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That means we will be sharing a valvaversary next year (y)

Hello Everyone, hope you´re having a great day. I have my surgery date set for November 21, 2022 in cleveland Ohio, meaning i will doing international travel for my surgery, to be honest i havent been nervous about the operation but i feel that when the day comes i will be panicking which i...

Welcome to the other side, hope you have a well and speedy recovery.

Hello, in case anyone is interested in the link below this person claims to be in the foldax trial and they did a 595 days update after their AVR with a tria Foldax valve.

Thank you chuck, went through the entire post and all the replies.

my original cardiologist told me i should get it done before year ends since my left ventrical is slowly growing which is bad.

@Amy Thank you so much for your advice i really appreciate it.

Thanks for the good wishes everyone. i was assigned surgeon MD, Haytham Elgharably he seems to have a good medical record and good academic history so im fine with the surgeon they have assigned, i will have a more information once i have a virtual meeting with him.

Just a quick follow up, just recieved my itinerary for my operation i am due to arrive 5 days before surgery for pre testing and then meeting with a surgeon, i have not yet spoken to a surgeon, i bielieve i will still need to wait for results since they have to evaluate my specific case, they...

Thank you very much Crooser this info is very helpful. i am coordinating everything, your pleasant experience gives me a lot of peace of mind.

Hello Everyone, thank you very much for all the information i will take it into account. i am already searching for a surgeon, my problem is that i have to do everything through their global patient assistance and she sets the appointments for me, she seems a bit disorganized. i will try to...

I finally started my process doing all necessary test st Cleveland clinic (florida location since it was closer my location). I felt a bit of rushed since after like 3 days of doing the test they contacted me telling my if i can come monday or tuesday to get some other tests and then hsve the...

Thank you very much for the advice i will keep them in my when i get my AVR done. I hope i get fast release from the hospital like you, wish you the best recovery.

Great everything went well and that you left thr hospital fast. Wish you a speedy recovery

Hello everyone, thanks tommyboy for the website, will try to join (my German is not the best since i have around 95% of my live outside germany). Yeah i will definitely start looking for an international insurance for any complications i may have after surgery.(hopefully there are none)...

i its extremely complicated, atleast for usa i feel more safe since they have more information a many reviews of surgeons, plus all the comment i have been reading here, still have to wait for the tests to be taken since they do not trust the tests taken in the country i live in. My cost wont be...

Good afternoon everyone, again thank you for all the information, going in tuesday for some tests in cleveland clinic so they can study my case more to have more information, while im there i will ask for an estimate cost for the operation and i will also look at options in germany as i am a...

Im in a weird spot as i live in Dominican Republic (caribbean island) and this operation is done very rarely personally i dont trust these doctors to preform it, my cardiologist suggested USA or Germany (i am half german). will looking into it, thanks for the info.

Thanks for all information and feedback, finally arranging some test at the Cleveland Clinic to later set an operation date. Im a bit scared about the cost since i have no international insurance, but i guess we will see, i think ill do the teeth extration depending on what they tell during the...

Thanks for sharing your story, it really dos help me stay clam that life is going to be just as normal or even better, cant wait to so more active stuff without getting tired as fast. Also wanted to ask, i need to remove my wisdom teeth should i do that before my valve replacement surgery or after?