Recent content by DigbyDog

I am currently 4 1/2 months post Aortic Valve replacement with the Freestyle pig valve/root. Post Surgery Exercise has been a bit of a gray area. Being an active 46yr old, it has been challenging working through my rehab and determining how much and how hard I can work at it. My Dr's advice...

Thank you all for helping me to piece my decision tougher with additional information. This is such a hard process to strategically plan out when you don't know what the final outcome will be until the Dr. opens up your chest (aortic root size and potential additional calcification). I will...

Hi All, I will soon be another new member to the AVR club. I have been searching and reading wonderful stories and information on this sight. Thank you all for sharing your stories which have been very helpful in learning about valve replacements and living life after surgery. When I am...