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Hi everyone! I just wanted to stop in and say hi and let you all know I am doing well after my 2nd AVR and Ascending Aorta Replacement. I am feeling better but I have the ugliest scars! I’m not planning on being a swim suit model so I guess scars are not so bad. I wish I could access this...

Hi again everyone! This is Scott in Austin and I am back at work after my surgery. I still can?t access this forum from my home so I look forward to catching up with you all from my work computer. Just a little background: Almost three years ago I found out I had a bi-cuspid aortic valve and...

Hi everyone! A big thanks to Jim for keeping you all up dated on my surgery. I was released from the hospital late Friday and made it home about midnight. I slept part of the time during the drive - I was exhausted. Today is the first day I have felt human again due to extra sleep on Saturday...

Good luck and best wishes your way. I'm sending good energy. Scott

Thank you everyone for your support and kind words during this time for my family. Recently I have been very calm about the surgery and I am seeing myself recovering fully and better than ever. Everyone on this website has given me a lot of strength and hope knowing that I am not the only one...

Thanks everyone for your words of support and thank you Lisa for the offer of food! Wow! I may take you up on that. I'm taking my computer to the hospital but I am not sure my partner could manage to log on to this site and post something after my surgery. (You have to know him to understand)...

Hello everyone, its surgery time again. A week from today I go under the knife to replace my aortic root and ascending aorta. This is my second surgery in less than 3 years. After meeting with two different surgeons and discussing my options I have decided to use Dr. Coselli in Houston...

Thanks everyone for the kind words and encouragement. MrP, Thanks for the comments on Dr. Coselli, I am feel less stress about working with a surgeon. My appointment with the Austin surgeon was moved to tomorrow at noon. I will update everyone when I return to work on Saturday, (my home...

Update Update Hi everyone. Here is an update on my situation: Since my last note, my cardio has contacted my prior cardio in Maine and the surgeon who took care of my AVR. She has also talked to Dr. Coselli?s office and to the Texas Genetic Research Center in Houston. I had another CT two...

Hi everyone! Thank you for the notes of encouragement and advice. I have limited access to this website - for some reason my IP address is blocked from my home computer and I have to sneak a peak from work. My contact at UT Houston research center has been amazing. She e-mailed me this...

Hello everyone! I?m Scott and I have been visiting this forum for the past 3 years or so. I am 45 yrs old and in late January 2006 I was starting to become a little dizzy at work and decided to visit my PCP for a check up. He found a very loud heart murmur and set me up with an appointment...