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@JannerJohn, agreed that it is a bummer to find out that you will need OHS to prolong your life. And lucky you (and family), for the heads up, that something needs fixing and fixing soon. The OHS surgery will likely provide you with decades more of a very good quality of life. And you should...

Sad news, Tobagotwo (Bob), was a significant and wise contributor to this forum, he will be missed RIP.

Am really surprised at the yearly echoes posted, wow are we talking echocardiogram? it has been 5-7 years since my last one. Just had my 10 year anniversary on my St-Jude ESP100 aortic piggy and my Edwards 4450 Mitral ring, to replace my leaking aortic biscuspid and repair damaged mitral at...

To clarify, i had Kryptonite glue and wires for sternum closure, (chest xray 6 years later showed the wires). The Kryptonite Glue made bone rigidity immediate it seems, soft tissue healing in weeks. Skin closure was staples, removed about 2 weeks later.

Am also Skeptical of the duration of replacement valves Stated at the top of Thread. I suspect that Keitl, has it right about age and other conditions causing death, not the valve. i had open heart surgery at age 58, to replace bicuspid aortic and repair a damaged Mitral with a ring, Surgery...

Ottagal, Thanks for posting, I can only extrapolate and guess from this study that being bicuspid as well as possibly having this gene-cholesterol simply increases the chances of stenosis at an earlier age....so being bicuspid and possibly having an earlier OHS/AVR may actually be a good...

IDoctor - humm are there cons? IDoctor - humm are there cons? Adrienne, Fully agree that iDoctor may not be the "Be All", but wow as a 1st level screening. Personal experience is i Recently needed knee surgery, done now and am on a 6 week crutch recovery from bone and cartilage work...

Ola, Thx for sharing, did not know of the apps you use, time to get with the times, smart phones have to have a better use than Twitter and facebook. Hoping to share the iDoctor concept with GP next week, wonder if he'll laugh me out of office...smile Gil

Canon4me, Like you, I had severe BAV, but with very little symptoms and I only woke up to the need to address the issue with surgery, when the cardiologist threatened to remove driving privileges...that was my wakeup call that it was time and get over the fear, after several years in the...

2nd AVR from Mechanical valve to Bovine Although it has surely be done before, i do no recollect reading on this forum an instance of replacing a faulty mechanical valve with a bio valve? Questions i have: From the post it would seem that the doctor is recommending the Bovine, unusual or so...

Virginian, All the best with a 2nd surgery, too bad the 1st did not fully resolve, darn. FYI, Bovine aortic valve was my 1st choice pre-surgery, but I ended up with Porcine valve on surgeon's judgment call, no gripes cause my porcine is working just fine 34 months later and drug free other...

If you have not seen this, you need to on Dr Topol a smart hypochondriac or so it seems... Digital medicine with a smart phone. WOW http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/50582822#50582822 Having been through the grinder, I can just imagine how this would have alleviated stress, optimized...

North American Naming North American Naming A little Canadian Indian boy asked his father, the Big Chief of the tribe : "Father, why is it that we always have long names, while the white men have short names like Bill , Tex or Sam?" "My son", replied his father, "Our names represent a...

Hi Larry, Sounds like you are about 6 months post surgery and difficulty breathing difficulty would justify a revisit to cardiologist for discussion and checkup. What is your age Larry? I, as well as many major surgery patients experienced sleep disorder for many weeks/months following the...

Hi Carol, At my surgery was 56 and after much debate and discussion with surgeon, I chose bio valve, had a preference for Bovine, but surgeon chose porcine at time of surgery, he must have had his reasons. An in all 30 months post surgery my porcine valve is woking very well, it may weel...

Hi Oilman, Welcome to the VR forum fellow Canuk. I Had a three month wait to my surgery from when it became urgent to replace Aortic valve and repair Mitral in Feb 2010. Am now 30 months post surgery, drug free, no murmur and all is very well. Oilman, I was a test case at my hospital, for a...

Dating in 1957 Dating in 1957 Dating in 1957 This is cute. You need to be able to remember the era to really enjoy this... It was a hot Saturday evening in the summer of 1957 and Fred had a date with Peggy Sue. He arrived at her house and rang the bell. "Oh, come on in!" Peggy Sue's...

Gil in Montreal 56 male Tissue Porcine

Hi folks, Thanks to Greg for the heads up on this thread, as I am referred to and do have a few details to add. I am one of the folks who had his sternum re-attached with Kryptonite glue , surgery done in May 2009. I know no one else, including "on this forum" to have had glue used for...

Naw Jeff, you must have irked the nurses and they were just getting you back. Mine were gentle as can be, barely remember tape or glue, but have fond (not) recllection at difficulties in finding veins for the IV and many/many tries......gotta take it like a man. Speaking of which you're about 3...