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Don't rule out a Ross Procedure. Just make sure you get a surgeon who has done a lot of them if you decide to go for it. I had mine at the age of 40 and was racing mountain bikes at the time back in 2003. I feel great and continue to ride, ski, work out, ride motorcycles, etc. It's a personal...

Ride On Ride On I am coming up on my 9 year anniversary fro OHS in November and still have pretty good endurance. I don't ride all out on the bike like I used to and with 2 small kids I don't have the extended periods of free time to go out on long distance rides but so far so good.

Doug, I hope all goes well for you and have you and your family in our prayers today. Regards, Chilihead

CAT Woman, I'm still kicking around and chasing after my 2 small children. BTW, I now have 2 cats! As you know last November was my 8th anniversary of th RP with Dr. Ryan. I hope you're still doing well. Jim

Congrats Congrats Congratulations Hank. Keep on keepin on!

It's been almost 6 years since my AVR and I still don't too motivated about anything at work. Now vacations, happy hours and parties, that's a differnet story. Hang in there. I'm sure your perspective has changed for the better!

congrats congrats Hey Tom, Congrats on becoming a marathon runner! Way to go. Regards, Jim

cardios cardios Marsha, I switched a few years ago to a cardio in Grapevine that is excellent. Check it out. Dr. John Osborne is the man. http://sothcardiology.com/ Regards, Jim

riding riding Yes, one of the things I decided while in the recovery period of my OHS was that once I got back on my feet I was going to ride my Harley as much as possible. I used to ride a bicycle several hours a week but with small kids I don't have that kind of time right now. So I ride...

Ross Recovery Ross Recovery Bruce, Best of luck. The waiting is the hardest part. You are very lucky to be in Austin. I almost went there myself to see Oswalt until I found Dr. Ryan here in Dallas. Just take it easy on the recovery and I'm sure you'll do fine. Do you have a backup plan in...

cardios in Dallas cardios in Dallas I used Dr. Steven Meyer at Presby but recently switched to Dr. John Osborne in Grapevine. Osborne owns the new place called "State of the Heart". They have all the latest equipment for 3D imaging and really are a first class outfit. Osborne is : Specialist...

Harley Harley Dale, I don't think there is a correlation but I've owned Harleys since 1985. I have found a greater appreciation for riding since VR. I remember post op laying on a stainless steel table with a morphine drip and saying "If I ever get out of here I'm going to ride my Harley as...

Well, today is my 5 year anniversary form having the wonderful Dr. William Ryan do my Ross procedure in Dallas, Texas. To celebrate I slept late and rode my Harley in to work. I am thankful for all that I have and hope that those in the "waiting room" will have as good an out come as I have had...

Ross Article Ross Article http://www.cardiothoracicandvascularsurgeonstexas.com/images/stories/CTVS-Volume-Issue-1.pdf

Ross Procedure Anything under 50 Ross procedures would be too low in my book. I'd either head to Cleveland or come on to Texas. We have Dr. William Ryan in Dallas and Dr. John D. Oswalt in Austin who both have over 200 Ross procedures with very good statistical results. You need a backup plan...