Recent content by john b

Hi Duffy you are doing great, my bovine is 14 years and looking for a lot more. We are now getting the stats on that generation of valves. I think the future is tavi judging on my wife’s recent experience of out of hospital the day after the procedure. Quality of life is excellent on this...

John Radcliffe Oxford England

The comment with tavi valve I valve giving higher stroke risk. My wife had a trial where a net is inserted while new valve is installed to catch any calcification and then withdrawn. This is the new technology. Local hospital doing 5 tavi procedures a day. Life is good! .

Had an Aortic Edward’s Bovine Valve installed 2009 14 years of normal life still working fine. Age now 76, my wife has just had a tavi fitted and out of hospital the next day. Advise dental hygiene. Johnb

I also 13 years with Edward’s bovine. My father also had valve replacement age 74, unfortunately did not survive the surgery. Have two brothers with no heart issues yet must be some genetic connection.

I also had a bovine aortic valve 2009, at age 62 it seems ok at resent,could you say what symptoms you experienced prior to your current situation. Having said that the valves been great lived a normal life!!! John b

Well Done, my Edwards Bovine is 12years this June and 20 is a great target. Having an annual checkup to remind me about it and taking the normal meds for a 74 year old. Johnb

Not posted for a while yet really value this special club and the work of the hosts. Had my Edwards Bovine in 2009, 12 years in May, i am now 74. My meds are Valsartan, Pravastatin, Clopidogrel, i have had 12 fantastic normal years forgetting i have had AVR most of the time. The last echo was...

Hi I am now 73, 11 years with my Edwards Tissue and had a completely normal life, we are very fortunate to live at this time. No wrong decisions 70 years ago none of us would be here to support each other.

Now 73 have been 11 years with my bovine valve, living normal life with the standard meds statin etc. At 58 when first diagnosed my GP with a stethoscope let me listen to my heart then his, mine went bleep bleep splosh his did not have a splosh.

Received my Edwards Bovine in 2009 age 62 years. Had 10 years of normal life since, a recent echo looks ok so fingers crossed for ten more.

AVR 31st May 2009, June 2009 did not exist, my recovery was slow yet eventually i got back to normal, it took about 3 months. The experience gave me a greater understanding and appreciation of the world we live in and how fortunate we are. I travel and enjoy pysical exercise, these days i dont...

I had AVR and a CAB in 2009 at the age of 62 and now feeling fine, sometimes do not even think about it for days. I had prevoiusly run several marathons and treated this as another challenge, in recovery you have your good days and not so good yet we all look at it as a fantastic achievement...