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A cardiac surgeon who I was referred to (not the one who did my surgery) explained to me that they can only put in the size valve of the size of the annulus, and that there is no 'give' in the annulus as it is "very fibrous". I believe the way they can give a patient a bigger valve is by...

I would have thought maybe he meant a tiny bit smaller than 27mm, say his annulus measured 26mm - there isn't a 26mm valve is there. If, for the sake of argument his annulus was 26mm then having a 27mm valve would mean there was an element of obstruction...though I don't know...I mean how do...

I took this to mean that it was because the 27mm valve is a bit too big that the end result is that the person thinks they'll likely need to be on Warfarin indefinitely. I know from having a valve that is too small for my body size that when a valve is inserted the annulus is measured during...

Hi Keith - I had a TOE and I was given a general anaesthetic. I wasn't given a choice, they just said it would be under a general - which I was happy about. This was at the Royal Brompton Hospital as a day patient. That was not before I had AVR to replace my bicuspid valve though, it was three...

Hi - I had a different but similar experience with Azithromycin. I had a chest infection and was put on a course of Azithromycin, the course is only three days. At the end of the third day I started to experience bad upper GI symptoms, reflux and pain. I actually had to phone 111 which is out of...

I keep the Keto way of eating - I know we have to have a bit of extra salt due to loss of it with fluids. If you're too low in sodium that can make you feel a bit dizzy. Just an idea.

Congratulations...and here's to many more years !

All the very best for a speedy and smooth recovery. Focus on how you'll be when you've landed :D

Hi Monica - the murmur from my bicuspid aortic valve was heard when I was in my mid 20s but I didn't need surgery to replace the valve until I was 60 ! I had a TEE (called TOE in the UK) under general anaesthetic so it was no problem for me. Hope your cardiology appointment went well.

Passing this on: This year as part of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week 2022, Heart Valve Voice is taking a petition to 10 Downing Street, to ask Government to increase funding for diagnosis and care of people with severe aortic stenosis. Sign Heart Valve Voice’s petition to help prevent...

Congratulations on your Wedding Anniversary and on your 13th year with your bovine valve ! You certainly have a lot of bicuspid in your family. I seem to be the only one in my family, no one else had heart, or has heart, issues.

Hi libermana ! I too had my AVR in 2014 and got a Magna Ease Pericardial Tissue Valve (I think you'll find it's bovine tissue not pig tissue). Mine is 19mm which is too small for me so I have 'moderate patient prosthesis mismatch' and I am monitored with echos every year as the pressure...

Calcium supplements have been linked to increased heart attack risk and to calcification of heart valves. Most calcium supplements are calcium carbonate (chalk) or calcium citrate. Neither are anything like the calcium which occurs in food. I have osteoporosis - I have never been advised to...

I've tried Ivabradine. A few years ago I saw a cardiologist for an expert echocardiogram. My heart rate varies from around 70 to 85, occasionally higher, and imho that's normal, in fact normal heart rate is described as being between 70 and 100. Whenever I have an echo it seems to be around 90...

Bonjour @d333gs ! I eat a very low carbohydrate diet. I eat meat, eg beef, lamb, pork, chicken (organically reared pasture fed), fish, eggs, cheese, milk in tea, some nuts, non-starchy low carb vegetables eg asparagus, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, courgettes, broccoli, aubergine, peppers, okra...

Hi @d333gs - What about carbs ? Dairy as in cheese has zero to minute amounts of carb, and red meat contains none which is good when you're diabetic or pre-diabetic. What carb foods and how much of them do you eat ? They are the most important factor when it comes to blood glucose levels and...

Bonjour, Have you read what I quoted twice from Diabetes UK re Prof Tim Noakes, a professor of sports medicine and exercise who has written extensively about diet and exercise, who discovered he was diabetic when his glucose levels rose sharply with intense exercise when he was on a high...

Well it's certainly in remission :)

Brexit hasn’t helped. We will be back in the Languedoc, we’ll rent a gîte for holidays but that won’t be the same as owning a little bit of France :cry: We had our place there for nearly twenty years and felt a little bit French, especially as people there are so friendly.

Bonjour @d333gs - Did you notice that bit I highlighted in bold in previous message from Diabetes UK about Prof Tim Noakes, one of the authors of 'Diabetes Unpacked' and a Prof of sports medicine, who wrote about his diagnosis of Type 2 when a study in a research paper he wrote showed his blood...