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Regarding the Ross, this operation is quite controversial as a first surgery. I think that most of these studies have been done on people that had Ross as a first operation. There isnt that much known what happens when the Ross comes as a second surgery (at least not from studies, since so few...

Hello, I am really sorry to hear about your struggles. I also considered the Ross when I got mine first done in my early 30s. But here are the fact on Ross reoperation (there are only two studies because this surgery isnt done that frequently). Please have a look at Outcomes of reoperations...

This is something that only your medical team will know. So prob best to listen to their advice. Sorry you caught Covid ahead of surgery. Surely that is the last thing you needed now.

I am not familiar with those medicines. I also had Afib after my valve surgery and was put on a six week course of Amiodaron. I was fine with it, but the pharmacists explicitly warned about some of the side effects you mentioned. I hope that these meds work now and I will keep my fingers...

The Nausea could also be the after effect of the anesthetic. Good to hear you are back home now. Hope that the new medication is helping. Did they put you an Amediorone?

@Superman . These are fantastic shots. You made my day. I really ought to visit more US national parks. I have been to all the big ones, but next time I holiday in the US, I will try to visit some of the ones you mention.

The success of your heart surgery doesnt depend on one person alone. Although as patients we are led to believe that it really is the surgeon who matters, the reality is that while the surgeon is very important, that person is only one part of a complex process. Did you know that normally there...

Great to hear the Docs have it under control. Please do let us know how you are getting on. Good luck.

Hi Raoul, sorry to hear about your complications. Did they tell you about what you had? Was it Atrial Fibriliation? I also had that right after post-op, but they gave me a medicine called Amediorone, which apparently fixed it over a period of 6 weeks or so. Good to hear that they only needed...

I also had every possible test under the sun prior to surgery and had 6 different surgeons review my results. Everyone said bicuspid, but only one said unicuspid, because he said combination of ascending aorta aneurysm, root dilatation + heavily regurgitant & calcified valve is very rare in my...

@csigabiga Hi, I also have the coagucheck and I would say that allows you to be pretty independent. I just need to email my results to my coag clinic, so they renew my warfarin prescription. I can do this from anywhere in the world. In terms of activities, I can only say what surgeon told...

Hi Team, Although the Proact Xa trial failed, it looks like there are now new Anticoagulants on the horizon which cause less bleeding. They are only in clinical trials now, so we will not know for a couple of years how they even compare to Apixaban. However, if this comes through, I wouldnt be...

Hi Raoul, So sorry to hear you had a rough time in the hospital. The reality is that we are given very powerful drugs for both the anaesthetic and pain. We all react differently to them. I am sorry to hear about all of the fluids around your heart. Unfortunately there are clinical complications...

I would just like to add my own story here: My tissue only lasted for 8 years when I got it aged 33. 8 years seems like a lot, but it becomes a blink of an eye when faced with another surgery. My surgeon specialised in reops (more than 60 percent of his ops), and even did the 6th AVR in someone...

So if you look at the valve size, you need to add approx half a centimeter for the sewing ring to the actual valve size. If you have a Bentall you may need to add some mm's on top, depending on how it is installed. This is why I got a 25-mm valve despite a 33mm annulus. As always, this decision...

Hi there, that was my reasoning the first time around as well. I got a tissue valve (a Bio-Bentall operation) the first time around, with the hope that I can have TAVI as a bailout to give me a total of 15-20 years and that in that time technological progress would deliver an anti-coagulant...

Hi Preciosa, Welcome to the other side. unfortunately having to sleep on your back is one of the most annoying aspects of recovery. But it does get better. When I had the followup with the surgeon 5 weeks after operation, he told me two more weeks and since then I could sleep on my side again...

And welcome to the other side. I hope that your recovery goes smoothly from here onwards.

It does all sound normal. Sorry about the vomiting. I had a similar issue. It turns out that when they administer either Codeine, Fentanyl or Morphine, I either start to vomit the food I am given or begin hallucinating. If you arent in much pain, then you can do what I did: At the first possible...

Fingers Crossed Raoul