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Hello David, I am an Aortic Medtonic Freestyle recipient. June 20th 2007 is my valversary. All is going great so far. I am on daily low-dose aspirin. I also had A-fib after surgury. Don't remember what they used to fix it though. Love my valve, and would highly recommend it!

I have a "Valve -twin"! I have a "Valve -twin"! I also chose the Medtronic Freestyle, 27mm was my size too. I am 40 now and just had my first "Valversary". I love my ride with this valve. I pray God keeps it working for a long time! Good luck in your choices folks. I've written a few other...

Welcome to the club! Welcome to the club! I wanted to say "Hi", and congratulate you on finding one of the most informative sites on this condition. I agree that my AVR (Aortic Valve Replacement) surgery was much less painful than my abdominal hernia surgery. It just took longer to recover...

The good and the bad of "cruise life" after surgery. The good and the bad of "cruise life" after surgery. The good: I was forbidden from carrying any luggage.:D The bad: I couldn't pick up my 1yr old.:( The good: The weather was beautiful:D The bad: I sunburned my scar:( The good: The...

Hi Luke! We all made our decisions too. Hi Luke! We all made our decisions too. Hi Luke, Wow I just read all 4 pages. Lots of interesting stuff! I am from Spokane Washington. I am 40, married and have 3 children, 18, 10, and 1yo. (Quite the spread!) I had my Aortic valve replaced in June of...

God bless your heart brother! God bless your heart brother! Hi Brian, I had similar issues after my AVR. Metoprolol worked for me. It seems we are all quite hypersensitive to any quirk after surgery. It's hard to know what to ignore, and what to call "911" for. I called my cardiologist...

Welcome Home! Welcome Home! Hi Zack, I've been praying for you. Let the spring air rejuvenate you. I'm glad it's warming up over there. We still have winter over here in Spokane. It snowed yesterday. I think that was my fault though. I made an appointment to have my snowtires taken off. The...

Still interesting! Still interesting! The info was meant as another piece in the decision making process. I used hundreds of pieces of information in forming my decision. This was just one. And a very interesting one. Lots of us young patients are out here. Any information on longevity helps...

Fall back into the hands of the Lord! Fall back into the hands of the Lord! The waiting is difficult! I was so nervous before my AVR surgery in June. But a friend of mine, who had brain surgery (6 months prior), shared with me some great advice. She said that when they wheeled her into the...

Godspeed your recovery! Godspeed your recovery! I love my medtronic freestyle! I am back in the gym working out, and coaching again. Just had an echo on Friday (2/01/08). All seems great.

Long lasting tissue valves Long lasting tissue valves I read this a while ago. It was interesting to say the least. AHA site caries it. http://www.heart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3043397 God bless everyones decisions! Merry CHRISTmas!

Way to go! Way to go! Godspeed Zach! (Zlever) Read this guys story! It's Awesome! It should bring your anxiety level down. It did mine. http://www.stevegoldberger.com/bt/BumtickerHomePage1a.html I love my pig valve! Oink! As John Travolta said in Pulp Fiction. "Bacon's good!" :)

I almost forgot! I almost forgot! Another big part of my decision was that I figured that I am so young that I will probably need another valve put in at some point be it either mechanical or tissue. Why not go tissue now, and choose mechanical later if I have to. I will cross that bridge when...

choices? choices? choices? choices? Hi Zach, I am from the east side of washington. Spokane that is. I am 39 and also have 3 children and a supportive wife. I had my Aortic valve replaced in June of this year. Mine was attacked by bacteria and had to be replaced. I also was set for a...

Thank God for pigs! Thank God for pigs! I had my AVR surgery in June 2007. I am 39 years old and had an infection attack my "normal" tri cuspid Aortic valve. I was also asymptomatic. It has been 5 months since my surgery with Dr. Leland Siwek in Spokane Wa., and I feel great! I was very active...