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No fiery chest pains for me so far. Sometimes I get a weird pain in my stomach area, but then I fart and it goes away. Glad to hear you are doing well. Continued good healing have a Merry Christmas.

Glad to see you are doing well. I can say that I had similar pains in the chest area, no real timing for it, but they happened on occasion. I'm a year out from mine now and can't remember the last time I had one of those. My thought is that it was part of the healing process, but who knows. I would say don't worry about it unless it makes you uneasy then best bet just give the cardiologist a call to be safe. Sounds like everything else is going great and glad to hear it. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hi Debbie, So glad to hear you are doing so well. My surgery was in mid August and like you I had my life back relatively quickly. Some people still stop me and say "You shouldn't be doing that, should you?" and, happily I can say that I can do anything!! For me. the little bit of chest tightness is still there, but not a big deal. It is worst in the morning getting out of bed, so I have learned to chest put a hand over my incision as I stand up and, no pain at all. Each time I see someone who hasn't seen me since surgery they are shocked and say "you look amazing". So I guess that proves I really am back and also like you feeling better than I thought I could after coping for so long with fatigue. I am also in the same situation as far as the life of the valve. I will likely be 75, and deal with how things are then, but so happy to not be on anticoagulants. Congratulations on your progress!

Glad you are making a strong recovery...was wondering if you went with a tissue or mechanical valve. I am 56 and valve replacement and anurysm repair February 7th. I went with pig valve and had my 8 month echo today - hope all is clear! Best wishes on your continued recovery - looks like you are well on your way!