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Before his surgery my brother made flash cards for things like “thirsty” and “pain” and whatnot and they were somewhat useful but the tube was out relatively quickly so he didn’t need them for long.

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Oh that raises a question I was curious about. Many years ago when I first found out about my bicuspid aortic valve, I was told that if I ever had surgery and got a mechanical valve, one impact could be not being able to drink alcohol anymore due to the blood thinners. But since then I've read...

4.6cm. Last spring at 4.5cm with mild-to-moderate regurgitation he said we could probably wait until 5.5cm to repair the aneurysm unless the regurgitation worsened. I am hoping to meet with the surgeon in person rather than video soon, because I think there's been some misunderstanding of the...

The surgeon said he would use a mechanical valve, I believe primarily because of my age and not wanting to need to repeat at some point in the future. I've read online that sometimes even mechanical valves need replacement, so I was planning on researching that point further and coming back...

Hi all, Was told around eight months ago that I was not yet a candidate for surgery, but if my aortic valve regurgitation worsened, I should consider getting the valve replacement and possibly the aneurysm fixed as well. Fast-forward to my most recent test results, and the regurgitation is now...