Recent content by thehoffr

Excellent YouTube presentation for bicuspid valve patients, after my surgery however my bovine valve knocks with every beat.. does anyone else experience this? I've asked this question once before, never felt satisfied.. mine is an Edwards valve and I cannot sleep and feels constantly like it's...

https://newheartvalve.com/hcp/tavr-overview/

There you go.. reinforcing my point we need explanations, and is there not some type of scan that color highlights impact? Seems an obvious simple way to view the source of the knocking.. unless we don't want to know. DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS TYPE SCAN? Can an echo highlight knocking...

Still feel this topic is very important to discuss especially if you're the one suffering from knocking sensation. Sailer, where do you get your information from that the pericardium cannot be diminished much or it's insignificant? The way to deal with understanding our issues is we have to...

Just having your perspectives and knowing other people have this problem too and have learned to live with it helps me live with the issue also, so thank you all for the feedback. 👍 Still strange there is not a clear cut explanation of the cause, like diminished pericardium, or angle of heart...

.. Just learning about the structural valve degradation acronym has taught me a lot tonight. I would like to have a sense for how long this valve will last, unless that's discouraged on some unspoken hex violation 🤪. I don't know how you guys are surviving these multiple chest surgeries. I...

Before surgery I was always 68 to 72 resting and was a road cyclist. Now in the 90's am afraid to cycle the way I used to never having an issue before, but guess we don't always feel the poor valve, I had great endurance though. I don't think I'd want to be below 60, but maybe so.. these...

My shower is a stand up with the plastic floor and today after the water was off standing in it I could hear my heart beat sounds transferring through my feet against the plastic floor echoing in the shower like a small drum in the shower. I think I will try to record it next time.. 😳 .

It probably cannot be fixed unless I have another heart surgery which right now is the last thing I would ever want, but it is not perception, it is with out a doubt something physical and knocks against backbone and chest. Someone else used the word thud which may be describes it even more...

Warrick, sounds similar. There must be an explanation. At least is there some kind of scan that can visualize impact there's definitely an impact going on and the fact my heart beats at 94 if a valve wears out after a certain number of opening and closures, a faster heart beat's going to wear...

The fact you've survived 3 surgeries is unbelievable. I barely survived one and can't imagine doing it again.. it didn't go so well I was more than 2 hours over so I also have I think they call it pump head but it's spotty memory plus when they pulled the tubes out of my windpipe they scratched...

HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? After surgery heart knocks so badly feels like an "angry kid inside with boots" on "trying to kick his way out". Surgery was April 2016 and I had AVR plus asc aortic graft. It's been torture ever since.. Cardiologists will ONLY double check my heart rhythm...