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Hi Gia, welcome FWIW if you go the mechanical valve route it should last your lifetime, my father had a mechanical St Jude implanted in 1984 and passed last year from unrelated cancer. He had no issues from 30+ years of warfarin. He had childhood rheumatic fever whereas I had a bicuspid valve so...

Shame to read that the FDA is bent more than a banana... as a "friends of NATO" country from what I've seen our pharmaceuticals industry here take all the approvals as gospel. I'll flog a dead horse and say I have spoken to of a number of people on warfarin for Afib switched over to Dabigatran...

Hi Andy, where abouts in NZ are you? I'm guessing perhaps Auckland as I had my OHS in Chch and I think there's only 3 surgeons here that all work out of the same pool for public and do private as well. My 2 cents on warfarin is it is easier to manage it yourself here, I see a pool of doctors at...

Not insomnia but still sleep related, I came across this recently as I have sleep apnea and have just started using a CPAP machine in the last few weeks, I also hover around 10-11mg a day warfarin dose depending on my INR week to week, I have spent the last 8 weeks on 11mg daily but after a few...

Congratulations!🎂🍷 Sounds like a few pretty big bumps along the way, glad you are with us 😊

@carolinemc if you still have the card St Jude sends out a few months after your op it will say on there. My number starts with 27AGN, 27mm is the size and the AGN I believe denotes it is a Regent. My fathers valve was a 25A-101 St Jude. I have heard the number is also imprinted on the valve...

Hi Philip, my father had a St Jude implanted in 1984 which was still ticking problem free when he passed last year, so they really do last your lifetime😊 I also have a St Jude.

The son of Ronald McDonald? D was that ur stag doo before nuptials with supergirl?

I thought that might have been D on his last date, the one in blue appears to have small breasts and an abnormally large clitoris, the other guy which I can only assume is him appears to have stuffed socks in his undies, perhaps to compensate for the dude behind him with one eye 🤔🤪😉

My father knew Ian Hole, and knew he had a mechanical valve.

Congrats! Wether its 3 yrs or 30 yrs every anniversary is sacred 😊

Sadly I agree with @slipkid A friend of mine had his bicuspid valve replacement and aneurym repair go horribly wrong due to a mistake by the surgeon (who I’m sure has a list of accolades as long as your arm) which eventually resulted in him having to have a heart transplant. Then theres this...

Just came across this warfarin alternative trial, Iv only had time to skim it but looks interesting https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02522221

Two heartening life stories there from Superman and Pel. Beautiful. Mate its not easy, I’m still coming to terms with the ticking, even after 6 yrs, I’ve found just lately when deer hunting mates are hearing things I can’t cause of the ticking🙄 Still shot 2 nice stags in the weekend. But...

Unfortunately its apparantly around 80% of BAVs lead to surgery... I guess glass half full theres a 20% chance it won’t lead to surgery, thats a 1 in 5 chance it wont so much better odds than a lottery ticket 😊🤞...

Hi ddio, its certainly alot to take in, I was 38 when I had my bicuspid valve replaced so I know exactly where you are coming from, 6 years on and being on this forum life has gone on as normal as it can be. Sounds like you are along way from surgery if ever (hopefully never). I guess you maybe...

A new synthetic pulmonary valve currently in trials- https://xeltis.com/xeltis-initiates-first-ever-pivotal-trial-of-a-synthetic-restorative-pulmonary-heart-valve/

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Hit the nail on the head !

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