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Tissue valves don't get "attacked" by the immune system. Where did you get that idea? That's not true.

Thought this was interesting too even if it's just a company press release.

I was about 100 bpm for the first week or so post op but by the time I left hospital, it was starting to come down. I assume that was the daily dose of 2.5 mg Bisoprolol having an effect. After about 6 weeks I was back to pretty normal bpm and my dose was halved as my BP was a bit on the low...

I had a tissue valve implanted 5 months ago. I had a significant thump thump thump for weeks afterwards when I'd put my head on a pillow or anything. Tell you the truth, I actually felt that the whole bed was moving with each thump. Had to sleep on my back so that I wouldn't hear it. It's not...

I'm almost 5 months post op and I feel very close to back to normal except for that damn brain fog. It's still hanging around for me but hopefully improves with time.

I still remember how tough the first shower was. Nevertheless, it was a bit of a milestone and ushered in the beginning of some "normality". Who knew how much energy washing your hair and drying yourself required.....

Thanks. Yep, this was my first OHS.

I'm 4 months post AVR (Carpentier-Edwards Magna Ease) and had my follow up with my cardiologist yesterday. Everything went great. My gradient is now 12 mmHg (I was almost 90 mmHg pre op) and the valve itself is working very well. I was able to see it on the Echo as well. My heart is good and ECG...

I'm 4 months now and meeting my cardiologist this week. My surgeon told me at my 6 week check up not to cycle on a real bike for 12 weeks due to leaning on the bars plus the vibrations from the road surface passing up through my arms to my sternum. He was OK with an exercise bike.

Were the arrhythmia real or was it that they "felt" real but weren't real? I was convinced I was having a shocking number if them at night a few weeks after my valve replacement (felt like thousands) but I only had 8 PVC's in a 24 hour period in reality (Holter monitor). I have to say, in my...

I'm only 52 and I don't have any other health issues. However, the operation laid me low for a period afterwards too. That's perfectly normal, in my own case anyway. However, after a few weeks, the improvement was marked. My point being, it's perfectly normal to be as weak as a weak kitten for...

Getting the dose right initially was a pain in the neck for me too. The first 3 weeks were the worst of it but it dialled in after that and I get a blood test every couple of weeks now. I also have a beer or two a few nights a week and my INR is stable. I've abstained for a few days pre INR...

I remember going from a resting heart rate of around 60 pre-op to 100 for the first week post op. It settled after about another week or so back to 50 to 60. I came out on 2.5mg Bisoprol but my BP was kinda low (100/75) and I'd always been around 120/80 pre-op so it was reduced to 1.25mg...

Those tubes coming out.....that's definitely one of the things I like to try forget.....

Best of luck. I had mine done in November. It's actually not as bad as you fear (in my case anyway). Took a couple of tablets the morning of my op and I assume they knocked me out, remember nothing else until waking up and the whole thing done. You'll be surprised how much better you'll feel...

Just on TAVR, I sometimes see mention of cracking the ring on previously installed bio prosthetic valves to do it. Surely that can't be a particularly great thing? I speak from the point of view of a tissue valve recipient who will need re-intervention at some point myself. Not sure I like that...

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I know that I'll be on 75mg Aspirin daily for the duration of my own tissue valve.

I could be wrong but I have the impression that repairs buy a bit of time but I don't get the impression that it buys more than a few years at most. Again, it's just an impression that I have from browsing forums rather than fact of course. From a personal point of view, if I was to undergo...

You are around the same age as me. I'm 52 and had the operation on Nov 4th 2021. Best of luck 👍