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Damned if I don't have to work that night, or I'd be sharing some Christmas cheer with you. Thanks for the offer though.

WOW! How awesome is your story? Thank you for sharing.

Hello all, Today is my two year anniversary with my new tissue valve. Obviously I'm glad I'm still here but it was a much harder recovery the second time around. I was not feeling "new" again until a year and a half later, which was much longer than the first time, when it was "only" a repair...

Lori, I had my second OHS two years ago and it was a tissue replacement. That's what my surgeon thought was the best way to go. So far it has held up, but as everyone else, I sure don't look forward to getting another surgery, which is almost certainly inevitable. As everyone here says the...

Hello all, I just saw that Thursday morning on Good Morning America there will be a segment on statins. I don't know anything else about it - whether it's statins good or statins bad - but I thought that those of us on statins may find it interesting. Take care.

Hi, Nick. I got my valve replaced at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. NWMH has a great reputation so you may want to give them a look-see. Hope this helps.

Gang, I just received this email about the transcathter heart valve procedure and wanted to share with everyone. Hope you find it interesting and/or helpful. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=6589797&page=1

So cool. Congratulations. Have a Merry Christmas.

Wade, great news. Here's hoping that repair lasts a long, long time. Good luck with the recovery.

Awesome. Happy Anniversary.

Well, here's the update. THE VALVE IS FINE! So the big worry was over. As for my scary episode after my nights of drinking, the doc said that alcohol at first is a relaxant and then converts, in my case in the middle of the night, to a stimulant. That's what caused my tachycardia after...

You guys are great. Thanks for all your time and good words. I'll give you an update after Friday's echo and cardio visit. I so appreciate you taking the time to help me.

Hello all, I say that I?m frustrated and confused. Here?s why. I was told after my surgery, which was November of last year, that I?d feel ?better than ever.? Well, I don?t. My cardio checkup at 6 months showed my tissue valve sounded great. Last month I saw a substitute cardio (mine was...

Wade, yes I was pleased. If you want more details I can send you a private message, or if you'd rather stay public that's fine too. Let me know and I will proceed from there.

Wade, If you search my username you can get more details of my history, but this is the gist. I too had a bicuspid aortic valve that was repaired in September of 1993 by Dr. Cosgrove of the Cleveland Clinic. The repair lasted fourteen years; I had a replacement last November. Feel free to...

What a great story. Congratulations.

Awesome. Keep up the great work.

Believe me, the mind is willing. The flesh is just weaker than before. And to answer a previous question, no diabetes or anything like that. It seems the consensus is Coreg may not be playing nice. It's too bad cuz I LOVE that drug. Before that I was on Vasotec and I had a regular resting...

Well, I am on Coreg and Lisinopril as well as the Lipitor. Maybe they're the culprits???

Well, this is awkward but all on this site, like me, have been through hell so I figure WTF. Here goes. Since my surgery in November, I've noticed that I'm not as, shall I say, prolific as I was before. My fiance is too sweet and sensitive to say anything but I sure as hell have noticed it...