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Gown, blanket and that uncomfortable tube down my throat. A lot of people dont remember ICU ...

Consult your doctor but try splitting the tablet 25mg twice daily. I found this made a huge difference to the dizziness, tiredness.

Hey Erik. Glad to hear you are doing well. Welcome to the Ross Club !!!

Ive had that dull pain in the left middle of my chest that radiated into the corner of my shoulder blade in my back and exactly how you describe it. I always taught it was muscle pain but haven't had it since the surgery, so I do blame it on the aneurysm ( mine was >5cm ). Danger ? I don't...

Thnks for the input AZ Don. I have only seen studies that look promising for Lozarten and aneurysms for those with Marfans. Please share what you found on BAV and Lozartan. I would be most interested! I had an 5.2 AA BAV with mod stenosis/regurgitation and was put on cozzar( losartan potassium...

I feel great. Still healing but already feel the benefits (especially when walking up hills ). Im looking forward to pushing it in the gym when im back up to full capacity. The advantages that were important to me personally were excellent hemodymanics, freedom from ACT, native tissue and very...

At 3 weeks I started answering emails and doing light work ( spreadsheets etc ) from at home. At 6 weeks I went back to the office part time and at 8 practically full time.

I was in your same position about 6-8 months ago. Im 33 and just had the Ross Procedure performed 8 weeks ago. I did all the usual research into the latest technology, the valve types, surgeons and hospitals available to me. As mentioned the golden rule with the Ross Procedure is to find a...