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Thanks Pellicle, I've called a few dentists already and was told that there are special precautions to be taken when someone is on Warfarin. That's one of the questions I'll have for the cardiologist on Tuesday .

While I was in the hospital pre op, the Dr.'s put me on a antibiotic as a prevention. A few weeks earlier, I had a tooth break. Small pieces of the tooth were still in my gum, and I didn't get to the dentist yet. I was told the antibiotic would kill any infection which may come up...

Dean, I've been home for 2 days now, also after being diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis . Not only did I have this condition, my dad was diagnosed with it about 20 years ago. Unfortunately , my dad tried tuffing it out, and wound up having a massive heart attack and passing away. I...

Ok, I'm fresh out of the hospital with a brand new mechanical Aortic valve. I was started on warfarin about 4 days ago. The level the dr.'s are looking for is between 2.5 & 3.5 . Today I was at 3.4, which is in the higher good range. My problem is , I was sent home with 7.5 mg tablets...

Joey BAV, Thanks. It seems like the getting around part is already happening. Never in my wildest dreams would I think that I'd be this far in recovery only 6 days after surgery. Still a long way to go , like no driving for 6 weeks, no work for 8 weeks, probably longer because of the work...

Hello everyone, Yes, I made it to the other side. So far, it's been 6 days since surgery. Sorry I haven't been back sooner, but there has been a couple of minor setbacks. I should have been home already but they're treating me for liquid in the lungs. Also still trying to raise my...

Thanks everyone , I'm thinking on the same lines of Seeker. My wife has been sleeping on a tiny couch in the hospital ,next to me for almost a week now. I have 3 brothers and a sister. They shouldn't have to go through this again either. That's another reason for my choice. The...

Sorry, I'm on the hospital wifi, and it didn't seem like my reply was posting, if any of the administrators are out there, possibly you can remove the duplicate posts.

Pellicle, I hope that the third one is the last for you as well. I will definitely be back after the surgery. This forum is great. As far as learning how to take my medication, I'm sure that the Dr's will give me information, but I would prefer to hear first hand from members of the...

Pellicle, I hope that the third one is the last for you as well. I will definitely be back after the surgery. This forum is great. As far as learning how to take my medication, I'm sure that the Dr's will give me information, but I would prefer to hear first hand from members of the...

Thanks everyone for your input. The mechanical valve will be my choice. The surgery is set for Monday 6/26. This will be the biggest challenge of my life. Once again, thank you very much. Jimmy

I'm leaning towards the mechanical.. but this is a whole new ballgame for me.

I'm currently on a cardiac surgery ward ready to have my aortic valve replaced this Monday. I just spoke with the surgeon. I'm completely lost. I'm a 52 year old man in otherwise good health. he asked me if I would prefer a mechanical or biological replacement. I'm aware of the blood thinners to...

They are recommending a TAVR. But from what I'm reading, this surgery is usually done on patients , being elderly 80+ or low risk recovery patients. Thanks for this forum, I learn a lot and am able to question the doctors.

Thanks, I'm not really sure why they elected the non envasivive surgery . but I sure will have a lot of questions. Does anyone know if this non invasive surgery can be done more than once? Not that I'd like that, But would like to just know. Thanks

while visiting my heart dr. Last week, I was told I was very fortunate to be able to have non invasive surgery to replace my aortic valve. After doing research on the Internet , I'm reading that this surgery is for people who might not survive typical open heart surgery . As in low to...

I used to bike regularly, walk, jog.....hike ect.... As of now I'm not able to because of the shortness of breath, chest pains, being tired. Ect. I'd love to be able to be active again. The hospital seems to be moving along with the process. I had blood drawn yesterday , picked up...

Thank you very much Pellicle. Appriciate your input.

i was just diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis, and would be needing a Aortic valve replacement After the shock started to wear off , my wife and I had been talking about the surgery. As a relatively healthy 52 year old male, who has heart disease running on my fathers side, I've decide to have...

Dick0236, We had no idea about the out of pocket max. according to the Cigna website, the annual max out of pocket limit is 6350.00. That changes everything . My wife and I were already talking about getting a huge loan to pay our cost. Thanks so much for that info.