Cameron McCartney - Heart Valve Journal

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1754 days ago

Does anyone else who has a mechanical valve find they have issues with the noise it makes. It has only been a week since my op so I'm sure it may just take ...Read more

Does anyone else who has a mechanical valve find they have issues with the noise it makes. It has only been a week since my op so I'm sure it may just take some time but does anyone have ways they found helped them deal with it.

Carlos Banuelos Definitely takes a little getting used to, particularly when I’m trying to sleep. I’ve found tha ... Read more

Carlos Banuelos Definitely takes a little getting used to, particularly when I’m trying to sleep. I’ve found that sleeping with white noise helps. I just downloaded an app and play it on my phone next to my bed. My gf has gotten used to it (both ticking and white noise) as well! Good luck!

Cameron McCartney During the day I find its not too bad and it's even not too loud but at night when I lay down I can h ... Read more

Cameron McCartney During the day I find its not too bad and it's even not too loud but at night when I lay down I can hear and and even feel my heart beating

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1755 days ago

Has anyone else found that they are going to the toilet like clockwork at night. It's been a week since my operation and I find I've been going to the toilet ...Read more

Has anyone else found that they are going to the toilet like clockwork at night. It's been a week since my operation and I find I've been going to the toilet throughout the night every hour to two hours

Jerome Hill I’m assuming number 1. Are you on a diuretic? I’m on Lasix but only going once every 4-6 hours. ... Read more

Jerome Hill I’m assuming number 1. Are you on a diuretic? I’m on Lasix but only going once every 4-6 hours.

Cameron McCartney Only on warfarin, magnesium tablets and some pain relief, I was wondering if I just am retaining flui ... Read more

Cameron McCartney Only on warfarin, magnesium tablets and some pain relief, I was wondering if I just am retaining fluid from the operation but abit unsure

Susan Lynn Cameron - Fluid retention is pretty common, but you might have a urinary tract infection from the ca ... Read more

Susan Lynn Cameron - Fluid retention is pretty common, but you might have a urinary tract infection from the catheter. Call your doctor - it's probably easily resolved and you can get some sleep. Best of luck.

Cameron McCartney Yeah I wondered that but throughout the day I've got no issues it's only when I'm trying to sleep may ... Read more

Cameron McCartney Yeah I wondered that but throughout the day I've got no issues it's only when I'm trying to sleep maybe laying in a prone position for a while play up im not sure

Susan Lynn Cameron - You probably have excess fluid that is distributed throughout your body when you're up and ... Read more

Susan Lynn Cameron - You probably have excess fluid that is distributed throughout your body when you're up and moving around during the day, but that fluid can pool when you're lying down creating the urgency during the night. You may just temporarily need a diuretic.

Only your doctor can give you an official diagnosis. Don't hesitate to call. ❤

Marie Myers Good idea to check and see if you have a urinary tract infection like Susan suggested. That is one re ... Read more

Marie Myers Good idea to check and see if you have a urinary tract infection like Susan suggested. That is one reason for frequent urination. Is your weight back to normal? I know I lost about 8 pounds of water in the first couple weeks after surgery.