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Best wishes for a successful surgery and a complete and uneventful recovery.

Best wishes for a successful surgery and a complete and uneventful recovery.

I can't add much to the conversation, but here are some thoughts. I faced the same issue last year at age 71 and remember well the desire to understand and put myself in the best possible position for a positive outcome. I made the decision to go with the Inspiris Resilia tissue valve at the...

One other thought from my experience. My wife and I believe that travelling to Cleveland was easier on her than getting my surgery in either Tampa or Orlando - each of which is about a 45 minute drive from where we live because we stayed at one of the three hotels within walking distance to CC...

Here is my thread from last year. If you have any questions, reply to this thread with them and the "CC Alum Team" will jump in. https://www.valvereplacement.org/threads/cleveland-clinic-questions.888038/ HTH

Great to hear your positive story. May you have many more years and no more heart issues.

Mean gradient and velocity look mild to me but I am not a Dr. However, 1.0 is generally the benchmark for AVA. I would say (as a layman) that the echo was definitely called for. Plenty of better sources of info on the echo results and how they are interpreted are online if you are interested.

crannsom, It would help if you have numbers from the tests. Many of us have gone for years with moderate to severe stenosis without needing surgery right away. Most do eventually require surgery. Some sooner, some later. The success rate for surgery ih otherwise healthy individuals is quite...

IRVINE, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the MITRIS RESILIA valve, a tissue valve replacement specifically designed for the heart's mitral position...

Thanks for the update. I am cautiously optimistic.

deancass, I too, experienced nagging anxiety over the years regarding an ascending aortic aneurysm but mine was >4.7cm. With a deteriorating valve, one usually gets some early warning in the form of symptoms, but not much with the aneurysm until it fails. A couple of famous anecdotes: John...

I had aortic valve replaced and aortic aneurysm repaired at Cleveland last July at age 71. I will relate my experience as an out of town patient from Florida. None of this matters unless you are considering CC because you think it may be the best place to go. Despite the abundance of high...

Hi Josh, A few thoughts: With tests indicating both the valve and the aneurysm at mild to moderate, it may be sooner or later when your condition progresses to the point that you become a candidate for surgery. Everyone is different and the rate of progression varies from person to person. I...

How about 71? Now not quite 7 months post op and doing just fine. Here is a link to my thread: Cleveland Clinic Questions Feel free to ask any specific questions. HTH

I had low appetite. Went from +8 lbs right after surgery due to liquids to - 20 lbs a few weeks after. Sense of taste changed quite a bit and had the hoarse throat thing going on for a couple of months. Was sore and had trouble getting a good night of uninterrupted sleep. Had no interest in TV...

I'm not smart enough to figure this out but here is what I think anyway: I retired early at age 56 by choice. Was not eligible for ACA due to means testing - fair enough. Bought $5000/pp deductible individual policies for my wife and myself from AARP/United Healthcare - thinking that I could...

Normally I try not to wear things on my sleeve. Don't want to be "that guy". But when you mentioned 302s, I just had to... This has a 302 but it has been seriously worked over - approx. 400hp at the crank and in a 2400lb car. Took me 5 years part time. It's no joke in the performance...

Dick, Your valve story is a genuine benchmark and you serve as an inspiration to the rest of us - mere mortals. But sinking 30' putts. Now you are rubbing it in!

Me too except I am 71, so 15 years gets me to 86... if I get that far without something else cropping up. 86 will put me well past normal life expectancy even accounting for access to excellent health care. In my preop meeting with Dr. Johnston at CC, I asked him if I could reasonably expect 15...

+1 This is the only criteria that counts. You will have plenty of challenges and decisions the rest of your life. The best way to prepare for them is to have your surgery at the optimum time for your heart, not the optimum time for any other issues.