Search results

I know a lot of people like to wear their scar with pride and it will fade with time but I was wondering if anyone had had any success/could recommend any of the creams and oils on the market which help with scar tissue?

Hi all Just got home last week after surgery and complications - 6 weeks in Hospital not nice. I wanted to ask if insomnia is common and if anyone has any experience of relieving it over the obvious reading a boring book. I am back at work and just can't get to sleep at night and am worried...

I have just been reading around the site about my impending BAV replacement plus Aorta replacement surgery and there is a lot of talk about getting the best surgeon. Also in some of my recent posts the same thing has been recommended. I am in the UK and I know there are a few UK users on here...

Hi - I just had my surgery date changed - on the day of surgery. Not sure if it is a usual NHS thing here in the UK for OHS or not, so thought I would post on it and see if anyone else has had the experience. Reasons for being bumped off the list were: 1 - they had some emergency cases come...

Hi My Surgery has just been postponed for a month due to an angiogram showing I have a 6cm dilated Ascending Aorta. They are recommending graft replacement for the dilated aorta whilst I am in for my congenital bicuspid aortic valve replacement surgery (supposed to have been yesterday). I...

Hi - I am new to the site and I have been reading through it - but there is so much here I thought I would post my question while I ploughed on looking for my particular concerns. I have been diagnosed recenlty (and unexpectedly) with Moderate Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation (only 40 years...