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	<title>Heart Valve Surgery Tips &#187; heart valve replacement surgery</title>
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		<title>Heart Valve Replacement Surgery &#8211; Pacemaker Complications After Open Heart Surgery!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I had my double valve repair surgery nine weeks ago, my cardiac surgeon thought before going into the surgery that I would need a heart valve replacement surgery on at least one of the valves, but since my heart problems had been caused by a lead extraction error while implanting a new pacemaker and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Surgery Recovery &#8211; Yeh!  I&#8217;m Off The Lasix!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heart valve surgery recovery, as we&#8217;ve said before, is not a sprint, it&#8217;s definitely a sporadic marathon.  Just as soon as you get one thing licked, some problem rears its head. For some reason, getting off the Lasix (a common diuretic used after heart valve replacement surgery), has been extremely difficult for me. My cardiologist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Replacement Surgery &#8211; Complications Of Cutting Back On Diuretics After Open Heart Surgery!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is now five weeks post heart valve replacement surgery. In an effort to drain the fluid off my lungs and from around my heart, Dr. Blake, my Cardiologist, still has me on boo coos of diuretics. I&#8217;m getting concerned though because I&#8217;ve been waking up every morning with severe cotton mouth, muscle cramps in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Surgery &#8211; Benefits To Heart Valve Repair Over Valve Replacement Surgery!</title>
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		<comments>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/valve-replacement-surgery-visiting-the-hospital-after-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was extremely lucky, when I was told that I needed heart valve surgery, it was thought that one and maybe two of my valves were so severely damaged, that I would need heart valve replacement, however, when Dr. Levy, my heart surgeon, actually got into my heart, all the valve parts where still there, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Replacement Surgery &#8211; Questions To Ask At First Follow-up Visit With Cardiologist!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kris and Lisa, took me for my first heart valve replacement surgery post operative visit with Dr. Blake, my primary cardiologist today. Because you will be moving a little slower, allow plenty of time to get to your appointment. This first follow-up appointment will be a big outing for you, and you will more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Heart Surgery Recovery &#8211; The Importance Of The Spirometer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You and your care givers will have to be vigilant in looking for anything unusual during your open heart surgery recovery process. You won&#8217;t be in the hospital where nurses and Doctors can observe any important changes.  It will be up to you and those in your support team to keep track of your progress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Replacement Surgery &#8211; Dealing With Pain After Open Heart Surgery!</title>
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		<comments>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/valve-replacement-surgery-post-surgery-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Memorial Day, 12 days post surgery.  I&#8217;ve had two long walks today, and I&#8221;ve worked with the Incentive Spirometer each time I&#8217;ve thought of it. he pain after heart valve replacement surgery is nothing to sneeze at, even though, prior to my open heart valve surgery, I&#8217;d always thought of myself as having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Surgery Recovery &#8211; Expect Both Highs And Lows After Open Heart Surgery!</title>
		<link>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/first-walk-outside-10-days-post-open-heart-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/first-walk-outside-10-days-post-open-heart-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After open heart surgery, it is very normal to have both high and  low hours and days during your heart surgery recovery phase. There are mornings when I wake up feeling very optimistic about my progress, only to be hammered by severe pain in my chest or exhaustion beyond description. Here is a peek at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tricuspid Valve Repair &#8211; What To Expect The First Day After Open Heart Surgery!</title>
		<link>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/day-1-post-surgery-tricuspid-valve-repair/</link>
		<comments>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/day-1-post-surgery-tricuspid-valve-repair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture shows the beginning of my day the very first day after my mitral and tricuspid valve repair surgery. Do I look like I&#8217;m in pain?  Believe me I was hurting like no tomorrow even though I was using an &#8220;on-Q&#8221; pain pack, as well as all the pain medication I was allowed. Boy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Replacement Surgery &#8211; Open Heart Surgery Day!</title>
		<link>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/valve-replacement-surgery-sugery-day/</link>
		<comments>http://heart-valve-surgery.net/valve-replacement-surgery-sugery-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 6:00 A.M. on my  heart valve replacement surgery day. How do I feel? Honestly, my predominant emotion is optimism peppered with real excitement. I feel like I used to when I was about to start a 10 mile run. Today, I&#8217;ll start to get my life back. Today I&#8217;ll get either a tricuspid valve [...]]]></description>
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