Recent content by rckrzy1

Motorcycles was my reason for choosing Ross procedure. I am enjoying life without any heart related problems, traveled to a dozen countries last 4 years, still enjoy my motorcycle, just turned 51 with 7+ yrs post ross.

Ross worked well for me. The rest of my body is falling apart. And I was quite shocked that the post op pain and recovery for my C4-C7 fusion was far worse than my ross. And every annual check up has been great, all valves doing great.

BOWLING is my life . I met my wife on our first date at a bowling alley , I proposed on the very lane we first bowled on and that was an accident, I found a picture from our first date and it was on that very same lane, 42, friends helped and when we went to start the game the screen scrolled "...

And just when my keltoid scar on my chest has faded enough I can go to the pool a new scar to go on my neck, SOB

Yeah it is nice to just have to deal with issues on hand and not my AVR and ACT . Scheduled for May 24 so I can finish my bowling season , which has suffered from my neck causing numbness in my bowling hand.

there is no guarantee on any valve, ross, mechanical or animal. PERIOD. But I chose the ross for my lifestyle, I ride motorcycles and anti coagulants to me could mean problems in an accident. But at your age I would have real hard time convincing myself to get a ross. My surgeon had over 200...

had my ross at 44 and am so glad I went that way. But I think the ross either works great as in my case or fails . My last echo shows all my valves working great, and I feel great.

Well have not been on here for years, life's been great after my ross procedure in 2007 , but now I have been battling neck pain and numbness in my right hand, tried so many cervical injections and rhizotomies but finally saw a surgeon yesterday, I need to have C4-C7 fused as my canal stenosis...

no it was just a shadow, heart cat and multi slice mri showed all normal, now she fights very high BP 220+ / 120+ and has been in e/rs and ambulance rides for it. She is still morbidly obese , takes more pills than I do for ?? I gave up and gave her the divorce SHE wanted, she said she would be...

Wow has the time flown by. Tomorrow will be 4 years since my ross procedure. All my last stress test etc showed everything is working perfectly. Physically I'm doing great, but now recovering from my divorce last year after a 25 yr marriage. SO my other heart was broken :redface2:

I was severe , less than 1.0cm for more than 2 years. Normally they wait till less than .7 .6 unless you have major symptoms.

what valve and any other issues ? What is wrong with your current ?

I am a native of Chicago and even lived in elgin for a short time. It would depend on how my current marital status is but I'd be up for a trip.

The insufficiency is usually caused by weak walls and such and a pulmany valve alone won't hold as well as a mechanical ring. That was my intereption and he said alot of AI folks have dialted aortic roots as well.

Well He said I'm looking great and the valves are working great, now he said come back in 2 yrs , no more annual.