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Hi all -- I am now five weeks post op, and thought I'd post an update, again for those you are still standing at the edge of the pool waiting to jump in. Short version: I feel great! Long version: I feel really great! In fact, I feel better than I did when I went to a writers' conference in...

Today is the three week anniversary of my new heart valve. Everything is going so well that I almost didn't post this update, but then I remembered that positive, event-free recovery stories were incredibly encouraging to me when I was in the waiting room, so here goes: (1) I saw my surgeon...

It's now two weeks since my surgery, and once again I will leave some breadcrumbs for you newbies to follow.... (1) In the last two weeks I've moved from feeling "pretty lousy" (the day after the surgery) to "medium lousy" (the day I came home) to "not very lousy at all." In fact, when I throw...

I meant to post this yesterday, when it actually was one week post-surgery, but I'm going to post it anyway, and we shall all pretend that one week equals eight days: So, I got home on Sunday, which was fantastic. Lots of flowers, cards, and my 14-year-old son asking me constantly if I wanted...

I posted this in the post-op thread, but I don't know how often those in the waiting room visit that thread, so I hope you don't mind if I also post it here: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'm home, wearing cozy pajamas after the best shower EVER, and I thought I'd take a couple of minutes to add...

So, I did the deed (or rather, had the deed done to me) this past Tuesday. I'm terrifically happy to have it over with. Some of the things I was worried about did happen: for example, I woke up with the breathing tube in and gagged and flailed about until they took it out, but that bit of...

So, I did the deed (or rather, had the deed done to me) this past Tuesday. I'm terrifically happy to have it over with. Some of the things I was worried about did happen: for example, I woke up with the breathing tube in and gagged and flailed about until they took it out, and had one weird...

I went in for my pre-op appointment today, which means I must be having surgery soon. And, indeed, the calendar says "report to UCSF at 6 AM" on August 6. The time is nearly upon me. Everything at the pre-op went as I expected: blood tests, X-Ray, EKG, meeting with the anesthesiologist (a...

Here's a question I haven't seen before on these boards: how long after surgery is it before you can sing properly? I'm in a chamber chorus, but I've dropped out pending my surgery in two weeks. I told the director I'd join up again in the fall, when we start rehearsals for our next season...

I went to my cardiologist today and was surprised to learn that my relatively stable bicuspid aortic valve had deteriorated so precipitously since my last appointment that I am now a candidate for immediate, not-to-be-delayed surgery. (For you numbers geeks: pressure gradient 102, valve area...

Hi, all -- I'm new to posting, but I've been "lurking" for about a year. I've seen my question addressed a little bit in other threads, but I thought I'd just throw it out there more directly. I was diagnosed with BAV at the age of 5. The stenosis has progressed over the years until now, at...