Dnvr,
Just read you original post today and I'm glad to hear you're doing better. Heart problems can be very scary, I know, I'm 5 weeks post-op mitral valve repair and one of the complications after this type of surgery can be A-fib. Developing A-fib was one of the things that had me terrified before the operation. Fortunately, this never occurred and my recovery is going well ecept for an occasional cough which hurts like hell in the incision area. You mentioned a HR of 155 - was that resting? I'm a little stressed because mine is in the 80's (resting 40's before surgery). I hope you're able to get that down. I was wondering why they have you on blood thinners, but then I guess it's to prevent the clotting. Since my valve was repaired and not replaced, I was able to avoid the whole blood thinner thing. Very happy about that!! Good to see you're still riding the bike though. Doctors told me 6 weeks and only then on the trainer. Probably have to wait another few weeks before attempting the road - don't want to fall on the sternum. Again, congratulations on your improvement! Take care.