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Just want to share with the community my experience of a very confusing time and stressful as well. I am 11 months post op with a total root and avr replacement taking place on May 7th 2012. It was my second valve replacement. A baseline echo was taken right after the surgery and the valve...

Hi all. Its been awhile since I posted. I had a total root replacement on May 7th and recovery went well. This was my 2nd valve replacement in 7 years. I had my 6 month echo a couple days ago and they have found that the gradient across the valve has increased from 25 to 35. Granted echo's are...

So here I am heading off to surgery. No drugs on board yet. I got to be crazy. If you all know that sign (I love you) I am making to my wife. I am told I would make that sign when she or the kids would come into my ICU room or leave when I was completely out of it. Amazing how the mind works.

Surgery went well - out in record time. Just got out of I.C.U. today, but it doesn't look like I'll make my 3-day-turnaround. Am doing well as can be expected - will write more when I'm more "with it" and can think straight.:thumbup:

Ok folks it's game on. Monday May 7th, 6.30 AM I have open heart surgery to fix my aortic aneurysm and replace my mechanical valve that was put in in 2007. My surgeon says the record for recovery and getting out of the hospital is 4 days. I am going for 3. What a record to break. God Lord what...

Hi all, I am scheduled for my 2nd AVR on May 7th. My last surgery was 7 years ago and all went well with that one. I had a mechanical valve put in last time. Have had a few minor issues with inr therapy. I had a kidney transplant 14 years ago and inr and renal failure kind of mess with each...

Hi guys, first post for me here and here is my story. I had my aortic valve replaced 7 years ago with a mechanical valve and have been going strong since. But on my yearly check up they found an aneurysm on the ascending aorta that was at 4.9 and had grown over a centimeter in the last year...