I will be undergoing bypass surgery. So what are diet restrictions after surgery? I am already following plant based diet.
Can i take regular shower after discharging from Hospital?
Are any special clothing needed?

Did you know? The heart-healthy Mediterranean Diet ranks #1 out of diets and this is its 7th year! I prefer to be a vegetarian/vegan but once a week I will eat fish such as salmon and include fresh herbs like thyme, spices like pepper, and fresh salmon. As I write it bakes. As the author of the popular Healing Powers series -- based on this diet -- I recommend the diet. I have stayed lean, never hungry, and you get a nice balance of superfoods.

I have AFib and diastolic heart failure. Sometimes it feels like I'm breathing through a blob of mucus in my throat. I have a really hard time coughing it up and spitting it out so I just keep on coughing and coughing. Can anyone help me figure out a good way to cough that crap out of my throat/lungs because I always start to breathe easier and feel better when I can. Thank you in advance everyone!!

I had a Cardiologist appt this week that was ok, Thankful. My Cardiologist was telling me of a new medication approve now for heart failure patient with low EF, it is a med that is given to type 2 dietbetc, ( I forgot the exact name), she said it has few side effects. I am scheduled for an echo in May and if my EF is low, she recommended the new drug. Have anyone heard of the medication? I hate to add another pill to my daily intake.😔, but may try it. I hope my echo increases or stay the same… read more

What imuunbooster are you u using with warfarin...I can"t seem to get better after covid. Coughing and low oxygen. Dr gave antibiotics again...terrible

I turned quickly I dizzy for awhile. Also had headaches for 2 weeks took doxapan for flu

I had AtriClip placed with mitral valve repair 3 years ago. I have went into Afib 3 times in those 3 years.
Somehow it was overlooked that I had AtriClip and was put on Eliquis. I don't want to be on Eliquis any longer. Cardiologist( not the same one with mitral valve repair) says I need a TEE procedure before he takes me off med to ensure AtriClip is in place.
I need advice.
Terri

I had the initial surgery to replace valve in Aug 2021 but then in March 2022 I had a second surgery to add titanium plates to my chest wall as it was not stable with the wires used at the first surgery. I went home with the new improved chest but had acquired an infection around my sternum that involved violent chills and shaking and 3 months of IV antibiotics. And before it was over they did surgery to remove the infected tissue, and remove all the hardware that was remaining holding my… read more