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Hi All, Update: I made it through! I'm going on 6 months now since the procedure (which ended up being a valve sparing root replacement, per doc's judgement), and physical recovery was truly not as bad as I thought it would be. I returned to (low key office) work about two months post op, and...

I have, all the heart doctors say go with mechanical, and after reading this forum (as well as testimonies from other mechanical heart valve owners) I'm starting to come around to the prospect. Warfarin doesn't mess with the meds I take for epilepsy, but the stuff I take for epilepsy might...

I've never fallen hard enough to cause any permanent damage, at most a bruise on my head and a bit tongue. It's pretty rare actually for people with epilepsy to fall hard enough to cause severe damage but that risk is there.

I think what concerns me most is falls, as someone with epilepsy I cant help but worry that going forward I'll be unable to take any sort of hit without it being like instant game over (if I'm taking warfarin forever)

Thank you all for the encouragement. It helps a lot. Just sort of spooky as I also have epilepsy (albeit well controlled, generally have seizures as I'm waking up, and last one was a little over 6 years ago on barely any medication). Warfarin management and epilepsy management is actually quite...

that's my concern, is that because these studies are on older people, is it safe to assume that my chances of even getting to the average age these studies are done (50/60) would be slim to none?

I think the big thing I'm struggling with now is trying to keep my head on straight before this thing. I keep reading white papers, and studies on life expectancy/endocarditis/strokes, and cant help but feel discouraged I know there's no such thing as guarantees, but I'm scared I'll never get...

Hi All, I'm currently staring down the barrel of a David procedure, with the possibility of receiving a mechanical on-x valve if my valve turns out to be unusable. I'm also a somewhat* otherwise healthy 28 year old who is having trouble coming to terms with what's about to happen to me. My...