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Welcome MIB! How old are you? Sorry if I missed that somewhere

WOW!!! Fantastic!!!Well done!!! lol!!!

Me and scars one year later, youtube link

Bravo , do you notice a difference on stairs etc?

Treichert, ". I need to make it to CO! Replacement to On-X in June" 2023? or was it 22?

"I find that I enjoy my hikes much more if I just hike and don't worry about the time." Sounds like we are on the same page!

BRAVO! Skier!

Hi Chick, Thanks for asking. My heart feels great, but my other body parts are having a hard time keeping up. I never beat my best riding time which occurred about 6 months post op. My knees started bugging me so I had to back off pushing too hard .........I started alternating between 12K hard...

Yup! Happy New Year to all! At this point last year my operation was a month overdue; No beds because of Covid .........I eventually got it done Feb 5th

Lol 50! Next stop for me is 69, That is a real YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You got your valve at almost 18 years of age!? How did that evolve?

"my muscles are gone" When I looked in the mirror after the operation, I had the impression my upper body and arm muscles had evaporated. At about 8 months they started to return. I have kept up my activity. The heart feels great, my knees are having a hard time keeping up!

Hi Mike. how are you now? How did the water get in there?

Assuming you are not smoking all day long, I wouldn't worry about it . I stopped drinking 25 years ago. A toke now and then in the evenings takes the edge off.

Hi my valve,re SOB , do you think it is the heart or something else? Do you have any other issues , weight etc? Are you managing to get exercise?What would you describe SOB as? breathing heavily through the mouth? Can't catch your breath after exertion?

Hi Mike I got my AV 8 months ago and feel great now. 12 days! your flesh wound has just healed? I had AF too. Take it easy, it takes the heart a little while to figure out how to adapt to using the bigger valve, get the rhythm right etc. My heart rate would drop too, I would look at my watch...

Wow, Sounds great! Day 12.......still on painkillers, I guess? As I remember my heart was trying to adapt to the pressure requirements of the bigger valve........it kept on drifting down to 32bpm , I had my applewatch on and was watching it all the time. I also had leftover brain fog ;the most...

Wow, Bravo, how do you feel? what did you get done? ooooh yeah

See you on the other side!!!

How do you feel now? I could hardly eat the first week . My throat was too sore and I had no appetite. Pain control was tough the first two weeks. Heart rate would drop to 32 which was unnerving but no pain in the head or any other part of the body