On-X survey

[don6170]

Has anyone done the On-X survey, from the ad on the forum? $200 sounds great, but I am concerned on how intrusive the questions are and if it requires input from the surgeon. I was considering doing the survey after I have a date set for the AVR surgery.

 

[Heart Of The Sunrise]

I did the survey...it was over a year ago....not too intrusive. No input from surgeon required. Well, worth the $200.

 

[MrsBray]

I did the survey. I was surprised at how UNintrusive the questions are.

 

[Odie]

So two people who did the survey ended up with On-X valves. The survey participant agreement says:

You must be willing to share your personal information including name, address, E-mail address, your telephone number, valve information, surgeon name and surgeon telephone number with On-X Life Technologies, Inc., in order to participate.

Has anyone who participated suspected participation influenced their surgeon's valve selection?

 

[Sten Osis]

I tried to do the survey but on-x never got back to me. I emailed several times and.......nada.

 

[chaconne]

I did the survey when it was $150. Was worth it to me because I was sure I wanted the On-X valve implanted. I don't know if they got a hold of my surgeon or not, but I suspect it didn't matter and that my preference was the only thing the surgeon paid attention to.

 

[MrsBray]

I didn't do the survey until after my surgeon and I decided on mechanical, and he told me he would be installing the On-X.

 

[river-wear]

I took the survey and got my first $100 gift card. There's a post-op survey and gift card waiting for me later.

I've requested an On-X valve if a repair isn't feasible when he gets in there, or if it doesn't work out. He said it's possible that if a repair is attempted but doesn't work, then he might have to switch to a Carbomedics Top Hat. Maybe I'll have to get spats and cane to go with that. :biggrin2:

 

[Odie]

My surgeon will choose either an On-X or CarboMedics based on what he finds when he gets in there. Of course, I have enormous confidence in the skills and integrity of my surgeon. But if I did the survey and ended up with an On-X valve, part of me would always wonder if a last minute call from an On-X sale rep factored into his real-time OR decision making process.

I'll stop to pick up a penny on the side of road. 200 bucks is something I'd normally go out my way to collect. If I could only figure out a way to get my surgeon to wake me up long enough to submit the pre-op On-X survey once he's made up his mind...

 

[don6170]

I did the pre-op survey and got the $100 gift card in the mail a week or two later. At the time I did the survey, we were leaning toward TAVI vs OHS. I asked On-X if I still qualified to take the survey and she said I did. I am going for TAVI next week and plan to do the post-op questionnaire.

 

[kimcdougc]

I tried to do the survey but on-x never got back to me. I emailed several times and.......nada.

I did the survey a year ago before my surgery. I had to call and email them but finally got my gift card and shirt and ring. Give them a call.

 

[kimcdougc]

My surgeon will choose either an On-X or CarboMedics based on what he finds when he gets in there. Of course, I have enormous confidence in the skills and integrity of my surgeon. But if I did the survey and ended up with an On-X valve, part of me would always wonder if a last minute call from an On-X sale rep factored into his real-time OR decision making process.

I'll stop to pick up a penny on the side of road. 200 bucks is something I'd normally go out my way to collect. If I could only figure out a way to get my surgeon to wake me up long enough to submit the pre-op On-X survey once he's made up his mind...

I picked my surgeon prior to answering the survey. My surgeon (Dr. Glenn Barnhart) stated he only used On-x valves. That sold me on him after doing all of my research.