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Glad to hear you are doing well. It’ll be 4 weeks this Friday since I had mine replaced also with a St Jude, and I also had a unicusp valve. The first few days are pretty rough, but after the first week or so everything starts to get a little better. The ticking is a little annoying but I only...

The AC nurse told me something similar and said she’d prefer me not to be on it atall. So far I’ve been fairly stable, but it’s early days. I have an appointment tomorrow to test my INR so I’ll see how it’s going then, fingers crossed. Thanks for the advice I’ll keep an eye on it.

My surgeon told me AFib is the most common complication, it was a little worrying when my resting pulse was 130 bpm. I have also been put on amiodrone and bisoprolalol which seems to work. I’ve been told I can only take the amiodrone for 4 to 6 weeks due to side effects. Hopefully it’ll be ok by...

I also spent hours reading about others experiences, so hopefully my experience of heart valve surgery can help others. Thanks

Good luck, I’m sure everything will go smoothly. Thanks

So it’s two weeks ago today since I had my bicuspid aortic valve replaced with a mechanical valve. I have to say that the whole thing went much better than I expected and I feel that I’m recovering quite well so far. Unfortunately I developed atrial fibrillation not long after...

I understand that riding kit is a last resort and it’s always best to ride defensively and anticipate what other traffic might do. I’ve not had an accident in over twenty years but it’s definitely worth wearing decent gear just in case, but I know not to rely on it. I’m an experienced rider but...

Glad to see you are carrying on as before it sounds like the best thing to do. Hope I can get my head around warfarin and be as active as you on it

I understand your dilemma it’s so difficult to decide what to do. For me though it’s more about value choice. I don’t plan on giving up riding, i just need to be sure I’m happy to ride on warfarin or I’ll be choosing a tissue valve.

I’ve lived on the IOM too so motorcycles are in my blood. I really don’t plan on quitting riding but I want to be as certain as possible I’ll be happy to ride with a mechanical valve while on warfarin.

I’m 50, but my reactions are still pretty good and I’ve got lots of riding experience, but I know when riding a motorcycle to expect the unexpected.

I don’t plan on having an accident, but ship happens and usually when you really don’t need it. Glad to see that you’ve stayed active and hope that I can too.

Nice bikes, I’m glad you’re getting out on them and enjoying yourself. I’m hoping to continue riding after valve replacement just trying to weigh up if I’ll be happy to do it with a mechanical valve.

I’m not a regular crasher anymore, did all that in my younger days. However it is fair to expect a crash on a bike at some point and I don’t fancy bleeding out of having a brain haemorage. I’m not crazy on the bike but I don’t ride slow either. Oh, and I use front and rear brakes but mostly front 😀

I do ware proper riding gear and a decent helmet and I understand that the testing of these is not always carried out in an ideal way. I always thought that I’d be no more likely to bleed on warfarin, but that if I did bleed it would be harder to stop. I can live with that, but the internet...

Hi All, Some of you may have seen my other post about valve selection and I’ve had some great responses. However the main thing holding up me making a decision is that I ride a motorcycle. I’m not keen on taking warfarin for the simple reason that I...

It’s good to see a different point of view on this. I understand taking warfarin carries a certain risk, as does having multiple surgeries. Both my cardiologist and surgeon told me mechanical was definitely the best choice for me if I didn’t ride a motorcycle. I’m not talking it lightly, if I...

It’s good to see a different point of view on this. I understand taking warfarin carries a certain risk, as does having multiple surgeries. Both my cardiologist and surgeon told me mechanical was definitely the best choice for me if I didn’t ride a motorcycle. I’m not taking it lightly, if I...

Hope your surgery goes well. It’s good to see that your aorta was fairly stable and slow to increase to a size needing surgery. The surgeon did say that the advantage of not replacing the aorta is that it’s a simpler and quicker operation, but it’d be kind of good to just get it done with the...

I realize that neither option is ideal, but I just want to give myself the best chance of a normal lifespan with as few operations and complications as possible.