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Haven't been on in a while but thought I should give a wee update! Met the surgeon In December 2021 where we discussed potential options for my 3rd OHS. It took place then on the 31st May this year. When the surgeon went in it was evident that the Aorta was dilated down into the root so a...

Thanks for posting your story Superman and great to hear your bentall was a success :-) Yeah it still baffles me. There were some wise posters on here even back then who mentioned that aortic aneurysms can occur in BAV patients in the absence of valve problems. In other words, the aortic...

oops! I read that wrong P I'm not sure if it will play outside the UK but here is the link to the Youtube documentary on my second surgery in 2007. Mine is in the second half of the program

Hi chuck - thanks for sharing your story and glad to hear your surgeon was pro-active and thinking of further down the line! Yeah it came as a massive shock to me when the surgeon came onto the ward the next day and told me he decided to leave the aorta alone. He said that he felt the...

Thanks for sharing your story Pellicle and great to hear you are doing well after a third OHS. We are close enough in age - I am 43. All that makes sense - it will be interesting to hear what approach they suggest but the bentall sounds like the most likely.

Thanks for your reply Vitdoc. Great to hear your story and even better to know you are doing well after all that. A surgeon with experience in operating on the aortic root and re-dos is definitely a must :-)

I used to post here under the same Moniker BadMad (live in North of Ireland) some 15 years ago when I was waiting on my second aortic valve replacement surgery. This board was of tremendous support to me at that time. I wonder are there many posters still around from that time? If any of you...