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Plumber1
Well-known member
Hi SSSailor,
I just had new valve installed 6 weeks ago here in Olympia, happy to discuss my experience if you would like. Very positive outcome. I am back to work already. You can personal message me through members list. Feel free.
Mark
I just had new valve installed 6 weeks ago here in Olympia, happy to discuss my experience if you would like. Very positive outcome. I am back to work already. You can personal message me through members list. Feel free.
Mark
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South Sound Sailor
Thank You!!!
Thank You!!!
Everyone: thank you. I feel so lucky, so fortunate to have found this site. To all of you who responded, I deeply appreciate your sincere and kind words. Plumber, sounds like we're virtually neighbors! I'm going to make contact with you.
Thank You!!!
Everyone: thank you. I feel so lucky, so fortunate to have found this site. To all of you who responded, I deeply appreciate your sincere and kind words. Plumber, sounds like we're virtually neighbors! I'm going to make contact with you.
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ruth
Hey there SSailor!
Hey there SSailor!
Welcome and hello from 'that other Washington' on the other coast!
Many things ring very familiar in your story, I was told at the age of 12 to not play too hard, etc, yet went on to live a normal happy life and then BAM - reality strikes. I'm intrigued that you were diagnosed at 7 but with what? Did you have rheumatic fever as a child or were they able back then to discover a bicuspid aortic valve? I'm asking because these troubles sometimes travel in groups, the bicuspids have aneurysms to worry about, rheumatics often have multiple valves with damage, etc.
I share in the view that if the symptoms you are having are enough to alter and detract from your quality of life then sooner is better to deal with the problem. Yeah, you could just limp along and get a little more pre-surgery time but if it isn't what you consider to be quality time then why? The intent is to fix the issue before anything serious & permanent happens and that's what the surgeons are good at. Cardios seem to like you have you wait until the last moment, surgeons like to get in there right away and fix what's broken. Somewhere in the middle is probably the right balance. The prognosis for valve surgery is excellent and it seems the healthier you go into it the better the outcome. Many members here feel sooo much better post surgery and return to the things they enjoyed. I'm not a runner, I'm a walker, but I will share that it made me near nuts when I didn't feel like I could walk forever, wherever I wanted, whenever. Last Christmas I had to carefully choose which door to go in to the mall so the walk to the store I wanted to go to would be minimal. This Christmas I'll park wherever I want, heck, I might just park at the back of the lot so I can get a good outside walk in before going inside! My recovery was slower than most but here I am, 1 year later, no comparison to the troubles of pre-surgery 1 year ago.
I wish you all the best, this site is a treasure trove of great information and supportive individuals. It's great to have you join us.
Peace,
Ruth
Hey there SSailor!
Welcome and hello from 'that other Washington' on the other coast!
Many things ring very familiar in your story, I was told at the age of 12 to not play too hard, etc, yet went on to live a normal happy life and then BAM - reality strikes. I'm intrigued that you were diagnosed at 7 but with what? Did you have rheumatic fever as a child or were they able back then to discover a bicuspid aortic valve? I'm asking because these troubles sometimes travel in groups, the bicuspids have aneurysms to worry about, rheumatics often have multiple valves with damage, etc.
I share in the view that if the symptoms you are having are enough to alter and detract from your quality of life then sooner is better to deal with the problem. Yeah, you could just limp along and get a little more pre-surgery time but if it isn't what you consider to be quality time then why? The intent is to fix the issue before anything serious & permanent happens and that's what the surgeons are good at. Cardios seem to like you have you wait until the last moment, surgeons like to get in there right away and fix what's broken. Somewhere in the middle is probably the right balance. The prognosis for valve surgery is excellent and it seems the healthier you go into it the better the outcome. Many members here feel sooo much better post surgery and return to the things they enjoyed. I'm not a runner, I'm a walker, but I will share that it made me near nuts when I didn't feel like I could walk forever, wherever I wanted, whenever. Last Christmas I had to carefully choose which door to go in to the mall so the walk to the store I wanted to go to would be minimal. This Christmas I'll park wherever I want, heck, I might just park at the back of the lot so I can get a good outside walk in before going inside! My recovery was slower than most but here I am, 1 year later, no comparison to the troubles of pre-surgery 1 year ago.
I wish you all the best, this site is a treasure trove of great information and supportive individuals. It's great to have you join us.
Peace,
Ruth
NewValveNY
Well-known member
Dear SSS,
Welcome to the community of support at VR.com. I discovered this support forum a little over a half a year after my surgery, and I have found it to be a source of caring, information, and feedback.
It is perhaps a disappointment, a moment of disbelief or a sense of loss as out hearts tell us that it has been compromised. As you can tell from other people, heart surgery does not neccessarily mean a cessasation of running.
When you and your doctor decide to have the surgey, you will see how you , as an individual, will recover. And you may even experience a renewed sense of ability and confidence.
I am a noncompetitive, athletic kind of guy, and my left ventricle was starting to enlarge all of a sudden. I had no symptoms, but the doc said that before the left ventricle lost its flexibilty, I had better get the aortic valve replaced. I am now active, and my mechanical valve operates just fine as I "max out" on the treadmill or cycling.
Hang in there, talk with your doctors and you will come up with options.
All the best,
Allan
Welcome to the community of support at VR.com. I discovered this support forum a little over a half a year after my surgery, and I have found it to be a source of caring, information, and feedback.
It is perhaps a disappointment, a moment of disbelief or a sense of loss as out hearts tell us that it has been compromised. As you can tell from other people, heart surgery does not neccessarily mean a cessasation of running.
When you and your doctor decide to have the surgey, you will see how you , as an individual, will recover. And you may even experience a renewed sense of ability and confidence.
I am a noncompetitive, athletic kind of guy, and my left ventricle was starting to enlarge all of a sudden. I had no symptoms, but the doc said that before the left ventricle lost its flexibilty, I had better get the aortic valve replaced. I am now active, and my mechanical valve operates just fine as I "max out" on the treadmill or cycling.
Hang in there, talk with your doctors and you will come up with options.
All the best,
Allan
