Robert's Guestbook

Hi Robert, Congratulations on your successful heart surgery. I cook low-sodium meals for a family member who also had MV repair surgery last year. Foods with lower (or no) sodium include: fresh vegetables, fresh fish, pasta or rice, can serve with olive oil, balsamic vinegar or Mrs. Dash seasonings. Oven baking fresh chicken breast with olive oil and using Mrs. Dash (no salt) seasonings (variety of flavors); fresh vegetables on romaine lettuce for salad, using red wine balsamic vinegar and olive oil as a dressing. Onion, garlic, and lemon or lime, and spices like rosemary provide flavor with minimal sodium. Martins Potato bread has lower sodium. Snacks include no salt peanuts and almonds and other nuts, dried fruit, some granola bars, Kashi Cinnmon Harvest cereal. We also found that eating lot of high potassium foods (1200-1400 mg) seemed to help minimize heart flutters, but it can take about two days to start helping... bananas, raw spinach, potatoes, sweet potatoes. Magnesium supplements (400 mg) also helped for migraines, and I think also for heart flutters. Best wishes for a full recovery! God bless you! Maria C.

Robert, Thanks so much for sharing your story with our community. So you know, I posted your last picture at our Facebook page. Just 24 hours later, this one picture has over 3,500 Likes!!! You are inspiring the world!!!! Thank you!!!

All the best for a successful surgery and easy recovery. Say hi to Dr. Gillinov for me. He did a great job on my repair, as I'm sure he'll do for yours as well.

As you've probably seen, surgery went really well and recovery is better than I could have imagined. Everyone here has been great. I'm sure you'll be just as pleased as I am.

Hi Robert, The countdown is on. I'll be in Alliance, OH on 10/8 with my cousin. Then, up to Cleveland on the 10th for to check into the hotel and get ready for testing, interviews and surgery on the 13th. I'll try to post as soon as I can to let you know how it's going. We'll be on the other side of surgery before Thanksgiving.

Hi Robert, just wanted to welcome you. I am new on this website and it looks like you may be also. I have found a lot of help and encouragement here. That's somethi g I really needed since my surgery is coming up on August 11th.