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I’m 38. Had the original surgery when I was 3. I was given the largest valve they could give me at the time (size of a large adolescent) but always the potential that I could outgrow it. Think the pregnancy pushed it over the edge. The surgeon has said they will do mechanical or Ross but that...

I was 3 when I got my St Jude aortic valve in 1986. Currently preparing for replacement 34 years later.

Hi, I had a aortic valve replacement in 1986 and had a St Jude mechanical valve. For the last few years my consultant has discussed reoperation with me and I have been told that this is really important now in the last 6 years - since the birth of my son. The hospital where I go for my check...