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Well No need to second guess any longer. I went in on Thursday and got a RAVR with a medtronics tissue valve. I got home yesterday. Let me tell anyone who will listen that Less Invasive does not mean Less Painful. When I was rolled in to the OR and saw the Da Vinci Surgical System with her name...

I really didn't want to join this club but thanks for having me:)

Bore me, I am unsure of what you are saying. Like I said the nurse said th Dr would pick the "Best" valve for me. Evidently after he sees' what the conditions are? Maybe I should ask again to be sure that's what was said? I don't know one valve from another, How would I pick? From a...

When I talked to the nurse I thought the Dr picked the valve. Am I wrong? I know they asked me about tissue or mechanical but I thought the Dr picked what style he thought best? I've heard of the Resilla valve but I don't know what else there is or really anything about them. I would hope he...

Well my RAVR is scheduled for the 3rd of November. In the beginning I was sure I was going to go with a tissue valve. Later even with the Warfrin I was thinking the mechanical valve may be the better option. Now I'm leaning towards tissue again with the option of doing a TAVR when necessary. I'm...

I'm so glad for you. Good to hear good stories. I'm 2 weeks out for my RAVR. I'm not sure how to slow down but evidently this is going to do it. I see alot of great stories on here but still I have to say, i'm still nervous.

Evidently by the time I met with him he had done over 125 surgerys i believe. His confidence in the procedure left nothing to worry about. Honestly I think this is his baby. He did ask if I minded others to watch the surgery and of course I said not at all. Dr's are coming from all over ,USA and...

Well I'm supprised because the greens thing was brought up at the meeting I had yesterday. Is the blood work done at home on a regular basis and checked by a lab on occasion or done at home / lab only? I take medicine daily but I have been known to look in my pill box and see opps I didn't take...

Well, After meeting with Dr Badhwar at WVU, I believe I found one of the finest surgeons around. I was determined to see what Cleveland offered but after meeting him I made the decision to have him do the surgery. He is going to do a robotic aortic valve replacement. After reviewing my CT's done...

Thanks for all the response's and information. When I talked to the first surgeon he explained the the TAVR procedure could be performed up to three times, after that they would have to go in and remove them and "It's a bear of a job" he said. Considering my age and the supposed life of the...

Well I met with the 1st surgeon and he seemed to want to do a standard open surgery to replace my aortic valve. I am not sure I want to do that if other good options are available. He seemed very confident in his abilities and answered every question I had written down before I could ask it...

My echo showed 4.0 MRI showed 5.59

I'm trying to get a response from the cardiologist. I've been trying since the test. His nurse says it doesn't seem critical. I have been in touch with the Cleveland Clinic and am trying to get a cd of the ECHO from the cardiologist. They told me it would be $25 and 2 days to get it...

Do these numbers mean anything to anyone? Aortic Valve bicuspid aortic valve with calcific sclerotic changes. Aortic Stenosis peak velocity 5.59 m/s with gradient of 125.4 mmHg. Valve planimetry 0.58 cm2. Aortic Regurgitation...

I'm not looking at TAVR, I was looking at what they are doing at WVU Dr Badwar. Apparently he has done 50 Aortic valve replacements with 100% success. I watched a video on it, he was being interviewed by Adam Pick on heartvalvesurgery.com Looks good--Is it?

Dr Badwar is doing aorta robotic surgery at WVU. It looks new.

I haven't talked to the insurance co yet but I assume they will cover Hopkins. They covered Hopkins for my wife after the same hoIspital (Winchester VA) botched her cancer surgery and we went to Hopkins and got exceptional results. I have had no symptoms except the few times I got light headed...

I'm 60, The robotic surgery I'm speaking about is the one that the surgeon sits at a video game looking device and can manipulate the arms/tools inserted through openings between the ribs. Not sure if this surgery can be done that way or not. I'm getting a MRI wed. and will speak to the Dr after...

Well, I'm new here but it appears I may need a valve replacement. 30 years or so ago I was told I had a bicuspid valve instead of a tricuspid valve. They said it was fine then but may leak later on in life. Well it's later on in life now. I don't have any symptoms yet. I am on blood pressure...