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Thank you for your responses. The good news is that Brian’s surgery pain has significantly lessened only to be replaced by pain in his GI tract. All pain meds were discontinued yesterday due to new concerns about his inability to have a bowel movement. Sure enough he has a postoperative illeus...

I guess one drawback of living almost 19 years after replacement with a tissue valve is that you don’t stay current with new advancements in valve replacement - aneurysm repair when a family member undergoes the surgery and is experiencing difficulties. So I will explain the situation and see...

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Truthfully I hoped for 15 years and was quite prepared to have a second OHS. At the time, 2005, not much was said about TAVR but now it looks like I will go that route when the time comes.

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Happy to share my happy experience! It’s a Model 3000

Hey Praline! I still get notifications from the site and check in when a member from way-back-when posts. Still no issues following my AVR in 2005 with a bovine Edwards. . . knock on wood.

They said it wouldn’t last, but 18 years later my Edwards Magna Perimount is still working well. I was 52 when Dr. Kouchoukos replaced my stenotic aortic valve. There has been little to no change over the years. I hope everyone who undergoes replacement will have the same good fortune.

Hey Steve! Congrats on #12! It’s good to know that you are doing well. My own “moo-er” turns 18 pretty soon. My aging knees give me grief- - not my valve!

Good luck, Tezza!

I hope we celebrate #20 together, too!

Good deal!

Thanks for the well wishes. I was always physically active and swam a mile daily until maybe 6 months before replacement. I ride a stationary bike ,7 days a week, for 40-45 minutes. Bad knees have limited my physical activity more than any issues with my valve. Orthopedic surgeon says that I...

They said it wouldn’t last, but seventeen years after AVR all is good with my Edwards Magna Perimount.

Do you mind sharing which cardio thoracic surgeon you’re seeing at Missouri Baptist? I had my avr performed there almost 17 years ago by Dr. Kouchoukos and wonder who has since taken his place.

My uncle traveled to Houston as a last resort in 1977 for Dr. Cooley to replace an aortic aneurysm. Unfortunately he did not survive the surgery. Glad to know that you were a success story.

To answer your question, yes you can undergo TAVR if you have a tissue valve. Long time member Tobagotwo, who had a porcine valve, had replacement via TAVR a year ago last June. For what it’s worth, my bovine valve was implanted 16 1/2 years ago and is still going strong.

So sorry to hear of this latest health challenge. The only information I can offer is in regards to Tobagotwo’s experience. He fought his own battle with cancer and did need his aortic valve replaced about nine months before his death. He underwent TAVR, and of course that was due to his...

Very sorry to hear about DW’s fall, Superbob. You have had a rough few years. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.