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Was great to read your story.....I thought I was the only person with pre surgery anxiety. I was diagnosed in 2009 & since that time I have felt as if I have a black cloud over my head about surgery. I also wake up in a panic & no matter what I try I can\'t shake it.

The best vibes to you Good Man. Will be thinking about you and hoping for the very best. These challenges that come to us that we don\'t ask for or need just keep coming don\'t they. You can manage with it, just know you will be just fine. If you weren\'t so far from here I\'d drop by and harass you until you bust a gut laughing or shoot me. Again, best vibes to you Good Man.

I had an ablation with my mitral repair and tricuspid replacement last year, I had bad AFIB and now I don\'t have it. My ablation went fine and took care of my AFIB, i understand yours is a diffrent issue, praying for you.

Hi Darren, I had my mitral and tricuspid valves repaired a year ago this month, and I have had the exact same problems as you.....atrial flutter (which really doesn\'t bother me) and slow heart rate (35 to 45) that comes and goes. I know the anxiety it can cause.......you just don\'t feel right and and you have an overwhelming urge to lie down. I\'ve seen several cardiologists and electro physiologists over the past year, and they all said the same thing.......annoying,but nothing to worry about. That\'s easy for them to say because they don\'t feel like crap! The electro physiologist I saw at Cleveland Clinic said an ablation may help, but it could also make it worse. He suggested I try to live with it. The cardiologist I saw last week put me on an extremely low dose beta blocker (bisoprol fum 5 mg), and I feel like it is helping so far. But, like you, my slow beats seem to come and go, and they are generally worse in the morning. I am anxious to see how I feel in another month, because maybe I am just going through a good spell right now. I also know that lack of sleep really affects my heart rate. If I don\'t sleep (which is often), my heart rate is bouncing all over the place. I wish you all the best with your ablation. I hope it is 100% successful! you will be in my thoughts and prayers.... Deb Z

Here\'s hoping for the best for you, Darren. As a poor EKG Interpretation student, almost half way through the graduate course, I gotta ask if when you wrote SNR if you meant to write NSR. I guessing it is an NSR issue. Out of curiosity I\'m wondering what your EKG strip looks like, just the curiosity of a student. Anyway, bottom line, hope your docs do good for you. ...Barry

My 87 yr. old father is sitting up and doing well the second day after his valve replacement. He is looking forward to playing tennis in June and walking at home in 7 days.Don\'t be afraid---Find the right surgeon--who makes you feel better. The valves do need to be replaced in 20 years. Good luck.