Hey
@acki46 ,
I hope you've recovered from your second pericarditis episode. How are you feeling now?
I've spent the last couple of months weighing up valve options and this thread has been a massive help in choosing a valve and easing the anxiety about what's to come. Thank you for this.
I've decided to go with a mechanical valve with the hope that it's a one and done scenario. The plan is to have the surgery mid november.
I'm either going to go with Dr. Jansz at St Vincent's or a surgeon in Ireland to be closer to family for the recovery.
I hope you don't mind answering a couple of final questions. I feel like our lifestyles are similar with regard to travel, hiking and casually surfing so you're answers have been really helpful for me.
- Did you have a full sternotomy or was Dr Mathur able to do a mechanical valve via a mini sternotomy?
- What type of mechanical valve did you choose and why? I'm considering either a On-X or St Jude
Thanks for all your help. I plan to do a similar post following my surgery to give back to this amazing community.