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It truly is a coin toss whether or not you will have another surgery.

I've been on "blood thinners" for 33 years and have not been affected in the way your husband's "friend" suggests.

Interesting topic. Sure, a surgeon's competence can affect the outcome, but there are a lot of other factors as well. I think the condition and age of the patient can make a big difference. I believe it is more random than anything simply because open heart surgery is not an exact science. Maybe...

It is a wonderful thing to know that people's lives are being saved through heart transplants. He will be a different person afterward, nobody faces their own mortality without it affecting their priorities in life.

Welcome Tabitha, There may be a lot of people asking you if there is anything they can do for you before, during or after surgery. You will need help with your children and will not be able to pick them up for at least 6 weeks, but after you heal and your strength comes back you will likely be...

Olive, I agree with everyone else that it could be almost anything. It might be good to ask the Dr to have a blood culture done so that Bacterial Endocarditis can be ruled out. It is quick and easy to do. Good luck to you and your husband.

The quality of life for an otherwise healthy person is usually very good after recovering from a valve repair/replacement surgery assuming there are no surprises. Physically after valve replacement I have had no limitations in what I want to do. I still build decks, chop wood, ride motorcycles...

Marc, good luck with your upcoming surgery. I would personally prefer to avoid another heart surgery even if the mortality rate were 0. I have had both types of valves. The tissue valve was nice because I could just forget about it, at least until it started to deteriorate. I never liked...

Tissue vs Mechanical Tissue vs Mechanical Phil 25 Tissue (Pig) 31 mechanical Bjork Shiley 38 mechanical St Jude 38 Tissue (Human) 53 mechanical CarboMedic Currently 58