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3 yrs and 1 month on Trifecta GT valve. All has been good until last visit with cardio in May. Now have mild to moderate leakage. Been doing annual visits but now doing every 3 months. It may be nothing or it may be turning into something. Wait and see

Anybody ever have any trouble with AFIB after a sauna?

I am not sure yet as to what it means either. However I am concerned as the valve has gone from all most no leakage to moderate in less than a year. I have another appointment in 3 months. Just wondering if others have had any problems with the Trifecta GT

Just got back from what was an annual checkup with the cardio. Three years ago May 2 I had an AVR with a St Jude Trifecta GT installed. Everything went well and now I was told that the valve has moderate leakage. Wasn't expecting that and I feel fine. My annual checkup has now turned into...

Brett, Thanks for the post. I too was a corporate pilot , retired, but still flying warbirds and one day the ax fell on me. I needed an AVR. the operation went well but I wound up with sepsis and cellulitis. A month in the hospital. Waited the 6 months and then went to the Mayo Clinic's...

I am having almost the identical symptoms. Had an AVR on 5/2/17 with a bovine valve. About 3 or 4 months later the zig zags started and have continued ever since. Doctors just brush it off. Recently the gray areas have appeared and it could be in either eye. Last for a few seconds up to a...

Almost 3 yrs ago to the day I had an AVR with a bovine valve . About 2 months later I had Afib which resulted in an ablation which was successful with no problems until about a month ago when I had a recurrence . Up until the latest occurrence I was on loprssor at 12 1/2mg twice a day and a...

Now a little over 10 months since surgery and things have slowly improved. Not to say that I am 100% done with side effects, if that is what they are. However I still am plagued with the inability to focus the right eye for brief periods and a headache that seems to show up right afterwards...

Pretty much a nonevent for me. I guess the pain meds still were in control.

Metroprolol now back to to one 25 mg / day. one half in morning the other half in evening. Still have the same problems. Drs. think it is migraine but I'm not sure of that. Other than that I feel great. Back to gym 3 days/ wk. Just trying to work through this

Mick,s post about describes what I am going through. Am taking tylenol and have been to eye doctor. Minimal change in eye glasses. What meds are you taking? Never had anything like this before.

Had AVR on May 5 2017. All went pretty well except that I got cellulitis and Afib which prolonged my hospital stay to almost 3 weeks. I am now almost 6 months post op and off blood thinners and am taking minimal dose of metroprolol. Feeling pretty well and have gone through cardiac rehab with...

Not sure how the military looks at these kind of things but for what it's worth I am a 73 yr old male who had an Aortic Valve relacement on May 2 of this year. My background is a corporate pilot retired. However I still held a 2nd class FAA medical. Flying is still very much part of my life and...

10 weeks post AVR op. I too had almost non stop coughing for about a month. Couldn't sleep , carry on a conversation or even leave the house for fear of going into a coughing spell that lasted for a half an hour or more. Docs said it would eventually go away and was probably because of plural...

5 weeks post AVR and don't seem to be progressing as fast as I think I should be. Have this persistent dry cough that brings up nothing. Multiple Xrays show a plural effusion of the left lung. Things seems to get better over time with the Xrays (now showing very little effusion) but the...

27 days since AVR. Not too happy with speed of my recovery. Lots of light headedness on standing up and overall lack of energy compared to preop. Think it may be the meds. Have appt with surgeon on 6/6 and am hoping for some answers.

Had an AVR three weeks ago and did write a"Just in case" letter. Was happy to do it after discussion with wife. Everyone is different and with our situatation we both thought some guidance going forward would be helpful just due to the complexity of things.

Good luck Izzi. Just went through AVR 2 weeks today. Things will go quick now. You will do fine

Update. Still in hospital trying to adjust Komidin for blood clots in neck and get rid of really nasty cellulitis in right arm. Almost weeks in hospital is not what I expected but it is what it is. Recovery seems slow but at least progressing. I think the setbacks slowed me down. Looking...