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WOW... don't take this wrong way, but I'm actually envious how well everything worked out for you. I too had that same procedure though I went with a biological valve... I remember waking up and being miserable and unable to breathe. My back was killing me... and I ended up staying in the ICU...

I had my surgery about 2 years ago now... the vertical scar is barely noticeable... however, two scars from where they had tubes coming out of me... those are far more noticeable but small and horizontal. I never really cared about the scars and just put on the lotion the hospital gave me until...

You're right, because it was not a failure of the value but the procedure itself on installing it which was botched.

From the report... On average, the patients were 60 years old and 76% men. Nearly a fourth reported the valve sound being disruptive during sleep, and 9% reported daytime disruptions. Over half of the patients reported the sound being too often and could be heard by others, but only 16% said it...

'Misunderstanding as there are no restrictions except' ... this and that... ok Mayo Clinc: Warfarin diet: What foods should I avoid? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thrombophlebitis/expert-answers/warfarin/faq-20058443

Actually, that was my point to begin with! Just like maybe things have changed with better medicines for taking blood-thinners, noise etc for mechanical valves... but the technology and development of tissue valves have also greatly improved as well in the last couple of years. It cut both...

I was 53 (55 today) when I had my aortic value replaced with an Edward's tissue KONECT RESILIA aortic valve and I have no regrets. As I understand that if I take care of myself this valve should last at least 20 years and it was designed to simplify the TAVR process including the TAVR to TAVR...

Yes, and not just salt but also Magnesium and Potassium... I learned that the hard way when I started the Keto diet and felt the effects of the dreaded "keto flu"... which actually was a good thing for me because at the time I didn't know what the keto flu was, and I told my primary doctor...

That's an interesting article and certainly gives food for thought with regards to the statins I'm taking. Thank you for sharing it.

Thank you ALL!!! Each of you have been very helpful to my questions. I'm certainly going to have a good talk with my cardiologist about the meds I'm taking. The first being the Aspirin. What I didn't mention was that my father (86 years old) not long ago had to be rushed to the hospital for...

A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with BAV disease with an ascending aortic aneurism. After 6 months my aneurism grew from 5.0CM to 5.3CM and I was told by my surgeon that the time has come, and I would need the replacement. I had the surgery, and I went with a tissue valve... I was 53...