraines go away ...Read more
Hey Jeff - I don't know how often you check this site anymore. I noticed you had migraines as a symptom of your heart dysfunction. Did the migraines go away after surgery? I've had a chronic migraine since March of last year. I am really hoping that it is connected to my aortic insufficiency, but I guess I won't know till after Friday. I've been on amitriptyline for several months now and I it has reduced the intensity of the migraine, but it is still exists slightly every day at a low level.
Ericka Carlson Hi Jeff,
I hope you don't mind me commenting... I am also a migraine sufferer, it wasn't until I made ... Read more
Ericka Carlson Hi Jeff,
I hope you don't mind me commenting... I am also a migraine sufferer, it wasn't until I made an effort to reduce tyramine in my diet that I saw any relief. Below is some information but do a search on "low-tyramine diets" and cross check all of the lists, the others might list foods that aren't on here. For example, Avocados are a sure-fire headache for me, but not listed on this site. Also remember that most beef is aged so that will have a lot of tyramine, I'm particularly sensitive to ground beef. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions.
Tyramine is produced in foods from the natural breakdown of the amino acid tyrosine. Tyramine is not added to foods. Tyramine levels increase in foods when they are aged, fermented, stored for long periods of time, or are not fresh.
Jeff Offermann No my migraines did not go away... but they have been much less frequent as i have grown older. In ... Read more
Jeff Offermann No my migraines did not go away... but they have been much less frequent as i have grown older. Instances of double vision lasting about 1 minute got me back to my gp.. He sent my for an early echo and they found my aneurysm. The double vision went away.
Jeff Lashins Glad to hear your migraines are getting better.
Ericka - Thanks for the diet info. I pretty much f ... Read more
Jeff Lashins Glad to hear your migraines are getting better.
Ericka - Thanks for the diet info. I pretty much follow those guidelines already, although I should try to be really strict about it for a bit. I'll look into the avocados., too. That will be a VERY hard one to give up - I'm Californian!
Ericka Carlson I know, I am a HUGE avocado fan!!! If I am really good about my diet I find that I can sneak one in o ... Read more
Ericka Carlson I know, I am a HUGE avocado fan!!! If I am really good about my diet I find that I can sneak one in occasionally without consequences.
I did have ground beef Monday and Tues this week and woke up with a boomer this morning, that will teach me.
Jeff,
I am 12 weeks post surgery. I have shoulder & chest pain still. I understand the chest pain. Do you know why OHS gives us shoulder pain?
Also, I still ...Read more
Jeff,
I am 12 weeks post surgery. I have shoulder & chest pain still. I understand the chest pain. Do you know why OHS gives us shoulder pain?
Also, I still have trouble sleeping. When was your sleep back to normal?
Jeff,
So glad to hear you are doing so well. I remember well 1 year ago on Sept. 1 that I found out I would have to have the same surgery that you had. I followed ...Read more
Jeff,
So glad to hear you are doing so well. I remember well 1 year ago on Sept. 1 that I found out I would have to have the same surgery that you had. I followed your journal which helped me so much to get ready for my surgery on Oct. 8, 2013. I could not have prepared for surgery and recovered from surgery without this site and your journal. So you have some shoulder pain? I still have some chest tightness which usually happens when I don't exercise and/or stretch everyday. Do you feel the same way ...that you are glad you are on the other side of surgery? I sure do. Take care. I can't wait to update my journal on my anniversary on Oct. 8! I'm glad you are celebrating your 1 year anniversary.
Hi Jeff
I also had a bicuspid aortic valve, aneurysm and needed one bypass. I started cardiac rehab two weeks after surgery at Rice Hospital in Willmar MN. ...Read more
Hi Jeff
I also had a bicuspid aortic valve, aneurysm and needed one bypass. I started cardiac rehab two weeks after surgery at Rice Hospital in Willmar MN. My heart surgery was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. It was really helpful that they monitored me and guided my getting back to normal ASAP. I walked my first 5k thirty days after surgery,ran my first 5mile road race 3 months after surgery. I then did my first marathon 13 months after surgery. My wife was worried I would hurt myself recovering so she was relieved that cardiac rehab was there to guide my recovery and return to normal. That was almost 5 years ago and the mechanical valve is still clicking away with no sign of wear. I monitor my INR weekly at home as my work load and diet are anything but consistent. I'm a 62 year old full time farmer.
Happy recovery
Did you go through a wormhole or a time machine? The previous post in November you were 16 weeks post surgery and now this last post just a couple of weeks ...Read more
Did you go through a wormhole or a time machine? The previous post in November you were 16 weeks post surgery and now this last post just a couple of weeks later you are 18 MONTHS post surgery. My how time flies! :D
Keep up the boring healing process.
Jeff Offermann Really should stop taking those pain pills. Damn, is this 2014 or 15?
Glad to know how boring it is--what a good sign of progress!!
I still have some soreness near the right side of my incision, and especially if I roll over ...Read more
Glad to know how boring it is--what a good sign of progress!!
I still have some soreness near the right side of my incision, and especially if I roll over at night, or push myself in the gym--but it is getting better.
But it is all worth it to have a healthy heart!
Thanks for keeping us posted and--Take care!
Jeff
Remain medically boring! I want the same thing - no complications or lapses and continued healing. Real glad you are doing well. Keep healing, big guy! ...Read more
Jeff
Remain medically boring! I want the same thing - no complications or lapses and continued healing. Real glad you are doing well. Keep healing, big guy!