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Hello everyone, as I sit here in my hospital room I wanted to update everyone. Well after discussing with my surgeon he highly recommended the mechanical valve. There was some issue with the original valve size and the aortic root. He is on vacation now( lucky guy ) but he did talk to me the...

Well tomorrow is the big day 5:30 am so it looks like im first at bat. Just got done taking the shower clean sheets ready and I can't seem to calm down. All along I haven't been to nervous about the surgery but I have to admit I'm anxious. I have to ask, am I the only one who still has some...

Thanks for the replies so far, I've had migrians for over 15 years now so i can tell when I'm about to get one( aura effect then getting sick in a dark room) and can usually diminish the symptoms with over the counter drugs. Maisiejane, i have heard of others after surgery suffering from...

Hey everyone, I have made my avr valve decision, going mechanical but I have a question about migraines. I'm not a chronic sufferer but I can get them on average about 4-6 per month. They can get pretty severe and being on warfarin from what I have read I can not take my Excedrin migraine...

Pellicle, Great choice of words! I do not race anymore but listed it that way because not a lot of people are familiar with track days. I am actually a track day coach I keep reading don't let warfarin control you, you control it. I guess I'm just over thinking this whole process way too...

Hi everyone, I must start out by saying thank god for this forum! I stumbled across it while doing research. I was born with aortic stenosis, well its now time to replace my avr at 42. I have done allot of research about the advantages and disadvantages of each valve choice (Ross is off the...