Recent content by Ershin

Hi again everybody, sorry for the delay in posting. I've made it through my second operation and had what I feel like was the least interesting hospital stay I could imagine. But now, about 1 week after being discharged, I noticed that I'm not sleeping so great, mostly in little 2-4 hour chunks...

Good luck today!

Well, yeah. A couple of months ago I posted that I'd be needing a second AVR and asked about valve types. I got some excellent responses and took the information with me to my next cardiology appointment, where a day later I was informed my MRI results were poor and I'd need surgery within the...

Hi again everybody, thanks for all your thoughts and opinions; and sorry for not responding sooner. I just got back from my 3 month followup MRI yesterday and will undergo surgery within the next couple of months. My cardiologist recommended the mechanical (specifically the on-x), but it will be...

So on my last cardiology visit I discovered that my current tissue valve is regurgitating and beginning to fail. It's been there 10 or so years, although it came as quite a shock since I'm still not quite feeling any symptoms, not to mention the doc literally just put the stethoscope to my chest...