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Two things: A "shower chair" that fits in the tub or shower stall, and a weekly pill box with multiple slots for each day, especially useful for the early post-op weeks when I had several pills to remember.

Hi Paul, I had a St. Judes mechanical aortic valve installed on May 15 of this year (I had a stenotic BAV). I thought I might be bothered by the click of a mechanical valve, since I have always avoided sleeping on my left side because I am too sensitive to my heart beat. I decided on the...

Bad Mad, Regarding your aorta, did your surgeon or cardiologist give you any restrictions on competitive athletics (such as sprinting during a game) after you had the aortoplasty? I had a mechanical aortic valve put in four weeks ago, and the surgeon said my dilated ascending aorta (4.2)...

Just an update: I had AVR on May 15 at Beth Israel hospital in Boston. I had my aortic valve replaced with a mechanical valve. My aorta was not replaced. I went home on May 19. The entire team at the hospital was great. So far, I have not had any complications/issues, other than trying to get...

Well, I saw the surgeon two days ago, and he recommended surgery. I have set up a May 15 surgery date. Now I have to decide tissue vs. mechanical, and look at all the information posted here about pre- and post-op considerations. It's a strange feeling to know I will really be in surgery. I...

The surgeon is at Beth Israel. However, I also plan to talk to a surgeon at Brigham and Women's. Dave

Thanks for the responses. I have set up a meeting with a surgeon next week, in fact, with the surgeon that my cardiologist had mentioned when he said I would need surgery at some point. The cardiologist is waiting for symptoms of more shortness of breath or further echo changes (by the way...

Thanks Anne. Do you know whether your 68 mm/Hg was your mean gradient or your peak gradient? Thanks Jkm7, I will definitely look into Mass General. Do you know whether the approach of any of the cardiologists/surgeons is not to wait for symptoms? Dave

Hello everyone, I am a new poster, but have been reading this forum for a few months, and am so glad it is available. Sorry if this post rambles a bit. I was diagnosed with aortic stenosis in April of 2012, and have been seeing a cardiologist every six months. I have a bicuspid aortic valve...