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I meant to post this before. Somehow i missed it. Thanks zee112. dick0236 I think you have a really good point. Also there are a lot of people who post on here who had the Ross Procedure, have had repeat surgeries and push for a mechanical valve, but the doctor's i've been seeing are pushing...

Thank you pellicle and LondonAndy. Pellicle thats similar information I have found. I had been leaning towards a mechanical valve. Including the cardiologist I've been seeing for a few years I saw the 4th doctor about the surgery today. They all seem to push the Ross Procedure. One thing he...

Pellicle, all the things you have said are helpful. I find different perspectives help. I am weighing what I want and deciding on it. The surgeon I've been seeing is really pushing for the Ross Procedure. I am a little weary of that, but I guess that is what he specializes in. spartangator...

Pellicle, all the things you have said are helpful. I find different perspectives help. I am weighing what I want and deciding on it. The surgeon I've been seeing is really pushing for the Ross Procedure. I am a little weary of that, but I guess that is what he specializes in. spartangator...

Thank you Pellicle and Sylvia. It's nice to here good things of the Ross procedure. I keep reading about Dr. Steltzer. The surgeon I'm seeing says he has done several hundred Ross Procedures. He said he can also do a mechanical valve replacement but is pushing the Ross Procedure. I suppose...

Thanks Pellicl, Marie, and Warrick. I read some posts i found on the Ross procedure that you left pellicle. Thank you for pointing those out its a lot of things to think about. Adam Pick looks like a great resource, and will will be reading that. Thanks for the perspective Warrick. Also I...

Thanks Honeybunny and Scott. I'm 24 years old and I've had an aortic regurgitation since i was in a car wreck 7 years ago. My doctor has been checking on my heart every year since then and from that decided now (also with the side effects i've been having like shortness of breath) that it is...

Has anyone had the Ross Procedure done on them? All i've read about about the Ross procedure on here is of people who are returning for surgery and not many people who have had it without surgery for a while. Does anyone have any thoughts on this or have experience with it?