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Diagnosis: Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: January 17, 2024

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Evan Fain posted an update

1 year ago (August 26, 2024)

Tomorrow is 7 weeks. Last week had a side stitch that never went away so spent the next night in the ER to check it out... X-Ray, CT with contrast, multiple blood tests and was told that yes, although I may have a slightly collapsed lower left lobe to my... Read more.

Ana Brusso

Hope your hurdle will subside and you will feel altogether good. You are a trooper putting up with so many people at dinner so soon. Continued good health Evan and God bless you 🙏❤️

Rita Savelis

Surgery is hard on your lungs and a collapsed lung is painful. What a difficult experience. I feel for you re the dinner with so many people! Socialising is exhausting and you are already exhausted. Heavy sigh. I am glad that you are doing well. Don't look back. There is... Read more.

Evan Fain

Thank you Ana and Rita! Forward it is...

Richard Munson

Even a partial collapse would worry me if it were me. Sometimes doctors tend to brush off issues that they don't feel are any big deal. I wonder if it would be considered so minor if it was their lung. Thats a lot of dinner guests after heart surgery. Or... Read more.

Susan Lynn

Seven weeks is still very early into recovery. Take your time - it's definitely not a race. And - let your wife know you won't be dining with the group on Sunday and, instead, take the time to do something restful. Heart surgery recovery is one of the best excuses... Read more.

Rose Madura

Evan, I'm sorry you have had this lung complication. You are still early in your recovery. You've gotten great advice from everyone. God bless you on this journey.

Evan Fain posted an update

1 year ago (July 14, 2024)

Was just told my WBC count like just over 13.... Hmmm.....

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Susan Lynn

Evan - Did you ask your nurses if it requires treatment? You just had surgery and have been exposed to all kinds of germs in the hospital. A slightly elevated white count may not be anything to worry about. See what they say. Keep us posted. ❤️

J Alexander Lassally

Hey - Everyones blood counts are "Cray-cray" for the first days - don't worry too much about it. Just stay in the loop with your docs and nurses for repeat monitoring.

Marie Myers

Elevated white counts are common after heart surgery. It should return to normal (4-10) in a couple days..

Evan Fain

Thanks for info and thoughts... Urine test is only one back yet and it was negative.

Evan Fain posted an update

1 year ago (July 13, 2024)

Five days post surgery (7/9/24).... in all ways recovery was going ok, woke early after surgery, walking twice around the floor multiple times a day,etc.. and then today... Had around 6 hours of Afib...omg...not fun. More later, felt I had to post.

Ana Brusso

Sorry for your afà n episode but congratulations on your five days post op. Hope you are feeling better. Keep us posted. God bless you 🙏❤️

Rose Madura

Afib is horrible. I hope it goes away soon. Thanks for the update.

Sue Maize

Oh no Evan—I'm so sorry you had that long bout with afib. I had one bad one too and it kept me in ICU an extra day, but it didn't last anything like 6 hours! I hope you're on amiodorone or something effective to keep it in check! Please keep... Read more.

Daneen Douglas

No fun at all! That happened to me but I did not come out of it with meds alone. The cardioversion on the 4th day of afib did the trick. I'm almost 3 months out from surgery and hoping to be off the meds too soon. It is very frustrating... Read more.

Susan Lynn

Evan - Thanks for the update. Don't panic. Post-op afib is common and could be temporary. Listen to the nurses. Walk when you can. Please stay positive and keep us posted. ❤️

Diana Chamblin-Bevirt

Hi Evan. I was doing well and walking 3 days after my mitral valve repair, MAZE procedure and LAA clip. Then AFIB hit with a vengeance. I was in it for hours at a time, they tried to control it with Amiodarone meds, then I had to have an IV... Read more.

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