Susan's Posts

I had a mitral valve repair and started cardiac rehab this week, though I could have started 2 weeks sooner Ask your nurse or doctor when you can start.. I'd ask to be taken off of the Lasix. I was on it for 10 days post op. They put me back on it when I had an efflusion, but then took me off after 5 days.

Congratulations on your recovery progress. You're doing really well walking that far only a months after surgery, no wonder you are tired at night 😀. During my recovery from MV Repair (3years ago) I found it hard to be patient and not push too hard - but slow and steady wins the race. My Cardio Rehab started about 12 weeks after surgery and the biggest problem they had was slowing me down (I compete at just about anything😖) I had not understood the extent that your heart muscle was remodelling as your heart shrinks back to normal size as it gets more efficient again, pushing too hard does not help the process. if you're concerned about the HR lurching please talk to your Doctor. mine did something similar. In hindsight, It felt as if my heart was learning how to work in its new shape and with a valve that functioned without regurg! Over time the lurching has dissapeared and the Rythm has become strong. On the Lasix side I made the mistake of taking my diuretics late at night and having to get up to go😱 that was until a nurse suggested that reschedule to take them earlier in the evening - it worked really well for me and I managed to get much better sleep😎 Good luck with the recover, stay patient and positive👍🏿