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Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to respond. Yes, I will try to focus on living in the moment and not on the "what ifs." And, of course, pray for maximum longevity of my current valve. I see my cardio tomorrow for my bi-annual. Fingers firmly crossed. Thank you for reading and caring.

Hello again. It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I read quite often. Something I read here recently is what’s inspiring me to write now. It’s about TAVR. You see, I had my first BAV repair in 1993 at the age of 27, which lasted until 2007 when I had it replaced with a CE bovine valve. At...

Thank you, Seaton. yes, fingers firmly crossed.

Thanks, Mr. Kent. I certainly don't look forward to going back under the knife, but I know it's gonna happen. Until then, I try to appreciate the things in life that matter. Thank you for taking the time to write.

Thanks, Tom. Appreciate the kind words.

Hey all, just thought I'd share with my brothers and sisters in the AVR Club that today marks my 11th anniversary of my bovine aortic valve from Northwestern Memorial Hospital (and 25 years since my first AV repair at the Cleveland Clinic). Thanksgiving week has never been the same for me. I am...

Thanks to all who replied. I go to my cardios next week. I'll run it past them and see what they say. I'll share when I find out. Thank you.

Hi there. Recently a family doctor, that is, a doctor in my family told me about the virtues of vitamin K2, MK7. He said this vitamin has many benefits for people with artificial valves, in my case bovine, by blocking calcium build-up around the foreign valve. I have not run this past my cardio...

I'm interested in this information regarding valve-in-valve TAVR, as this November I will reach (god willing) my 10-year anniversary of my bovine valve. And as we know, this type valve has a 10-15-year lifespan. So when, not if, the time comes for replacement, I will be particularly interested...

Amazing story. Talk about fighting the good fight. Very inspirational.

Ms. Paleo, I honestly don't know those numbers. But I am scheduled to for my annual echo in September. If you like I can let you know my stats then. Let me know.

Hi there. Mine is almost 9 years old, and no issues. Good luck.

I just saw this yesterday. If this article was already posted somewhere else, please disregard. Unfortunately, I think now you have to log in with WSJ to see entire article. Maybe someone knows a workaround. Thanks. http://www.wsj.com/articles/clot-risk-is-seen-in-some-heart-valves-1444097915

Steve and Eva, thanks for responding. It's been my third day and I haven't noticed a difference yet. If anyone of great consequence occurs I will share here, but for now I just expect to turn into a human fountain. But it's no biggy, if it helps get my bp numbers down. Thanks for taking the time.

Hey there, just wanted to run something past you all. I saw cardio last week and he said bp was too high (consistently with lower number over 100) and it had not gone down since last visit. So he prescribed me this diuretic to rid me of some excess body salt. Just wanted to see how others out...

Thanks for your replies, gang. The triglycerides count is the one thing I do have control over. The valve is another story. May it hold up for good long while. Again, thank you.

Thanks for that tip on bringing down triglycerides, dornole. Very encouraging. Now it's just up to me.

Hello all, just wanted to announce that today marks my 7th year with my new bovine aortic valve. Here's a quick update following latest cardio checkups. Valve sounds good, and arrhythmia (maybe related to valve, maybe not) is in check thanks to meds. So I got a new 6-month lease on life, which...

Blair, I can tell you that my repaired aortic valve in 1993 lasted 14 years until it had to be replaced. All the best on your decision and your future.

Just wanted to give you all an update. I went to see the electro doc last week. Told him about the skipped beats coming back, and that when I started taking an acid reducer the skipped beats stopped. He told me that the holter monitor showed nothing out of the ordinary, but I started wearing it...