Recent content by Seanskx

Dear RandomDude83, I believe all patient who went through AVR have the same fear which you are facing now. Im personally one of them! Anway I am 4week post op today. Is fine to do alittle worst preparation but just keep it within yourself. Because you will be fine eventually. My surgery only...

Hi Extraordinary, I had just went through my AVR last week. However im facing the surgery for the first time so not REOP. I know you worry about the higher chance of RISK in REOP. but nv worry! Because worry won't help much on that. MY surgeon is trained from cleveland clinic too for 4years...

thanks everyone. dick i will stay around to help out people who have concern too im part of this family

Hi everyone. It's been almost a week after my surgery. I'm back home since yesterday. I will like to thanks Valvereplacement website to provide great forums for people like us to sharing among out experience to the rest. Next, I will like to thanks everyone for sharing their care and concern...

Hi guys. Update from me. Will be warded in today to do CT scan to check my heart whether am i suitable for BAV repair. Im not sure how long will the repair last. But i did check out somehow if it success and im lucky, Perhaps it will last a lifetime However if cant be repair. I decided to go...

Thank you clay. IM going for my AVR next wed. As i know after surgery, i will perhaps been facing alot of things in my future life. May i know what are those common or anything to take notes? I just read a post at the post-surgery which someone mentioned about valve infection due to fever? May...

Congrats Debby. Welcome back and wish you speedy recover ^^

Thank You clay for your quick replied. May i ask things about warfarin. With a Mechanical valve, we may have a chance to face bleed or stroke problems in the future. These Bleed and stroke is due to the warfarin and due to the INR ratio right? If I'm a good patient who stick closely to my INR...

So since Vit-K is good for our body and we are able to control our INR. Does this mean we still able to consume vit-K which is good for our body? Just that we have to adjust the coumadin dosage to prevent us from getting bleed or blood cot? I got the 5% data from my surgeon. Seriously since no...

Thanks for you replied dick0236. I will say there are risk for re-op if i go with tissue valve. However with the new method (TAVI), the risk only 5% around each time i go for my tissue valve replacement. I have been reading alot of old threads regards on TAVI, Tissue, Mech with the data but...

Doctors only suggest but cant decide. Some said tissue due to warfarin. some say Mechanical due to longer life span. My parents say all depend on me! After all im the one living with my own life. I wish to go for tissue valve, but the medical fee isnt cheap later part. Can't imagine every 7years...

Hi Agian. I can't bet my life on the future medical research. Invent a better alternative to warfarin and a new type of mechanical valve is really still far away from us to know. the % calculation is like 80-160% of chance i will suffer over the period of 40years. Seriously i left 5days to make...

Totally agree with you. I met up with my surgeon today but yet cant decide which valve to use. After listening to my surgeon, he will advise everyone start to implant tissue valve due to (Vit-K). Currently research Vit-K2 is so good and important which allow us to prolong our life. Just like...

Yes Lynlw, I have did my research on TAVI. However this method consider kinda new under medical history, I couldn't find much information of it through the patient sharing. I just wonder what the success rate and how long does this method of valve eventually last? How fast will be the recover...

Thanks Clay for your replied. I also do not wish to let them open my chest once again if i choose tissue valve. However with this new method (TAVI/TAVR), we could avoid chest breaking surgery if our tissue valve fail us perhaps 7-10years down the road. I am agree that this method consider new...