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Well it's all moot now. I ended back up in the hospital tonight with severe back pain between my shoulder blades. With that they were able to check it.

Hey all So I got my new OnX 2 weeks ago and got discharged from the hospital a week ago. I live in Atlanta but had the procedure done at the Cleveland clinic. After my last visit with the docs last Friday my INR was 1.8 so they told me to take 7.5 that day then 5 a day till I get home and...

Thinking about you, you'll do great and it will be over before you know it. I'm day 7 post and can't figure out where the time went!!

Well howdy all. Had my valve replacement Thursday morning and all went well. Have a new 23mm OnX valve ticking away. First 2 days were pretty rough, mostly from the drainage tubes which were removed a few hours ago and now I'm feeling very normal. A few more days to stabilize a bit, getting...

Thanks so much, I'm up but that's about it, I'll do a write up later went I'm a little less druggie...

You as well!!

Well I go this week for mine. My daughter in law who is a truly gifted tattoo artist has designed a zipper tattoo that she will give me when I am healded. Never had one before but I think it's warranted in this case.

I have family in the Cincinnati and Cleveland areas but I live in Atlanta. Not to bad of a drive and are up here quite a bit anyway..

I am 6 days out, getting an OnX on Thursday at Cleveland Clinic. They are doing a myriad of test, heart CT, ekg, echo, nuke and and running me thru the cathlab a few days before. I am also doing a covid test and some other stuff (got tired of reading the schedule). I too have a few freak out...

Congrats, I get mine on Thursday. Hope I can get use to the ticking real fast, not sure if my OCD will handle it.

Hello All I have been in the waiting room for the last 4 years after a bad EKG (LBBB) led me down the road for additional testing Per the FAA and found my bicuspid aortic valve at 1.0cm. It has been stable until my echo 2 months ago where it fell to .8cm and I have become somewhat symptomatic...

For me it was self imposed, the Doc's said if you start feeling light headed just take it easier. As my valve area decreased I started feeling more and more. Some of that might have been in my own brain. Doing a AVR in July. Actually looking forward to it.

Great to hear Brett!! +1 on Raniolo, don't know what I would have done if I had been somewhere else. Feel really lucky to have him for my special issuance all these years. He is also working with my chief in getting his first class medical back after a heart transplant, he'll be the first. I...

Can I ask if you have aortic regurgitation also @Cactus52 ? I do not.

Im a moderate stenosis 1.0 area and I do one every 6 months, more for piece of mind than needed. FWIW

Just talking with my wife the other day and was wondering if anybody has been able to maintain their INR with alternative methods, such as K2 or aspirin etc...? Looking at getting the On-X in the next few months and just looking at options in the more natural realm. Thanks Cactus52

Wow, thank you for the write-up and all the info. We have family up that way so that might be a plus. I just moved everything from PHX and did not want to travel out there to do it so I looked locally. I'm seeing Dr. Battey seems great and gonna do my 6 month here but prob head that way in...

I have a few questions, what was the name of the clinic in Cleveland? How long did you have to stay in Ohio after the procedure and do you have to follow up up there or down in Atlanta somewhere? Thanks

Anybody have any experience with the Marcus Heart Valve Center at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta? I have and echo and a consult next month and was wondering if anybody here has used them? Thanks

Just came across this article and found it interesting. Still waiting to have mine done I'm wondering if it will give me more options??? https://www.dicardiology.com/article/fda-approves-tavr-low-risk-patients-creates-paradigm-shift-cardiology Cactus52