N L How did it go for you? Prayer sent. Do not blow the plug!!!! I have had several, blew the plug one time what a mess. I pray they find and repair the problem while they are in there.

My friend had a valve replacement done over 7 years ago. He had to take it easy for a couple of months, but is well and doing fine since. He will have to take blood thinners (Warfarin) for the rest of his life, which is no big deal according to him. I have lunch with him every week. It's amazing what cardiologists can do these days.

Prayers for you guys.

Thinking positive thoughts for you today Jim. Hang in there buddy!

I have had one. Asked the doctor if I could watch the monitor. He said I wouldn’t recognize anything. He was correct. No problems during or after the procedure.

Do you have flutter or AFIB? I have had both.

Heal up fast...

You'll know for sure tomorrow! Good luck with that!

They did mine as exploratory, outpatient procedure, went up thru the groin. Sedated, conscience but unaware. All went well, check all the previous bypasses (all clean) and valves, they put a few stents in secondary branch arteries. Only problem was a bit of extra bleeding from the blood thinners (6x Plavix) post procedure. Ended up in recovery for an extra hour before they would release me.

It was a long day. Started at 10:00 AM and was finally released at 5:30 PM, the good news is there was no blockade so they can proceed with the valve replacement. They had trouble getting the bleeding stopped and would not let me go until they were satisfied. I was not to use my arm for anything and I have restrictions for a few days, luckily for me it was my left arm, they tried the right arm first but it wasn't goi ng to work. I want to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers.

Glad to hear you're home, take care buddy!!

Nittany Lion. Thank you for the update.

Good news.Do what the doctor tells you and get well.

Glad it's all working out Jim

Thanks for the update, Nittany. I'm glad this worked out for you.

Great news Jim! Hope you recovery goes smoothly.

Good news! Hope all continues to go well for you.

Glad to hear the first part of your procedure went okay. Rest up and God Bless

Good luck with it. Ex fater in law had it done through the groin. Laying still was the worst part he said.

Glad to hear things went well. Hope your on the road to full recovery!

Awesome News! Rest and be well soon!

Great news! Now take it easy and rest even though it's hard to keep a good man down. Prayers for a speedy recovery.