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Thanks so very much for all the replies! Your information has been very helpful to us. I will have him talk with the coumadin clinic nurse or maybe his cardio.

Thanks so much for your replies! It might not be a bad idea to speak with the flight attendant in charge ahead of time I suppose. This is very new for us! He does have the St. Judes card with the info about the valve on it. And we both plan on getting up and moving around a few times during...

Hello, my husband and I will be flying overseas in March. It will be about 14 weeks post surgery. He has done very well with recovery and seems to feel even better than before. I have concerns about his mechanical valve and the ticking sound. What can we expect at security? What about on...

Thank you all for the replies! I showed them to him and we will discuss the problem with his surgeon today. He did have a custom made mouth guard once, but quickly bit thru it! He uses one you can buy from walmart now. He still has the pain every couple of days. Hopefully it's a TMJ/sinus...

Merry Christmas!! Certainly words to consider and take to heart, thanks!

Hello and merry Christmas to all! My husband is nearly 4 weeks post surgery for BAV, Ascxending aortic aneurysm and is having tooth pain. He started having it maybe a couple of weeks after. He started wearing his mouth guard at night and that helped a bit. He also has used an ice pack a...

Thanks for the responses! He says also sometimes he can feel his new conduit moving as he takes a breath too. This is such a new and strange world we are in!!

He is getting levels checked at the coumadin clinic at ut hospital. He is called after by the surgeons office to adjust the dosage. He was taking 6 my until last Thursday and the had him alternate 6 and 8 my until today. And now they said to increase it to 8 mg. Haven't heard anything about the...

Husband has said two times now that he can feel his heartbeat in his stomach. He says it haPpened when he was hungry and after getting full. Anyone have any thoughts?

I was surprised that my husband loves fruit now!! He used to say fruit doesn't taste as sweet as before. Well, now he thinks that he was just so used to soda, sweet treats, etc. that fruit was disappointing. I have been trying to get him to eat fruit forever!

My husband seems to be doing pretty well. His surgery was 2 weeks today. He walks better, but still slow. Mostly sits around relaxing, watching tv, internet. He does his walking as recommended. Blood pressure is fine as is heartrate. He has lost quite a bit of weight, about 25 pounds. But...

Thanks everyone for the good wishes and prayers! We are home tonight!! He was released today Friday about 1pm. His surgeon did an echo to check for fluid around the heart before releasing him. This has been a very unreal experience. I just felt like it wasn't real or something. Or maybe...

I had posted previously in presurgery and now I will post here. My husband had surgery for a BAV and Ascending aortic aneurysm. The first day/night were crazy. Had to be at UT by 5:30, did paperwork, paid out of pocket charges and got changed into the tiny gown (he's 6'3" and about 295#). I...

Doing pretty well! Doing pretty well! My husband had his surgery yesterday and it lasted about 6.5 hrs. The surgeon came out and said everything went well. He is doing well today. To be mOved to a room on the floor shortly and out of ICU. Will update more later. I'm thankful to have this site...

Saw the surgeon today and felt pretty good overall about everything. One thing we really like about this dr is his is very patient and answers all our questions and concerns. So, surgery is still on Monday. It's amazing how quickly the last few weeks have gone.

Thank you all for the wonderful welcome! It's so great to talk with others in the same position. What did we ever do before the internet? Al-I appreciate the info and will look up the connective tissue disorder. We see the surgeon today for pre surgery consult and pre surgery labs and the...

Hi kfay, I looked her up, she lives no far away. She saw a different Dr there. That's interesting your husband is from here. I also have a coworker that had ablation surgery for wolfe parkinson. She's doing well. Hope you have safe travels. We won't be going far for Thanksgiving.

Hi, his surgery is the 29th, so a week away. He is having it at University of TN Heart Hospital Knoxville. His surgeon has done about 100 of these I think. He said he would use a mechanical valve. After the heart cath last Thursday, he required an overnight stay d/t alot of nausea and a...

Hello folks, found this site looking for info on DH's condition. He found out about this about 1 month ago. He has BAV and an ascending aortic aneurysm-5.6 cm. Had the echo, 2 CT's, a heart cath(no blockage), and a TEE to check the valve to verify if it was BAV. I'm pretty nervous about this...