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I'm sorry to read that your AV needs replacement. I have a St. Jude Trifecta that I received in February of 2015 at age 66. As of my last echo about a year ago the valve appeared to be in excellent shape with very low gradients. My surgeon has told me that if I need it TAVR should be available...

AVR, hemiarch (Bentall) and CABG x2 St, Jude Trifecta 29mm tissue valve. Everything going strong at 6.5 years out.

So sorry for your loss Superbob. They are always in our hearts and never forgotten. Ticks, ugh! We have them by the thousands out here on Fire Island. I have to check the dog and myself daily.

Wow. What happened with your valve during the infections?

Great news Superbob! Glad everything turned out OK. I'd be pi**ed off at that biz rep!

Congratulations, Mary, that is really terrific and great news for so many of us with tissue valves. Keep going! Hugs, Jim

June: weddings and rhubarb! We've already enjoyed some rhubarb, sweetened with sugar substitute, cooked and served topped with cinnamon, so a low calorie treat. Superbob, I hope that your procedure goes well. In late May I took a flight to Miami and then on by car to Key Largo for three days of...

Good to see this thread again Superbob. This time of the year we're transitioning from the city home to the beach cottage. There is lots of work to do at the cottage to get it ready to enjoy during the summer months. We also have returned to indoor dining at a few select favorite restaurants...

Thanks for all of your efforts Superbob. Whatever you decide in terms of keeping this group going will be appreciated. Those a really impressive photos, Superman. My weight is at a post-surgery high. I can blame it on the changes in my routines with the pandemic, not going to the gym for a year...

Wow, you ARE a sports fanatic Superbob! I follow football and of course now is the quiet season for that sport, except for the draft and other trading, etc. Our Eagles won the Superbowl three years ago then crashed and burned totally. The coach and the quarterbacks from then are all gone, so we...

Good luck with your procedure, Superbob. We're enjoying some nice, warmer spring weather here in the Philadelphia area with some pre=April showers to help the plants grow. I will hop on AMTRAK on Thursday to travel to Penn Station New York City to get my second Covid shot at Walgreens.

I have read that bioprostheses last longer in patients who receive them when they are older. I got mine when I was 66. My surgeon told me to expect to need a replacement between 8 and 12 years out. He also assured me that it could most likely be done transcatheter. This is a reassuring video. It...

Sorry about the problems with your femoral artery. I had a lot of work done, valve, ascending aorta conduit to hemiarch. Nevertheless, I returned to diving within a year of my twin surgeries ( i had a second OHS a week after my first due to tamponade.) I hope you are able to resolve your issues...

Steve, glad you were able to get an appointment. I will have to return to NYC by AMTRAK for my second shot on April 1. I actually booked a weekend in Key Largo for May to attend a scuba class. Seems like things are moving in the right direction with the vaccines and the nice $$$ deposits from...

> I won't write about the cluster-*$^( that is Covid vaccine distribution in Illinois and Chicago. Every time I write about it, I become furious I know what you mean, Steve. Preserving my mental health was one reason i spent the $$$ and traveled 90 miles to get my shot. The local distribution...

Very good on the heart walk SuperBob! Today I took Amtrak from Phila. to NYC to get mu No. 1 Covid 19 shot. If I waited for it in Phila. I'd be dead first.

We see some birds on our morning walks, but no walk this morning due to ice everywhere. We have flocks of invasive Canada geese, and gulls on the river. Once in a while lately there have been bald eagle sightings in the park, and hawks. We are still waiting with increasing frustration for an...

Pandemic + civil strife = quite a horrible state of affairs. We have so far been unable to get any solid information about vaccine availability. So we continue to live in self-isolation and watch events from the relative safety of our home. Patience and caution will be required for some time to...

My heart rate post surgery has always been 45-50 with no symptoms, so no pacemaker.

"Now the vaccine has been developed let's hope it is distributed as quickly as possible...that is the hope of 2021." Amen.