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    Tissue Valve vs. Mechanical Valve?

    Hello again! A big thanks to everyone for all this information/support. I’ll be able to post more later but to make a long story short... My dad was supposed to have surgery around the first or second week in September. Due to having a sinus infection/drainage he ended up not having surgery...
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    Tissue Valve vs. Mechanical Valve?

    Thanks again everyone. He has also asked how long is recovery and what should he expect immediately after surgery and what should we (the family) expect to see him like? The doc told us hospital stay is 3-5 days and recovery is 4-8 weeks. I know of course everyone will tolerate it differently...
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    Tissue Valve vs. Mechanical Valve?

    A BIG thanks to all who have posted so far! I have showed these responses to him and he was so glad that I have done this for him. Please keep them coming! I think this is really comforting to him to see other stories that are similar to his.
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    Tissue valves in young patients??

    I must say, Im so glad I found this post. Everyone's opinions have been very informative. Not trying to take over Alex's post but I am new to this forum and its comforting to know that others are out there with similar situations. I am trying to do some research for my 50 y.o dad. He has BAV and...
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    Tissue Valve vs. Mechanical Valve?

    Hello all. I am trying to do some research for my 50 year old dad who is about to have his aortic valve replaced in a couple weeks. He has a bicuspid aortic valve with stenosis but didnt find out about it until his 30's. He does not have a spleen and has to be careful of infection or illness but...
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