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johnmarkos replied to the thread Migraine aura anyone? Or does the cheese stand alone?.I did, too! I got them every few weeks with headache in my late teens and early twenties, aura with no headache every few months till...
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johnmarkos replied to the thread How has it been since your Valve replacement?.Yes, the hospital where I had my surgery is about a mile from my home in San Francisco. My parents were visiting from New York State to...
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LOL. Yes, I noticed that! You were in California, right? And I was in Cleveland and we got out on the same day too! January 11...
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I was 43 when I had the AVR in 1991. Of course I did very little running the years prior and following OHS, but I was a runner for...
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Don’t forget you went from 41 to 45 years old as well. Even without surgery, that’ll take some time off. For me, my PR is 24:57 but I...
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About a year and a half before my surgery I ran a 21:55 5K, in April 2011. Had OHS in 2012 at 55. Ran my best post surgery 5K in 2015 at...
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Hey everyone I’m a little new to the forum, but I found it funny that this question was brought up about exercise tolerance after OHS. I...
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At the time of my AVR, I was probably ~190 lbs (86Kg) but many years later it rose to 250 (113Kg) and I still ran daily, only slowly. I...
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Even though heavy (95kg) I run daily. Pre AVR surgery I was faster, but still find that with my doctor mandated max of 145 bpm I enjoy...
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day 12 back
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In a couple of weeks I will have my 15 year valversary. AVR on Oct. 11, 2005 .
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I hit the 23 year mark this April, but that was my 2nd BAV operation. My first was in 1981 when I was 25. And I hit the 64 year human...
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Great to hear these success stories. I expect to have a mitral replacement in November and it helps hearing these stories. Thanks for...
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johnmarkos reacted to john b's post in the thread How has it been since your Valve replacement? with Like.
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...
