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Great news! I am having a CABG (single artery) and an aortic valve repair and I am hoping my performance will improve. WHile I have had severe regurgitation for 5 years, it did not seem to be a problem. The LAD stenosis was a complete surprise found during pre-op tests. Anyway, 1 year ago I...

Happy Birthday valve! Good luck with the running.

I'm one who was told he had it, then told he did not. Having an echo, which must go through ribs and lungs, can easily be distorted. Coupled with a distracted sonographer and an older or out of calibration machine it is not that rare to misdiagnose. If you go for an echo do not tell the...

I think choice of surgeon is more important than choice of hospital. I think choice of surgeon is more important than choice of hospital. I am 67 and scheduled for repair of severely regurgitating (4+) aortic valve and a CABG of my LAD. I had a heart murmur as long as I can remember and when...

Good luck, it will work out well.

Thanks for this. All the theoretical and judgmental advice is helpful, but practical advice and warnings are the best.

This waiting is annoying. I am glad we have a good plan, and am glad that I am healthy enough to wait until August 19, but I wish it was sooner. Oh well. I have caught up with almost all the posts on this board and it has been a great help. And I am exercising and will be in decent shape on...

One thing I have found with call centers is that if you do not get the answer you want then hang up and call back. Some of the people are awesome, some are lazy, some are knowledgable, some are clueless. Rather than trying to explain something over and over to someone who obviously does not...

Thanks all, Steve, I will continue to exercise as much as feels right. Good advice. I think I am just too sensitive to every little thing now. I have been walking every day for an hour, but I will get my bike out on Saturday! Yay. Sorry you had so many complications but glad it all worked...

I have been up there a few times. At the 9,000 foot station mostly everyone is fine. But at 14,000 a lot of people act a bit drunk, and some seemed to be short of breath if they walked fast. On the other hand, it is amazing up there. If you can be there at dusk when the shutters open on some...

Good luck with your test. I had one last week and it was much much easier and less painful that I thought it would be. I had one 90% blocked artery. The funny thing is that they gave me versed which makes you forget. When I got home in the afternoon I felt great and made some work phone...

Rebecca, That is exactly what my surgeon told me. He plans to repair the valve, but cannot guarantee it. He wants to have everything planned as well as possible. Opening someone up, then seeing something completely unexpected and saying, "Gee, what should I do?" would waste a lot of time...

Does anyone have any advice for diet? I am mostly vegetarian, but will have poultry or fish occasionally. It is not for religious, ethical, or health reasons, just seems to be a good diet for me. But the prospect of being in bed a lot, or at least very inactive makes me ask what is a good...

Thanks Steve, I called my surgeon and he will do the LIMA CABG. He wants to have the largest, clearest surgical field so he can do the repairs properly and apparently that is more involved than a valve replacement. But the advantages are many and I feel fortunate to have a repairable valve...

Thanks, I am certainly not an expert but he did explain all the options. Mini thoracotomy, TAVI, TAVR, and the minimal access median sternotomy as well as the classic median sternotomy. ANd I did speak with another surgeon as well. My surgeon actually specializes in non invasive / minimally...

I am trying to read many of the posts here, and am glad that their are so many. Many years ago I knew I had a heart murmur, but did not know what it meant. I served in the NAVY and am/was pretty active so it never slowed me down. 5 years ago I had prostate cancer and during the pre-op the...