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welcome marie as agian says we are like one big family, we argue sulk laugh cry but we are all here

coming up to 9 years and still honking away

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hi, doctors would be my main port of call to answer this as they are the experts, it is generally thought mech valves and pregnancy don't go well together but am not a doctor,

havnt been on for awhile and just read the good news that everything going well steve,great stuff

pellicle my old sparring partner, for my tuppence worth ive grown to like pellicle, we go back a long long way and boy did we get down to some serious arguments lol,but Ive grown to like him, he says it as it is and a spades a spade, don't always agree with him but id sure like to have a drink...

ho catie, you say you seen a study that says a tissue can decline after 8 yrs? the thing is you can find another study which says different that is the trouble with studies and stats they do vary, ive had mine 8 yrs and its still going strong, nobody knows how long any valve will last but data...

good news steve

wow some oldtimers cropping up, and so nice to hear from you guys, yyyiippeeeeee

reading the above is frightening stuff to me, I can not read or understand the reports of my heart scans apart from the obvious things and leave that to the experts in that field, I find it awful to think they could make or overlook things like that , we shouldn't be having to read our reports...

you would like to thing the newer tissue valves would last longer but no body really knows, stats are good but we shouldn't live by them,

good luck and keep us informed

I know since my op I get upset more over the most stupid things and cry at any sad film,

hiya steve, sorry to hear your going through rough time atm, the only chap ive spoke to who had his pacemaker etc changed was a chap I sometimes bump into at the gym, for what its worth he didn't seem to think it was a big op and gave the impression it was pretty straightforward, I was to busy...

hi smitty, sounds like you had a rough time, but also it seems now you are on the mend, its still early days and your still healing, dont go to mad in overdoing things, good luck, ps did you go pig or cow ?

Same as me then paleogirl, , no warfarin which I was happy about,

all sounds good,

all good advice, I remember talking to my cardio about my stomach problems and my concerns and he was of the opinion it can be ok or it can cause problems, mind you that was 8 yrs ago and things have moved on, good luck

good news,

coryp I would gather all the info and advice of your surgeons and cardio docs, yes take into account if you want to from forums like this about things but for me the experts are those you seek council with at your hospital, They are where they are because of what they know, Just my opinion mate