treichert0312

This last surgery was #3 - similar to you I was in good shape going into it - great way to get new parts. Makes the healing better -...

Congrats on the 16 yrs! The cow valve they tried did not make it past the surgeon's inspection, so threw in the pig valve instead...

My cow valve is now eligible to drive. Took a stress test last week and all checked out well ("passed with flying colors," said the...

Ah! So your heart's electrics have recovered, and that would explain the high pulse rate, and of course the pacemaker is now simply...

Hello from the other side, I had my surgery ~5 weeks ago. The surgeon replaced the aortic valve plus the semi-arch of the aorta with a...

I have an On-X valve too (Dec 2020). A Coumadin Clinic monitors my INR from lab draws. (usually every 6 to 8 wks). But I bought a meter...

They really can work miracles with this valve stuff -- my two youngest kids and I would all be dead without modern medicine, and instead...

Elcarim, very sorry to hear about your struggles. I also required a pacemaker after valve surgery due to complete heart block and I can...

If he received a TAVR valve, then it is a bioprosthesis. There are no TAVR mechanical valves currently.

Sneezing was very intense week or two after surgery- a cold like you describe - yech. The pillow really helped support my sternum...

Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and I have so much to be thankful for. This picture is me 6 1/2 weeks post-op hiking a 700 feet...

Trying to figure out the translations 😜 Elipa is”ok - that’s right”. Rotanmyrkyy is rat poison. Nice card!

That was me and that really happened. Day 5 in the hospital after my valve surgery. Nurse shift change is 7am and at about 6:45am the...

Isn’t Warfarin also used to kill rats?