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This is my story .... http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/31/4042581/while-apex-football-coach-joe.html?sp=/99/103/124/

I'll have to follow Paleogirl's prompt - my best friend was my wife for basically the same reasons. She took time off work, made me food, helped me get as comfortable as she could, got my coaching friends to visit when I was feeling low, etc, etc, etc

Aside from the experiences that everyone goes through, I found two things that were very helpful during my recovery. 1. Lazy Boy Recliner When I first got home I could not lie flat without great uneasiness and discomfort. I am normally a stomach/side sleeper. No matter how many pillows I...

Awesome answers! Thanks for the help. That really clears things up.

How difficult is walking stairs when you first get home after surgery? I just brought the recliner home this evening in preparation for my June 2nd surgery. Unsure whether to set up camp on first floor or second floor? Just how tough is it to climb stairs?

Best of luck Helen. I'll be looking for your recovery updates and trying to keep up with you.

Thank you all for your encouragement and advice. It is very helpful.

After being mentally prepared for surgery earlier this year, my surgeon said my numbers did not indicate the need for surgery at that time. (February of this year) Since then, some new developments. In addition to the bicuspid aortic valve and aortic aneurysm, they have found blockage in my...

Met with my surgeon on Friday. It was a very positive meeting and many of my questions were answered. I will have to have aortic valve replaced and ascending aorta replaced with dacron graft - but not yet. Numbers don't indicate its time for surgery yet. So, I will have a CT scan done in...

This article says: "He had known since a checkup in his first year as the Giants defensive coordinator in 1997 that he had a congenital defective bicuspid aortic valve and that eventually he was going to require surgery."...

I'm a fan of this story for obvious reasons http://mmqb.si.com/2014/01/30/john-fox-heart-surgery-super-bowl-48/

OK, I've got my first meeting scheduled with the surgeon in two weeks As of my last test, I had ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm of 4.5cm, Aortic Valve Area .9cm2, Peak Gradient 40mmHg, Mean Gradient 24 mmHg. Besides the obvious question of "When do I get this done?", what other questions...

Wow .... that is awesome. That is what I was planning in my mind. But I'm trying to get an answer if it will be this year or next year or beyond. Appreciate that .... very motivating

Thank you for all the great responses. I appreciate the advice, the wisdom and the experience of you all. AZ Don - thanks for the links. I did hear about Coach Fox and saw him on the sideline this past weekend. Amazing story. Skeptic49 - From my first tests the Mean Gradient was 21 mmHg and...

Hi, I'm new to the board and new to OHS, AVR and all the rest of the stuff I am 50 yrs old. Relatively healthy - ran two marathons and about a dozen half marathons in my 40's. Last year during a routine physical my doctor asked me "how long have you had the heart murmur?" News to me. He...