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I'm so glad you're doing well and pray you won't need another surgery. I can't believe the bum luck on this entire situation. If I had it to do over I would have waited as long as I could before doing the surgery this past November. I never got back to who I was prior to surgery and then a blood...

Thank you for sharing your experience! I am 54 and had my first surgery November 29, 2021 to replace a Bicuspid Valve, aneurysm of 4.5mm and two Coronary Artery moved. I'm so glad you had a good outcome! Did you end up getting the mechanical valve? I hope to get another mechanical if possible...

Hmm that might be taking it a bit too far 😂

I hope so too! Thank you!!

Next week is 6 weeks. I've read anything longer and another risk for infection. We'll see what happens because it all depends on the WBC results.

Yes, it is great and I'm definitely glad he involved many of the best surgeon's in the area to get perspective on my case. At this point I should be coming off IV Antibiotics next week if the WBC Count looks good, going on oral Amoxicillan, which has never been an issue, but this might be at a...

This is great information! Thank you for sharing the article. I am absolutely sure this is how I got Strep B.

Thank you!!

My surgeon doesn't want to do surgery and would like to avoid it at all costs. I made a comment that my surgeon contacted all the top Drs in the Boston area to present my case. He wanted feedback from the best surgeon's (I believe he is one of them), Echocardiology experts and had a meeting to...

I think my post and others are getting confused. I am still on IV Antibiotics and have been since May 20 although another user said, he was placed on oral antibiotics first and then IV afterwards once they figured it out. The damage on my graft/valve are not obvious to me based on the TEE. I'm...

Sorry, I tried responding to each of your questions and thought I had done it correctly, but I clearly didn't. I do not have dental issues, had a colonoscopy etc. I don't quite understand how blood cultures don't reveal if you're growing bacteria or not, isn't that what they're intended for? The...

Hi @pellicle, I have been on Ceftriaxone IV since May 20. I no longer have a blood infection. Strep B Bactremia, but they tell me the Aortic Graft has outpouchings/abcesses and the Mechanical is very damaged. I am definitely waiting this out even though I still get fevers, night sweats and feel...

I was told a waterpik flosser can also do this if bacteria dislodges, however I was told by my Infectious Disease Drs this is not an infection involving teeth, but much more likely a cut. It's a skin thing is what I was told.

My Cardiologist didn't have anything to do with my situation. I called her as soon as I was getting fevers with huge concerns, asked her to call me back and her secretary called back and she will no longer be my cardiologist. I got sick on May 14 and was in the hospital on May 17 so this didn't...

This is a great recommendation regarding the Amoxycillian. I just saw a Periodontist and realized the premedication protocol, but I will now take the Amoxycillian when we go away or travel anywhere. Thank you so much for involving @pellicle in the conversation. I did see he had a Homograft. 18...

I'm so sorry to hear you dealt with that. I am on IV antibiotics (Ceftriaxone) since approximately May 20, but a lot of damage has occurred unfortunately. My infection is Strep B. I also have outpouchings/abscesses along the Aortic Graft. The valve is also damaged 😔

My step-dad is an Orthopedic Surgeon and said, soaking them in alcohol is a good idea. Good thinking on your part! On anorher note do you know anything about Homograft valves? My surgeon is saying he might have no choice during reoperation to place a Homograft instead of mechanical and I would...

My surgeon recommends I do the surgery sooner than later. He said, the blood infection caused quite a bit of damage to the valve and Aortic Graft unfortunately and there are outpouchings/abcesses. I'm still getting fevers and night sweats regardless of being on Ceftriaxone since May 21. I'm not...