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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Atrial Fibrillation

Member Since: February 28, 2024

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Jovan Dumas posted an update

1 year ago (March 23, 2025)

Hello everyone! Today marks one year since my open heart surgery to replace my aorta cart valve with a mechanical valve and aortic graph repair. Thank you to everyone in this group. The support here has been the best that I have found. Looking forward to long years, happiness, and... Read more.

👍 ❤️ Rose Madura, Robert Miller and reacted to this

Rose Madura

Happy Anniversary!

Valerie Allen

Glad you are doing so well!

Andrew Dial

Congrats !!

Susan Lynn

Happy Anniversary!! ❤️

Darrell Malone

Congratulations

Andrew Dial

Congrats!

Michael Ponzio

Happy anniversary

Pamela Gregory

Congratulations! Happy Anniversary ❤️

Nancy White

Congrats

Suzette Schear

Congrats

Deena Z

Here's looking to lots of healthy years ahead, Jovan!

Michael Ponzio

Congra

Jovan Dumas posted an update

2 years ago (June 12, 2024)

Hello everyone! I'm about 12 weeks post op from AVR and have a question about heart rate and exercising. I'm a 45 year old male and I am ramping up to use my cycling bike. I was symptomatic prior to surgery but am feeling a little better everyday since surgery.... Read more.

Valerie Allen

Well I just had this discussion at cardio rehab today and your age is a big factor. So I'm 71 and it would be different for you. They have an algorithm.

Darrell Malone

This topic came up last week and it seems like depending on your facility, procedure and many other factors it is different for all. I had a stress test last Friday and they set my rehab based on that. But some folks are doing rehab with no stress test. I... Read more.

J Alexander Lassally

RPE - the nebulous metric. Pulse is a hard measure and it is nice to see actual quantifications. Good for Canada! 120 seems a good all around number, and there is nothing wrong with staying the 100 teens at first. Correspondingly, 30 plus resting heart rate still works well for... Read more.

Darrell Malone

This is the other handout I was given to help track intensity.

Darrell Malone

Handout

Kevin McCarthy

This "sing/talk" test makes the RPE more understandable! I haven't seen that one before

Valerie Allen

Darrell - interesting. Yes since I am 71 my target heart rate right now is 98 and I'm supposed to slow down if over 123

Daneen Douglas

Hey Darrell I got that handout today! Also, they have posters on the wall!

DeWayne Adamson

I go to 130 max. On beta blocker. 70 year old.

Jovan Dumas posted an update

2 years ago (March 24, 2024)

Thank you to all who have expressed their support! 3 days after surgery I am feeling so much better! I want to also give thanks to the surgical team as well as the nursing staff! They have been nothing short of rock stars!