How long have you had your...

[Ross]

I've had my St.Jude Aortic for 4 and a half years now. My native that got resuspended when the aneurysm blew lasted for 7 years before the St. Jude was inplanted.

 

[SumoRunner]

I celebrated the 15th anniversary last July 26. St Judes aortoc valve.

 

[ChuckVSP]

Been a while!

Been a while!

Got my first aortic valve, a Starr-Edwards ball and cage, Mar 2, 1982.

Had that replaced with a St. Jude aortic (with the dacron sleeve to fix an aneurysm) and a new St Jude Mitral on Feb 6, 2001.

Looks like I owe the last 25 years to Duke University and clean living!

 

[Granbonny]

AVR/Root/Bentall with 23mm.St. Jude.... March 25..2002..almost 5 years.. .. Other than remembering to take my Warfarin everyday..No problems. Bonnie

 

[Superbob]

Coming up on 2 years in February for my Medtronic stentless porcine root/valve combo.

 

[Rich]

I've had my St Jude aortic valve for around ten years and five months.
It's been GREAT !!!
Rich

 

[Guest]

Man it never amazes me when people go through this more than once, sounds like you like the taste of hospital food

Hope you get 16 out of the latest one....

*nods*

Thank you . Somehow, I doubt I'll have that kind of luck, given all of the complications I've had .. but, well, ya never know .

As for the hospital food ... depends on who is serving it to ya . He he he

Cort, I can't get over that as a young guy you got 16 years out of a 1987 technology pigs valve, I am looking for 12 years and I am in my forties anything more I am considering a bonus.

He he he...it is all about perspective . Several others have commented about the longevity of the 1987 valve ... I'm not surprised ... after all, my '87 Monte Carlo LS is a trooper, too . He he he



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[Jackie]

Saint Judes AV - April 6, 2006

 

[Debster]

Hey Cort! My mom has had her oinker mitral valve for 1 year and 8 months. She has a bivent pacemaker that is one month old and it has been great Interesting thread-Deb

 

[INRtest]

Original, leaky mitral valve, w/ MVP - 50 years, 3 months, 2 days

St. Jude MV - August 17, 2004.

 

[Lisa in Katy]

St. Jude's Mitral - 8 1/2 years

Brother's Mechanical Aortic (not sure of brand - not St. Jude's) - 13 1/2 years

 

[Bryan B]

St. Patricks day (March 17th) 2004. Wow...sneaking up on 3 years.

Ross Procedure and VSD repair.

 

[Bryan B]

Got my first aortic valve, a Starr-Edwards ball and cage, Mar 2, 1982.

Had that replaced with a St. Jude aortic (with the dacron sleeve to fix an aneurysm) and a new St Jude Mitral on Feb 6, 2001.

Looks like I owe the last 25 years to Duke University and clean living!

They got some topnotch cutters at Duke don't they Chuck. I guess that makes up for some of the nastiest hospital food I've ever tasted.

 

[Guest]

Hey Cort!
...
Interesting thread

Hey Deb!

Thank ya ... I've enjoyed reading the different ages our implantations have been.....

 

[bvdr]

Hi Cort. I've had my mitral St. Jude for over 3 years. Mine is still a youngster compared to many here.

 

[Guest]

Hey Betty .

I'd forgotten you had your surgery shortly before mine. Actually, I believe you had your surgery just before I joined VR ... which was in late 2002, shortly before my grandmother's death in October of that year.....