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Bucks! Awesome ...... keep up the good work. I have not yet attempted a 1/2 since my AVR in May 2017, but 2020 I plan to. #JCG

Friends displaced for a bit from typhoon Hagibis, but we were lucky overall in Setagaya-ku (Tamagawa area flooded, but on the mend). Amazing they got that Japan v Scotland match off on Sunday. 5 games at Tokyo stadium so far, incl. home opener, semis and final to go. Ganbatte Japan.

Great bog post. In Japan, circa May 2017 no time was given to review the mechanical option. Tissue valve the way to go 100% based on medical advice. Edwards #1 in Japan (21mm avg. value size), mine was a 28mm St Jude GT bioprosthetic. No issues 2 1/2 years in incl. 5 day a week runs, but if it...

TAVR is worth checking out for certain. I'm not sure in the USA, but TAVR are covered under universal healthcare plans in both Japan and Canada.

Carol, The Edwards valve is the most popular in Japan. The avg. size is 21mm. I had my 27mm Trifecta GT St. Jude device "installed" May 2017. Hoping for > 10 year and that TAVI procedures advance. If mine were to need replacement < 10 year I'd would consider the mechanical options I think (50 at...

Tokyo Marathon 2019: I made the big decision to enter the Tokyo Marathon for 2019 (March 3, 2019). Tokyo is one of the majors, but smaller than the only other full marathon I have run which is New York. There are well over 300,000 applicants for 38,000 spots, drawn by lottery. We will find out...

A tough call for certain; especially how young you are (I was 50 when faced with the same decision in May 2017). https://medium.com/@firehorsecaper/major-surgery-in-japan-a-success-story-97a74a4a7226 This board is a good resource. I bookmarked the Edwards (inspira resilia) when I saw it as well...

Also at 1 year and back to running. Pace slowly improving (10km in just over an hour). https://medium.com/@firehorsecaper/major-surgery-in-japan-a-success-story-97a74a4a7226

Superbob. a rare weight gain week, but was later in the day and likely not a trend. Next weigh in next Thursday, the 22nd. Good luck to all. Keeping clear(er) of complex carbs key is seems.

I love a weight bet. I'm enrolled in one now in Tokyo. Kick off was Jan. 22, 2018. There are 12 male competitors and I'm leading thus far. 10 week challenge. Weight in was 100.9 KG (222 lbs.). Now 96 (211.2) with a target of 88 (193.6) by April 2, 2018. A stretch goal, but 1kg (2.2 lbs.) per...

Dave, Best of luck with the upcoming operation. I had the St. Jude Medical Trifecta GT bovine bioprosthetic (27mm) installed May 1, 2019. I think this is a 3rd generation valve and my Japanese doctors gave me a 8-12 year window for the life of the valve. They were/are hopeful that the...

I'm just past 9 month post op (AVR) and getting back to running has been great. My pace is still slow as my sensei (Dr.) recommends a range of 120-130 bpm, at this juncture. I have been running 5km every other day along with weight circuit training, but hit a milestone today in running for a...

Superbob, Joining you on the weight loss pilgrimage. My club has a 10 week challenge which I have joined which starts next week (Monday 2nd). My baseline is 1 kg loss per week for 10kg (22.2lbs.) total and my stretch goal is 13kg (29lbs.). Trainer, curtailed fire water consumption and willpower...

I'm at 6 months post op and I would say most of the crazy tails off by this point. The top of my incision was very swollen post op, but after 3 months it was down by 2/3rds and is back to normal now. Best wishes with the recovery. Restful sleep will come. JCG

With most of the risk post op in the 1st 6 months I'm happy to report I'm past the six month mark and feeling good. Dr. check-up confirmed this week. Meds further trailed off with Warfarin gone bye-bye. Just my Crestor (15 + years), Bayer baby aspirin, Rabeprazole, Carvedilol (Coreg) and...

Manuel, My AVR surgery was recent (May 1st) in Japan (age 50). Each country is different, but the overall trend is clear, bioprosthetic valves are being used more often than mechanical ones. From the database maintained by STS 64% on AVR's used bioprosthesis in 2001 versus 86% in 2011. Improved...

I had my AVR May 1, 2017 and went with St. Jude Medical GT tissue valve. At 50, I assumed mechanical would be the default but my medical team were highly supportive and recommended the tissue valve route. TAVI procedures are covered in my native Canada and will soon be covered in Japan which...

Doug, Tough call. I recently went with a tissue valve (St. Jude Medical 28mm GT model). The AVR (BAV) operation was 5/1/17 and mechanical was not given much consideration in Japan, where I had the procedure, despite my age (50). Crown is a popular valve in Japan (average 22mm). I read that in...

Back in Canada for the summer which was a needed break from the Tokyo heat and a chance to see family in Canada. My 1st week back I stepped on a board with a nail in it, not an ideal fact pattern 9 weeks post op, but a trip to outpatients for a tetanus booster and all should be fine. My wife is...

Jimmy, I had my surgery on May 1st hence 7 weeks post op. I went with a tissue value, the Trifecta GT (28mm) which has bovine tissue. I am 50 hence had the same decision as you re: 25 year mechanical versus 8-12 year tissue valve(s). St. Jude do not yet have enough data yet but believe the...