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    Old member looking around for new info

    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...
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    Old member looking around for new info

    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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    18th valversary for my bovine valve

    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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    18th valversary for my bovine valve

    Happy to share my happy experience! It’s a Model 3000
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    Member from long ago- Praline

    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.
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    18th valversary for my bovine valve

    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.
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    MOO is Twelve!

    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!
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    17 years with my Edwards bovine

    Good luck, Tezza!
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    17 years with my Edwards bovine

    I hope we celebrate #20 together, too!
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    17 years with my Edwards bovine

    Good deal!
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    17 years with my Edwards bovine

    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...
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    17 years with my Edwards bovine

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