Aortic Stenosis, Joined July 17, 2020
Aortic Stenosis
Joined July 17, 2020
Wes says, "Now nearly 4 years from my mitral valve replacement..."
Mark says, "Hopefully going in for a Ross procedure in September..."
Shaun says, "4 more sleeps until my Mitral Valve repair. Highly ..."
Dr. Chikwe is a world-renowned heart valve surgeon that has performed thousands of heart valve operations that include minimally-invasive techniques.
Did you have afib before the surgery? If so, did they do the maze procedure? I did get the maze procedure done and my heart didn't beat by itself for I believe 3-4 days. Supposedly it has to find the new "electrical signal path". Afib is not uncommon after surgery. In your case they put in a "wonderful, fabulous" pacemaker, though so hopefully that helps.
Did they take the appendix out? I was told that's a standard procedure but I just learned that this isn't always done. It helps staying off blood thinner if you do have afib (so I am being told).
A decision was made then,to install a pacemaker.So,we might have the same one,Caroline.Mine is a St.Jude(Abbott). A nurse practitioner called it a super yacht,compared to the older versions,that were like dinghies.The thing picked up all the AF episodes,after placement,which thankfully ended about a month later.