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Tonight Chris accidentally took double his dose of antenolol (noten 50mg). He usually takes only 25mg each night. We've rang the nurse-on-call line (great 24 hour phone service here in Australia) and they said it should be fine but if there's any symtoms of feeling faint and dizzy, to come...

Hi Ross, Just wanted to say thank you for your time in putting together the 'must have' reference links. They have helped to answer a lot of our questions. It's so helpful to have them in one spot rather than have to search the entire VR site. Thanks, Yolanda

Chris just had his latest 6 month ultrasound to see how his homograft (pulmonary position because he had the Ross Procedure) was going as since his surgery in '03, the homograft was beginning to 'thicken' / scar over (what they think may be an immune response). The last two ultrasounds prior to...

Well my echo has showed that pressure gradients on my homograft (pulmonary) have remained the same! It's been 18 months since my Ross Procedure and the gradual worsening of the pulmonary homograft (stenosis as a result from what they think is the rejection phenomenon) has not increased. The...

Hi, Just wondering if it is recommended (or not recommended) to have children tested for congenital valve problems. Chris (my husband) was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, and although our cardio has said that it is a possiblity that our children could be born with the same thing, he doesn't...

Yup, I've escaped the knife...this time anyway. I must admit that I wasn't looking forward to it as it's only been a year since my AVR (Ross Procedure)...the memories are still pretty vivid! Went to see the surgeon as it looked like it was nearly "that time", but strangely enough, my echo...

Hi, I've been a member now for a few months, but still haven't figured it out what 'LOL' means. Can anyone help me out? It's probably because I'm Australian and only familiar with terms like 'crikey'! Cheers, Chris

Hi, My last post was in the heart talk forum but now that I may be facing surgery again, I thought I'd skip over to this one. Thanks to those who replied last time, I really appreciated it. My visit to the cardiologist revealed that my homograft valve on the pulmonary (I'm 31 years old and I...

Hi, just discovered this site through a mate. I am a 32 year old male who had a Ross Procedure 6 months ago. Last echo showed that I had stenosis (moderate collapse) of the pulmonary donor valve. Anyone experience this? Thanks, Chris