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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis

Member Since: June 6, 2019

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Rita St Pierre got a guestbook from Marie Myers
7 years ago (June 7, 2019)
Yes, it took a long while for me to feel confident with my new "parts" . Cardiac rehab went a long way to getting my confidence up, so I have been keeping up with 30 minutes of physical activity and yoga on most days of the week. I found that... Read more.
It has been a year and I am having trouble with a low resting heart rate. Been between 49 and 56. Had some test done and wore a monitor. Meet with the doctor on the 17th. Has anyone else had this
Rita- if you put this post under the community news feed, you will get more responses to questions. In regard to the low heart rate, are you on any beta blockers like metoprolol? They work by slowing the heart down, and sometimes the heart rate is too slow. Do you... Read more.

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