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Thanks Pellicle, a bio inspira Resilia was installed Apr26th. For the fractured molar root i am on Penicillin (and conditions seem unchanged), with a dental review May 17th, a wait see at this time. I have read everything i could find on this forum concerning dental and AVR, Pro Amox 2MG is a...

Have hit a major speed bump, darn It turns out that the emergency dentist visit yesterday, revealed a crushed root under the crown of a major molar. The root has splintered some, which is providing the discomfort. A total extraction will be the solution. Darn, i must have done a serious chomp...

Congrats on 4 years, wishing many more which Prov are you returning to?

Post surgery I Was released from Hospital Sunday May 2nd, on the 6th day post op. Yesterday, day 7, was a bit of a bummer day, hiccup day of sorts, a long day that just felt off some. So today day 8, Am doing mostly fine, wish the weather was warmer/nicer for outdoor walks, it is very cool and...

Yes bicuspid may be hereditary and it may have taken my father at the age of 62, in the 1960 ´s dark ages of cardiac care. So fixable nowadays, once diagnosed. in 2010, for the SJM porcine, i was on Coumadin for at least 30days or more. For some reason, with this new Edwards valve, no coumadin...

Welcome to the forum Critter and thank for your story. As you, **** and Pellicle have written, if heart work is needed get it done before the symptoms, it is so much easier. I have lived the symptoms of a failing valve and may have been in last days of life preceding my 2nd ohs. Am now only 5...

Today is the Beginning day 5 post op and i may be released today, or tomorrow, yippee i was awake and met my surgical team once wheeled in surgery, 10 experts, wow. My Surgery took place late on Monday afternoon and my aortic porcine SJM was replaced with an Edwards Resilia, also 21 mm. The...

Made it to the other side, surgery ended about 48 hours ago. Doing well and more to follow

Thank y’all for the good wishes. should be posting some news in a few days

Wishing you a smooth and uneventful recovery

Woke up in the cardiac ward of hospital totally refreshed after a contiguous 8 hour sleep, wow it really has been weeks since i have felt so well rested. A continuous small dose of oxygen for comfort solved the problem for sleep, speaking and motion. Am at a new hospital in Montreal, very...

am likely adding nothing new... 3-5 years to the AVR was pretty much my timeline, from when my GP detected a murmur and referred me to a cardio in 2010, it was also thought, that the St-Jude ESP100 might do 20 years for many/most, but alas it did 11 years for me...i suspect (unscientifically)...

Eureka, surgery scheduled for Apr26th. I cant help but compare the drawn out timing of this ohs, vs my 2010, with one big Covid sigh of delays. As i am quite symptomatic now, very short of breath on any movement, cannot lay prone and get good sleep, i am so looking forward to ending the waiting...

Wishing you a smooth recovery

Good luck to you pekster11, hope all goes well. Unfortunately for me, My admittance is delayed again, am impatiently waiting for a date and weathering symptoms

Thank you Ottagal, good for you for getting more good mileage from your valve

yes, as previously mentioned, i had Kryptonite bone cement as well as wire for sternal closure, for a surgery done in Canada in May 2010.

You have fabulous toys Unicusp Here is my 2004, with my alternate copilot

I recently had a conversation with my surgeon on bio valves and longevity. He is convinced that it is more biometrics related, than age or activity related. In his experience, longevity of bio valves in a patient performed for a similar lifespan in multiple surgeries. In other words if my bio...