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Bonbet, A very detailed account! I'm sure your nursing background was very useful through the process. Quite surprised about the 6 day treadmill and th fact that you were up for flying so soon after surgery. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! The outcome is the main thing as you noted. I'm 7...

I'm coming up on 7 weeks post op (AVR) May 1st and all is going well. Today was the 1st day I could jog/walk without sternum discomfort and while not fast, it felt good to get the heart rate up from the 100bph typical of a brisk walk. Interval basis to 135bpm back to 105 and back for 8km (5mi.)...

Some great posts here. You are never alone in this connected world. My little ones were 12 and 9 when I had my AVR 6 weeks back, May 1st (at 50) and getting on the right side of it allows me to enjoy them more every day. JCG

My post OHS experience is very fresh as I am just over 5 weeks post-op. My sternum is feeling much better and estimates would put % healed at 70-80% at this juncture. Walking a lot, as in 50 miles per week (versus 30 miles in week 3) and I'm back to the gym 3 days a week (very light weights...

Mark, Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I'm just over a month out from my 1st AVR at 50 and so far so good. I think it has taken more years off my wife's life with worry than it has mine. Best regards, JCG

Jellis, It sounds like Justin is doing very well as this early stage! A very emotional time, but being back home should help immensely. I had AVR on May 1st and was cleared by my cardiac team in Japan for international travel on July 4th for an extended trip to Canada (7 weeks total). Some of...

Jimmy, Sorry to hear both about your diagnosis and the insurance coverage count down, likely the last thing you need. A typical AVR operation in the US is US$160,000. In Japan, where I just had the procedure (open heart surgery required in my case) the average cost is US$50,000. The bill I was...

Izzy, Hello from a fellow Cdn, although my AVR surgery was done in Tokyo, Japan (1 May 2017) I expect future valve "work" will be done in Canada. Great to hear you are doing well post op. Each day gets easier! JCG

Clack, I'm 50 and just had my AVR operation May 1st. I went with a tissue valve (Trifecta GT, 28mm) and something to keep in mind is that OHS is not the default any longer for follow up procedures. TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) is now covered in my native Canada and soon will be...

Glass, My BAV was somehow never diagnosed until last month when I was admitted to hospital, and I'm 50. Prior to my most recent illness I ran 8km every other day and schedule races up to 1/2 marathon distance a couple of times a year. I ran NYC full in 2011 sub 4 hours but the distance is too...

Juli, My AVR operation earlier this month was OHS, I was noting that for future operations it may well be possible to avoid open heart surgery with the TAVI/TAVR procedures. JCG

Here is Japan there was very little air time given to the mechanical option. With TAVR procedures soon to be covered in Japan and already covered in my native Canada it seemed a rolling 10 year catheter fix was much better than Warafin (daily). In terms of which tissue option the most common...

50 years young. AVR surgery completed 1 May 2017, hence 2 weeks. St. Jude Medical Trifecta valve - 28mm (bovine). So far so good. Still receiving antibiotic treatment for Bacteremia (blood poisoning) which led to Endocarditis (perforated aortic value - regurgitation), otherwise I would have been...