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Useful thread, thank you. 6 years in diagnosed with mild regurgitation. Message from Dr is to lose some weight, less strain on the heart and lower blood pressure. Message received! 11kg adjustment planned by Christmas 2023. JCG

St Jude Medical Trifecta GT 27mm. Japan typical Edwards valve 21mm avg. FYI

1. Recovery was quick, 3 months tops. Age 50 tissue value. No other option discussed or offered up. 2. Just over 6 year so far. Slight murmur on last check up, signaling slight regurgitation (center of valve). Latest studies indicate 20 year valve life. IF 70 when replaced TAVI, if earlier OHS...

My health plan covered the cost under our Wellness program! Put my Suunto 5 aside and for the last 10 days the Apple Watch Ultra is great. Health, esp. heart stats are helpful, incl. alerts, range, blood oxygen, Vo Max, fall alert, etc. I'm sold. JCG

Long time no post! Recently undertook taking Rvbelsus, the tablet form of Ozempic (weekly ***). So far so good as about 1/3 way to my weight loss goal ytd 2023. Morning nausea is still there but getting better. Lower appetite and not attracted to "hard to process" foods. Coming up on 6 years...

Riorico, Welcome. I had the St. Jude Medical Trifecta GT "installed" in May 2017. In your case certainly not the 10-12 years expected in terms of durability. TAVR is approved under the universal health care systems of Japan (initial operation) and Canada (home country). Difficult to see the...

A great anniversary and overall health turn around story. Thanks for sharing. Caleb

Boxing without the use of your arms. Strikes are with your shoulder to the opponent (upper arms, shoulder, chest). Head shot a rarity (gracefully). Almost healed up. One and done!

Feel broken after "shoulder boxing" with 17 year old (with some boxing training). I "won" but highly bruised and full of lament. His challenge, not mine. Never again.

I had AVR surgery at 50 and a tissue valve. No air time given to mechanical. St Jude Trifecta GT 27mm. Edwards the "go to" valve in Japan due to sizing (21mm avg.). If this valve lasts < 10 years I will switch to mechanical. If > 10 tissue via TAVR.

I for one am glad to be vaccinated. Personal choice is a factor, but remaining non vaccinated will have repercussions. My students for the fall term can not live in residence unless fully vaccinated. This summary doc on vaccine reactions certainly puts a human face to the pandemic effects wrt...

Hot topic for sure. I'm convinced C-19 would make a bee-line for my heart so I'm glad to have both Moderna shots (May 19th and July 4th). This is a blog I write for on occasion under the moniker @firehorsecaper. Tongue in cheek, but covers a lot of ground for a short snippet. There Aren’t Any...

I'd prefer she make it to great-grandmother status, and with my tissue value I'd rather not be spending time with anti-vax zealots. Unless we are hermits, these decisions impact those around us.

My mother (77) refuses to get the vaccine. This on the advice of my sister who is not a doctor, but plays one on teevee. Frustrating as if she catches COVID-19 it will likely end her life. This is someone who gets and annual flu shot and has been vaccinated for shingles (cost out of pocket).

Apparently they only determine the exact cause of the infection for infective endocarditis in 40% of cases. It was not due to the timeline, rather than the analysis of the bacteria itself. Staphylococcus Sanguinis. New plan covers cleaning every 5 months so I should only have to buy 1-2 per year...

I got back to Tokyo this week. The olympics are close now, but oh so far from an accessibility standpoint. No spectators allowed, first in Tokyo venues and now almost across the board. Hotels accepting Olympic guests subject to quarantine seem to be having difficulty with some of the logistics...

Due to sizing issues, the St. Jude Medical Trifecta GT (27mm). Avg. size in Japan is 21mm, Edwards values more typically used. There was no discussion of mechanical values.

Getting shot #1 of Moderna today (tissue valve). They did not recommend AZN and I was glad to be getting the COVID-19 vaccine. 2nd set for Sep 1st, but hoping I can get it sooner. NS vaccinating > 30 years old now.

4 years since my tissue value was installed in Tokyo. Likely back to Canada late summer for an academic posting. Japan has been 8 week follow up appointments. I'm expecting Canada once every 6 months at best, especially in my home province where folks have issues getting a family doctor, let...

My friends from the Philippines all swear by Ivermectin. One of the few "cheap" drugs they can get there. Their case(s) have been mild.