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My Edwards Lifesciences 25mm measured 1.2 after it was implanted. I was disappointed that it was not larger, but cardio said everthing was fine and quit worrying about a number. I am 14 wks post op and feel like I never had surgery. John

I inquired about min-invasive surgery when I had my pre surgery visit with my sugeon. He commented that he did min-invasive, but he also prefered the full chest cut. He had several reasons that made a lot of sense to me. He said that there was a higher risk of complicatons and you were on the...

Good to hear Steve. I was 12 weeks last Friday. Life is pretty normal now. I have been back to work for 6 wks. Going to play golf this afternoon! The surgery didn't affect my swing at all...... it's still bad! The rain in Dayton has finally quit for a while. It's beautiful day.

My valve was .8 also and I was only slightly sypmtomatic when I had it replaced 3/4/11. The CT showed my asending aorta was 4.6. Surgeon said no sense doing it twice so , I now have a dacron graft. 11 weeks post surgery today......... feeling great!

Steve, you talked about a normal size valve in your post.My post surgery echo reported that my new valve area was 1.2 cm/ I guess I am hung up on these numbers. The cardio told me after surgery that artifical valves did not have as much area as our original equipment, but I didn't expect it to...

I'm 10 wks post AVR and have had no Afib....so far. I consider my self lucky. I'm taking 12.5mg Metropol 2x/day

I had a post surgery echo today and wanted to know the valve area of the new valve. The tech told me she measured it at 1.2. She didn't give me numbers, but said the pressures were really low and everything looked fine. I thought the valve area would be greater than 1.2. My cardio told me after...

I was found to have a 4.6 aneurysm through a CT before I had AV replacement. My aortic valve was not found to be bi-cusp until I was opened up. The surgeon said I was born that way. I have been told aneurysms with people who have BAV are VERY common.

I am a member of the class of 2011 (3/4/2011) and can report, so far, a smooth and bump free recovery. I was walking the day after surgery and dismissed 3 days later. I was very worried about AFIB, but never got it. I have had basicly NO PAIN throughout this whole process. I ran into my Cardio...

I too would not have thought and worried about the surgery as much as I did.It will be easier than you expect. I am the kind of person that has to research everthing thoroughly... and then tell everyone about it, both good and bad. NOT A GOOD IDEA! I also would not have talked excessively...

Hi Dave, I had the same surgery 4 weeks ago today. My valve was found to be bicuspid once the surgeon had me opened up. I also had the assending aorta replaced with a dacron graft. I do wish you the same recovery I am having so far......no problems at all. I am doing rehab 3 days a week and it...

Best wishes and Godspeed to you! I just had the same procedures week and a half ago. I know about the last day of work senerio. I hate to be real, but it can happen. I was bumped by telephone on my way out the door for my 1st scheduled date. It does happen. That being said, the time does go...

Mine was put in during surgery. You do have a sensation of urinating, but for me it was no big deal.No pain when they removed it, just a quick pulling sensation. You will be glad you had one, too much bother other wise. The male nurse did tell me to be thankfulll it was put in when I was out...

I took about an hour ride (back seat of course) 5 days post surgery. I didn't have a pillow but held the belt off of my chest when necessary/ I had no discomfort with the ride at all.

I have been resting since I got home on Tuesday. I try to get out of the chair once an hour and walk around a little bit. I've been sleeping in my big leather recliner for the past 2 nights. It's so comfortable to me, that I'm not going to push the bed for a while. My hospital does not give...

Great to hear from you Steve! I was sorry to hear about the bumps in the road. I am now 6 days post op. I was able to come home at 4 days. Like they tell us, slow and steady will win the battle. Looking forward to hearing from you ! John

Dave, try not to stress too much ( i know that's easy to say) I am now 6 days post op with AVR and aorta repair Trust me, you are at the worst of it right now. It's all about the fear of the unknown. You will probably feel much better after you talk to him. the people here are all in your...

Hi everybody, I'm back. I had surgery at 7:am on 3/4. I was making phone calls 24 hrs later on Sat morning. My doctors could not believe how well I came through everything . I basicly had no problems or discomfort what so ever. We came home about 1:pm this afternoon and I have just been...

Hi! I am John's wife. Wanted let you all know the surgery was a success. He is doing remarkably well. He was sitting up in a chair this morning and was able to have a breakfast of eggs, toast and juice. The doctors and nurses are pleased with his recovery so far. I am sure once he is home...

Tonight will be the last night I sleep with my original equiment AV(if I don't get cancelled today). Thank you in advance to Miss Daisy for her sacrifice. I check into Kettering Medical Center in Dayton,Oh at 8:00 PM for my 7:AM EST appointment tomorrow. I wanted to hear my heart beat before...