Back to Annual Review

[Seaguller]

Currently being monitored at 6 month periods. Gradient on valve changed. Have been annual review for 24 years. Anyone else return to annual review with their consultant after successful surgery or treatment?

[Fredders]

Hi, I still have yearly echo and chat with my cardiologist following my AVR in 2017. I have had annual check ups since I was 16, now 62. Had my first AVR at 52, which started to leak a few years later and had six monthly checks until they decided to operate again. Now back to yearly check ups - had my echo just before Christmas.

[Seaguller in reply to Fredders]

Thank you. How you feeling these days? Are you on any meds?

[Fredders in reply to Seaguller]

I'm feeling fine heart wise and my echoes have been fine. I haven't gone out much during this pandemic as I am high risk courtesy of a splenectomy between my heart ops. As I have taken early retirement I feel a bit of a recluse some days, and a bit of a couch potato, but once it warms up again I'll get back to doing my daily walks.

I am on a shed load of meds for various things, the main ones being warfarin, as I now have a mechanical valve, and antibiotics because of the splenectomy. I'm also on omeprazole, atorvastatin, losartan and amitryptaline. I think I'd rattle if I jumped up and down!

Wendy