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I haven't written it off. I may decide to go with a different hospital though but that's for personal reasons. Mainly the stats look better at the other one. I appreciate you helping out and clearing some things up. I can live without grapefruit juice. I like it but can't remember the last time...

Well I'd say statistically the most likely way I would die would be in a car crash and warfarin makes those odds go up. Id be restricted on what I can do, no alcohol, no tattoos, no cranberry or grapefruit juice or green tea, no thc, antibiotics before any procedure, I'd have to change my...

I will also ask the surgeon his opinions on this. It does look to be harder to get in than the Ross would be.

I'm pretty against the whole warfarin thing. If I have to go mechanical I will but for me being warfarin free for around 20 years seems worth it. And the chance of no reoperation is there. I don't plan on doing steroids or lifting like Arnold. He's been pretty hard on his body and I think that...

The new studies look promising. There's definitely a chance for reop. But at the same time you don't have to take warfarin. Like I said before. I plan to talk to my surgeon about it. I don't think he can actually do the Ross. I believe Duke hospital is the closest to me for it. But he should be...

That is completely valid. I agree that for the most part mortality rate statistics are skewed. Most statistics really. At the same time though. I am fit and healthy. I'm active duty military and I'm quite active. The only reason I have valve regurgitation is from getting an infection in my hip...

I'm 26. I have a consultation with my surgeon on Tuesday. I'm going to ask about Ross. My cardiologist suggested a mechanical valve. But I have no prior heart problems, I have/had infective endocarditis and it's cause valve regurgitation of my aortic valve. And from my understanding that should...

Thank you for that. I really appreciate it. Honestly I didn't realize how many young people go through this.

Hello everyone. I'm sure like some of you, I wasn't expecting to be posting here. But I had a follow up today for endocarditis, that I got from an infection about a month ago. I've been on antibiotics and have mostly recovered completely from the infection. But today when they did the echo my...