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Great news ! Wishing you continued wellness for the rest of your recovery which aready sounds pretty amazing !

Happy Thanksgiving Superbob and everyone on your side of the pond :D Here in England we're going into a new sort of lockdown from next week which will last until the end of March (or maybe longer). We'll all get five days at Christmas when we can invite other family into each other's homes. DH...

Hi @Projohta My bicuspid aortic valve murmur was first heard when I was 25 but I didn’t get any more echos, apart from when I was pregnant, until I was 53 when the murmur got worse, then I started getting annual echos with the pressure gradients followed. When the pressure gradients suddenly...

Hi @FishnFool Most patients are asked to decide whether they want to have a tissue or a mechanical valve, unless there are compelling reasons why they can’t have a choice. BUT it’s then the cardiac surgeon who will decide which model of valve…..it would be no good a patient asking for a...

Hi @FishnFool again ! I just discovered that my Magna Ease valve's full name is Perimount Magna Ease Aortic Valve so maybe that’s the Perimount your surgeon was referring to ? Here’s a link to the two latest valves from Edwards: Surgical aortic heart valves | Edwards Lifesciences I think...

Hi @FishnFool - welcome to the forum ! Best to get advice on valves from the cardiac surgeon - haven't you seen yours yet ? I see you are scheduled for surgery on Nov 19th ! The Edwards Inspiris Resilia valve is the latest valve from Edwards, the Perimount Bovine valve is older. I have the...

Thanks Tom ! Glad to know TURP worked :)

I have never given DH any of my vitamin K2 - maybe I should have ? He was on alpha-blockers (Tamsulosin) for his enlarged prostate for about eight years but with worsening symptoms had TURP procedure four weeks ago. He can now pee like when he was younger but is still in recovery stages and...

I've been asked to do the sniff test during an echo but only one done by a cardiologist who does 'expert' echos. He also had me do a Valsalva maneuver which is another test used for cardiac function. I've never had a regular echo technician do those tests.

Wishing you a good recovery from this one Superbob, and for the trials ahead.

There's more answers in an almost duplicate thread which had more postings here: VitD and bio AVR Btw, calcium supplements can lead to calcification. Calcium supplements are not the same as the calcium one gets from food. Calcium supplements are generally calcium carbonate. Although I have...

I was born :D I just read several articles about Arnold's latest surgery and they all reveal a history of bicuspid aortic valve. Glad he seems to be doing well after this third OHS.

Hi @Katerina Winchowska - I’ve been taking 2,500 iu vitamin D3 per day since 2008. I started taking it because I have osteoporosis and also because I read extensively about it and knew of its protective health benefits, particularly in relation to the heart and immunity (the latter now more...

I do similar to that too Superbob, though in the UK they don’t let the patient see the report before they see the doctor, but after I’ve seen the doctor and reports I then do my own research and work out various questions I want to ask and talk about. Patients getting knowledge that way is...

Hi Superbob - sorry to hear you're going through so many medical "issues" all at once - it must feel so overwhelming :( I had that back in January 2007: first I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, then diagnosed with diabetes, and then my bicuspid aortic valve that hadn't been an issue was...

Hi @iren_999 Yes it's true I'm younger (67) so your age is something to consider. But read this from the forum which was posted a few weeks ago - an 83 year old who had surgery and with two valves replaced and another repaired: Triple Valve Replace/Repair 83 year old Mom This was truly...

Hi @iren_999 - Your doctor said that "it looked fine" and that you will need to have the aortic valve replaced "sooner or later". Your doctor said it looked fine and he didn't say the aortic valve needed replacing now. As I've written previously, mine is too small but it is not damaging my heart...

Hi Superbob - I always read your Staying the Course posts but have been quiet of late. Nothing much going on here as I'm still in virtual lockdown as GP wants me to continue shielding. I went to get some blood tests this morning (for my six monthly check with my endocrinologist next week) and...

Your mother sounds a remarkable woman, she's an inspiration. Wishing her all the very best. Please keep us posted.

All the best Athens !