Very interested in this myself being in Australia.Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone in Australia knew of any surgeons or hospitals using this valve. I'm 29 years old and staring down the barrel of my second OHS in less than two years. While I'm aware anticoagulation meds aren't the end of the world my preference is to stay off them. I lead a very active life and I'm just getting started.
Cheers,
Jahn
Thanks for that.I got some information from my first surgeon (Peter Skillington). They have it sitting on the shelf at Royal Melbourne. Im sure its being used at other hospitals as well.
Do you mind sharing a bit more detail please?His breakdown on the hype around the valve was interesting.
Brilliant to read this @tidespring82. My hospital, different surgeon but similar circumstances.Good afternoon all,
I was fortunate to have an Edwards Inspiris Resilia 23mm Aoric valve fitted at St Thomas Hospital in London on the 17th May 2017, at the time I was 61 years old and suffering from severe aortic stenosis and a bi-cuspid valve that was extremely blocked. My Consultant surgeon was Mr Michael Sabetai, and a nicer, more caring individual you cannot wish for.
I have only been in hospital twice before in my life, once for a severely infected foot, and once when I was born, but I don't remember too much about that, except what my mother told me. To say I was scared was something of an understatement, but I was put at ease by my Consultant who even took the time to explain everything that was happening to myself and my family, and he gave me the opportunity to choose which valve I would receive after explaining their pros and cons, even telling me that if I changed my mind, up to the point I went into surgery, then all I had to do was tell him and he would grant my request.
I had, as mentioned, my surgery on the 17th May 2017 and was discharged to home on the 21st May, after a few weeks of recovery I returned to work on the 22nd August and have been working full time ever since. The new valve is behaving itself and I have managed to complete a number of self imposed tasks, climbing over the O2 dome with my Consultant and a film crew from Edwards on the 5th December 2017, since then I have walked 17 miles of the Thames Path in London for the British Heart Foundation as well as a number of other events. I have never felt better, though I do get told off on a regular basis for trying to do things others think I can't do, but my Consultant and I both know I can.
In conclusion, my new valve will have its Birthday in a couple of weeks time and we will be celebrating 2 years of "Eddy"and a new me, and my wife now tells her friends that she now has a "Bit of Beefcake" for a husband. I hope that my story is not boring and I also hope to be around to participate on this forum for a very long time to come.
In conclusion, my new valve will have its Birthday in a couple of weeks time and we will be celebrating 2 years of "Eddy"and a new me, and my wife now tells her friends that she now has a "Bit of Beefcake" for a husband. I hope that my story is not boring and I also hope to be around to participate on this forum for a very long time to come.
Brilliant to read this @tidespring82. My hospital, different surgeon but similar circumstances.
I’m currently pre-surgery. Getting reading for bicuspid replacement in a few months’ time or so. By mini-sternotomy.
Did he do a full sternotomy to put your Inspiris valve in place?
Great it all went smoothly with your procedure and things going good.
Nice to see you on the forum tidespring82 ! You must be one of the first in the UK to have got the new Inspiris Resilia. Your story is not at all boring ! I love the name you've given your valve
Who is your surgeon for the operation ?
Oh yes, nearly forgot, when you are discharged make sure you have a pillow or rolled up towel to protect your sternum on the journey home, the nurses call it a "Teddy" and by god it is welcome, believe me.
I genuinely urge you to read around here and ask yourself why at less than 30 you aren't giving serious consideration to your future, because you won't be likely to be active in your 50's with as many surgeries as you'll need to keep going with tissue prosthetic valves.I'm 29 years old and staring down the barrel of my second OHS in less than two years. While I'm aware anticoagulation meds aren't the end of the world my preference is to stay off them. I lead a very active life and I'm just getting started.
Hello everyone! I haven't follow this forum for a long time, but I have read some valuable information that maybe helpful to
meyself. I had aortic and mitral (both tissue valves)replaced in June 2016 at the age of 56. I have dropped coumadin and metoprolol
for more than a year, only taking one low dose (81mg)aspirin daily. If my valves work well for 20 years, my surgeon told me repairs could be done without another open heart surgery, is it true? Also, any valve difficiency would progress gradually, not all in a sudden, am I right ?
If my valves work well for 20 years, my surgeon told me repairs could be done without another open heart surgery, is it true?
Also, any valve difficiency would progress gradually, not all in a sudden, am I right ?
HiHello Paleowoman, it's been a while since I checked in here so apologies for the delay. It is now coming up to 8 months since my congenital bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aorta replacement - 2 ops in one and there is no difference to my earlier sensation. I still feel the pulsation and now I don't know if it is the heart I feel or the valve opening/closing or both. I have been checked out by my cardiologist on many occasions and there is nothing wrong with my Edwards Lifescience Resilia valve and nothing wrong with my ascending aorta either. I really don't know what to do. I was informed by my cardiologist I have to learn to live with the sounds which is very hard for me as I am very in tune with inner self. Sometimes I also feel like I have pneumonia but I know I haven't. As my fault is a birth defect my life has changed drastically to the worse.
How are you now-a-days?
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