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It's not my anniversary, but it is the beginning of a new year, ....a year which i may or may not have seen without my surgery. I'm 43 now and had a severely dilated LV, but NO symptoms. A minor car accident led to the discovery of a bicuspid vavle, and 2 months later, i was fitted with the...

My 1 year anniversary is coming up in a few days. It is definitely time to reflect on an interesting year that has been mostly positive. I got a mechanical valve (On-X)last August, because i was discovered with a bicuspid vale and my heart was enlarged quite a bit. Everything went quite normally...

I am 12 days post op and doing quite well with my On-X valve. I do hear the valve, sometimes quite loud. It has affected me a lot yet, but sometimes in a quiet room i can really hear it. Some folks have reported that the valve noise goes down with time? Is that true, or folks just get adjusted...

Hi, i just got my On-X Mech valve a week back and i have started coumadin. I am curious to see what other fellow On-X valve owners have as suggested INR range. My surgeon has set as target 1.8 - 2.0....That seems like a tight and narrow range on the low end. My INR is already 2.2 with 3mg...

Hi All, I did my AVR on the 27th, and got the On-X valve via Mini Sternotomy. This forum has been a source of information, strength and hope for me. In short, my surgery went well, and recovery has been excellent so far. I spent exactly 4 days i the hospital and today is the 6th day since...

My Story - I'm 40 years old. No major health problems...overall very in decent shape. Had a minor fender bender and got whiplashed. After 5 days of neck pain, and much pressure from friends and family, went to see a doctor. As he's checking me out, he keeps listening to my heart and informs me...