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It's been 2 months today! (Aortic replacement/ biologic aortic valve replaced bicuspid valve). Lots of ups and downs: Post surgery was "mostly" normal, discharged ...Read more

It's been 2 months today! (Aortic replacement/ biologic aortic valve replaced bicuspid valve). Lots of ups and downs: Post surgery was "mostly" normal, discharged at 7 days, home for a week then afib (alerted by my Fitbit, FYI). EMS hauled me away at 9 pm, spent 18 hours in the ER because no beds. Cardioversion was done twice before rhythm was restored. Another four days inpatient. Discharged with ZIO patch for 8 days. The results came back - PERFECT!

Until the very next day. Afib came back and brought a friend, "flutter". First available outpatient cardioversion wasn't open for almost two weeks. I saw surgeon for scheduled follow up a week later and she said - let me make a call. Suddenly there was an opening the next day.

Cardioversion restored rhythm which has held so far - I started driving last week, and started cardio rehab. I see an electrophysiologist on Wednesday to deal with low BP and arrhythmia (not afib). I finished OT/PT home health, still have nurse visit once a week. Great family support.

This site was such a blessing! So many ideas pre-surgery. And encouragement. I kept a video diary from before surgery until now which I am considering posting on FB or Instagram. The expanding back scratcher was amazing - great idea!

Sorry this is so long, I am happy to share and answer questions, I appreciate all of the support I got!

Robert Miller That is quite a story. Very nice incision. Can barely see it. I hope you are doing better these days. ... Read more

Robert Miller That is quite a story. Very nice incision. Can barely see it. I hope you are doing better these days. If not, you might want to see an electrophysiologist. Maybe get one of those 2-week heart monitors to see how you are doing.

Marie Myers Great healing on your scar!

Lisa Hoyt I’m seeing the EP tomorrow and hope to be able to tweak some meds. I can’t go back on beta blocke ... Read more

Lisa Hoyt I’m seeing the EP tomorrow and hope to be able to tweak some meds. I can’t go back on beta blockers until BP gets higher and I had a bad experience with flecainide many years ago. Fingers crossed, but I’m feeling much better!

Robert Miller I am sure you are already planning on this but if you see your EP, which I assume means electrophysio ... Read more

Robert Miller I am sure you are already planning on this but if you see your EP, which I assume means electrophysiologist, see if your continuous episodes of AFib and flutter can/should be addressed with ablation. Since you have AFib, I assume you are already on blood thinner. If not, that would be another question. I suspect you will get an EKG. If so, use your fitbit right afterwards and see if it gives the same result. My Galaxy watch and Kardia 6L always give wrong results.

Rose Madura Lisa, glad you are feeling better but so sorry you are having these issues. I had both AFib and Aflut ... Read more

Rose Madura Lisa, glad you are feeling better but so sorry you are having these issues. I had both AFib and Aflutter after my surgery. I seemed to bee very symptomatic to the inflammation. I had fluid buildup around my heart and fluid around my lungs that didn't seem alarming to anyone until I kept going into AFib. Hang in there. You seem to have everything under control. Thanks for the update and please keep us posted.

Susan Lynn Lisa - Sorry to hear about the post-op afib. It's unfortunately very common after surgery. Glad the ... Read more

Susan Lynn Lisa - Sorry to hear about the post-op afib. It's unfortunately very common after surgery. Glad the cardioversion finally worked. Let us know how you make out the electrophysiologist. All the best!