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I've had ocular migraines since I was a teenager. After having OHS one and a half years ago, I experienced, and still experience, many visual anomalies. I've experienced everything from the seemingly (and shockingly!) common loss of vision in one eye for several minutes, to the 'fireflies', to...

;) Good catch! No doubt my bad experience was due largely in part by the lack of pain management. This was part of my experience though, I have nothing better to compare it to. If I elect to go back to the same place to have my next surgery (which is doubtful based on my experience there), you...

Its been said a few times, one more can't hurt, can it? :) Pain is different for everyone, but I thought I'd chime in and give you my $0.02. Its been 1 year (almost to the day!) since my OHS - aortic valve replacement and ascending aorta replacement. I'm 35, 6'4 and always thought of myself as...

follow up follow up I realize this isn't the right place, but just wanted to do a brief follow up. I'm 2+ weeks postop, had the surgery & had a carpentier-edwards bovine valve, dacron graft 'installed', luckily the surgeon felt the root was stable and worth sparing, so no messing with the...

180 180 After consulting with several surgeons (CCF, RWJ) and my own research and analysis, I've done a 180 with my whole view. The sole reason I would opt for the ON-X is the lure of low/no coumadin therapy. I'm not looking to start a debate, I know its a touchy subject, and I fully support...

So my time draws near, my aortic valve has neared the end of its useful life, but at 34 the rest of me isn't in the same dire straights. I've done a lot of reading over the years, especially here, and have developed an unfortunate (?) bias toward the MCRI On-x valve. Not even so much for the...