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Also I probably should clarify what I think he meant by that comment. He followed it up with commentary that the surgical failures tend not to be during the surgery but during the recovery, and that adding on CABG and ascending etc doesn’t add to those risk factors for experienced surgeons. For...

Do you mind if I ask which wrist? I’m curious because I have a ton of scar tissue on my left wrist from an old injury/surgery so I’m hoping it’s the right one...

Amy (and others) I’ve read about the shoulder pain quite a lot here but have read conflicting stories about the positioning issue during surgery. Has your shoulder pain been diagnosed by your (non cardiac) doctors? Is it persistent or did it go away? Is there any possibility that it could be...

Thanks, that's helpful to know. I'm getting as much done before my surgery as possible, but I know I can't fit it all in. I got the pretty invasive stuff done already (a couple extractions, root canal). With a late May surgery, I'm hoping I can continue additional dental work after the new...

My wife is actually from Bristol, so we have local roots in the Philly area too! It was a definite consideration for me and I met with Dr. Bavaria who is clearly one of the leaders in this area. One word of warning though -- it's about a 3-4 hour wait in the waiting room for him, and his staff...

I'm getting a little ahead of myself since my surgery date isn't here yet. But I'm curious about a few dental related questions and looking for suggestions. How soon after surgery is it wise to get (non-emergency) dental work done? Prior to needing OHS I had considered dental implants for a...

Thanks, that clears things up. I thought it was a very confusing thing to have said and I think it impacted my wife because I had told her what I knew, that this surgery didn't represent a lifetime of being in and out of the OR. I can't imagine he'd have been that wrong, so I wonder if both my...

Chuck -- I'm 43 and getting a mechanical valve. That's why I was surprised. The other question I have is about circulatory arrest. He indicated they use cooling + circ arrest for hemiarch replacement, but I thought that led to worse outcomes usually. Although I watched a video by Roselli...

I don’t have a lot to add except I can share with you some of my own decisions leading up to my surgery next month. I’ve been trying to decide between CC and UPenn. UPenn had an aorta division with a very well regarded surgeon who specializes in it. His published mortality rate for AVR...

Thanks so much everybody for your advice and offers so far. I met a couple weeks ago with Joseph Bavaria at UPenn. He comes highly recommended by some physicians I know from UPenn, leads the aorta center at Penn, former president of STS, etc. He recommended a Bentall with hemiarch replacement...

All -- Thanks for your replies! I'm really looking forward to continuing to read this site. I love the post op "surprises" thread, I went through every post on every page. Reassuring, scary, funny, and informative all wrapped in one.

Hi everybody, I’ve been lurking all week. Been following my BAV for ten years and my time for surgery has come. I’m showing high gradients across my AV and my ascending aorta is 5.1 cm. I met with a surgeon at Johns Hopkins and he recommended a Bentall. Full disclosure - I’m on the faculty at...