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Glad to read that you received your date, Honeybunny! Hectic and I should be all healed-up by then. I will be sure to relate my experiences with recovery. Wishing you the best.

Thank you all for your well wishes. Tank: Good luck next week! And thank you for relating your story. You have reassured me that mechanical is the way to go. Look for updates next week from MGH!

Love Dune. Thank you for the well wishes and the video, Pellicle!

Best to you as well, hectic! I am going in next Tuesday as well! I will be thinking of you. Unfortunately, due to my aorta fix, I am getting the full baked treatment - sternum opened up.

Mentally preparing for going in next week to have my ascending aorta repaired and my BAV replaced. After speaking with my surgeon and cardiologist last week, I have decided to go with an ON-X mechanical valve over a tissue valve. While I am not thrilled with the prospect of lifetime...

Jumpy: I would be surprised if they performed a Ross on you. I am 40 and due for surgery in August to repair an ascending aortic aneurysm and to replace my aortic valve. I inquired about a Ross and I was told that these days a Ross is a good procedure for a child or a teenager who requires a...

That surgical consult date sounds pretty far out for a symptomatic patient. Try calling the office and asking for an earlier date. I had an MRI at the beginning of June to measure my AAA and AS. When the AAA came back at 5.0 cm, I was in to see the surgeon the next week. He sent me a week later...

Thank you all for your replies. I think I have done the right thing for me by choosing a tissue valve, even though I may need at least two replacements later in life. And, my surgery has been moved up to the second week of August, which I am happy about as I am very anxious to get on the other...

Thank you all for your replies. I ended-up purchasing an electric recliner. I almost feel asleep in it Sunday afternoon, so I think it was the right choice. BTW - my surgery has been moved up to the second week of August. I have my surgical pre-op day next Tuesday. I am really looking forward...

Hi All: I am scheduled for AVR and ascending aortic aneurysm repair surgery in September, 2015. I have decided on a tissue valve. My surgeon has recommended an Edwards Perimount Magna or Magna Ease. Anyone here have one of these valves? How has it performed for you? Have you been able to be as...

Longtime lurker, first time poster. Received the news last week that it is time to repair my ascending aortic aneurysm, bicuspid aortic valve, and aortic stenosis. My condition is congenital, was diagnosed at birth, and I have known about it all of my life. That knowledge prepared me for the...