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Hi All wonderful folks! Tomorrow is my wonderful husbands 3rd anniversary for aortic valve, root replacement. Really haven't been on the forum for months/year or so. So blessed he is doing so well, sometimes forget how fragile life can be when we are moving along so busy with work. Blessed...

You are doing great, adjusting to a huge recent surgery, recovering. The human body is amazing and recovers at it's own pace:)

our surgeon and cardiologist told us to call if we ever had any hesitation or question...day or night. a phone call and reassurance from the "pros" could help you sleep, or they may suggest a quick visit to ER to check everything out. It might well be the caffeine but it is nice to hear...

We are thinking and praying for you, another bump in the recovery....You are in good hands, you will get better, bless you

Prayers for your surgery team, wishes for a "smooth" surgery:), and hope you will see your clean house soon!

Best wishes for tomorrow Rachel. Beautiful day!

So funny Neo, my husband discovered "urban rain" app after surgery...I don't think we can sleep without it!

HI Sood, We will be thinking of you in next few days. When my husband had surgery, we were really concerned about the flu...had everyone wash, etc. and kept him away from anything "fun" like grocery shopping, etc.! Post op, I kept him away from any of those common cold/flu places as well...

Hi. I hope your heart rate settled back down, and you got a call back from your doctor. My husband post op had resting heart rate in the 110-130 range at two weeks post op. He had one episode of a fib on and off for a few hours. It was during the weekday, the cardiologist had us meet him in...

I would agree that a great discussion with your cardiologist and surgeon about all the potential outcomes with either valve selection is warranted. Certainly with age and co-morbidities the likelihood of additional medications is always a possibility. But, I would hope it best that...

He has a bio-bovine. He really went back and forth until 2 days before surgery. I think he would be just as happy and thankful today with a mechanical. The surgeon leaned a bit towards bio valves (he participated in TAVR original research teams and is currently placing valves in replacement...

all will go well!

Hi Tirone, My husband looked at the same option. He had surgery this winter, but we had spent some months with consultations exploring the option of a repair vs. replacement. He had aortic regurgitation and the leaflets on echo looked tri leaflet without calcification. We consulted with many...

Welcome Home! I think everyone has some bumps in first few days/weeks...I bet they resolve with time and rest. Best days are ahead with walks, and cardio rehab. Hope all goes well.

Cherie, So glad that today went well! And your sense of humor is intact! Hope you all can rest up next few days.