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  1. spartangator

    Show time! 13 years in waiting, tomorrow morning surgery with Dr. Svensson at the Cleveland Clinic.

    Thinking of you, Bill. Good thoughts and looking forward to your updates.
  2. spartangator

    16 years with my bovine valve

    Congratulations. Here's to bunches more!
  3. spartangator

    4 Year AVR anniversary

    Congratulations on #4 and here's to many more
  4. spartangator

    8 Years

    Yayyy, many more to you!
  5. spartangator

    MOO is now 10!

    Happy 10th! And thanks for offering intentions to share your emotional and mental journey in support of others.
  6. spartangator

    Just curious

    Yeah, my understanding is that it was part of early thinking about surgical procedures and best practices, as @Keithl says. There were concerns about the scarring as well as the long-term issues of sternum healing. I wonder, too, in Ireland how much the process was influenced by the fact that...
  7. spartangator

    5 Years!

    Congratulations and thank you for the update! Here's to many more.
  8. spartangator

    Ross procedure or mechanical aortic valve for reoperation

    Welcome @EMJEF. Thanks for sharing and for the updates. Just want to add another vote for the second opinion. As someone who had a Ross procedure and am very happy with it, that seems like a curious choice here, particularly since you're already using to managing warfarin. Why change the...
  9. spartangator

    25 Years AVR

    Congratulations and many more to you. Love hearing about the continued joys! We have a lot to be grateful for, no doubt.
  10. spartangator

    22 Years!

    Congratulations. Here's to many more.
  11. spartangator

    One Year Anniversary

    Here's to many more for you and smoother times ahead
  12. spartangator

    5 Years!

    Excellent stuff! Thanks for the update, congrats on the races, and here's to many more for you!
  13. spartangator

    10 year anniversary!

    Happy 10th and many more to you!
  14. spartangator

    Ross / Multiple Mechanical Valves

    My understanding is the same, that some amount of leakage is just normal so not clinically relevant. This is where the experience of a cardiology team and follow-up over time becomes so important and guides future possibilities. @Jmprosser.lab, it sounds like you're getting attentive care and...
  15. spartangator

    Sweet 16 Valversary !!

    Congratulations and so many more to you!
  16. spartangator

    Mitral Valve Replacement in Austin, Texas!!! Your comments/experience please!

    The best kind of news today. Thank you both for the updates!
  17. spartangator

    Open heart surgery in January 2021

    100% on all this. We really do want you to succeed. It's why we work so much and invest ourselves in our classes (in addition to the very practical incentives @Superman mentions).
  18. spartangator

    Open heart surgery in January 2021

    Hi mgary, just another note to support all these prior comments with their wisdom and perspectives. This is a special group of people. When my surgery time came (after decades of monitoring), I was also finishing up grad school and in the young adult category. I don't want to pretend anything...
  19. spartangator

    Lucky 13 for Bovine Valve

    Congratulations! The best news
  20. spartangator

    AVR done Nov 19th, Post Op Update

    Thanks for the update. Great to see this outcome, and we're all wishing you the smoothest recovery from here on out.
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