freyja09
New member
This is my first post after reading a years worth of threads on valve selection the past few weeks. I'd like to thank everyone for the information I've gotten so far.
I saw my surgeon, Dr Peter Knight, yesterday and will have my surgery 10/21/2010. We are tentatively going with a mechanical valve - most likely St Jude.
I have also been a Type 1 Diabetic (currently using an insulin pump) since age 7 (49 years ago) and was curious if any other diabetics had been through aortic valve replacement surgery.
I have had a few diabetic complications including proliferative retinopathy (retinal bleeding about 10 years ago) and some minor kidney disorder so I'm obviously worried about the operation for these reasons.
And I also have adult onset asthma whose primary issue is coughing up mucus several times a day; I'm sure this will be "fun" when recovering.
Despite the health issues above I'm actually fairly healthy. Up until two weeks ago I had been walking our Golden Retriever puppy 2 to 4 or more miles a day. After the angiogram last week, I've had to cut down a bit because of a worry about a partially blocked coronary artery which will also be fixed.
At any rate I thought I'd post to see if other diabetics had any comments. I 'm planning to continue this thread through recovery so other diabetics in the future can refer to it.
- Peter
I saw my surgeon, Dr Peter Knight, yesterday and will have my surgery 10/21/2010. We are tentatively going with a mechanical valve - most likely St Jude.
I have also been a Type 1 Diabetic (currently using an insulin pump) since age 7 (49 years ago) and was curious if any other diabetics had been through aortic valve replacement surgery.
I have had a few diabetic complications including proliferative retinopathy (retinal bleeding about 10 years ago) and some minor kidney disorder so I'm obviously worried about the operation for these reasons.
And I also have adult onset asthma whose primary issue is coughing up mucus several times a day; I'm sure this will be "fun" when recovering.
Despite the health issues above I'm actually fairly healthy. Up until two weeks ago I had been walking our Golden Retriever puppy 2 to 4 or more miles a day. After the angiogram last week, I've had to cut down a bit because of a worry about a partially blocked coronary artery which will also be fixed.
At any rate I thought I'd post to see if other diabetics had any comments. I 'm planning to continue this thread through recovery so other diabetics in the future can refer to it.
- Peter
