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I wondered if I could ask a favour? I previously posted a thread regarding my recovery. Today I have had a very difficult day at work. Contrary to my previous thread, it would appear my manager is quite supportive of my situation and it is my employers who are not happy. I had a tricuspid valve...

I'm now a little over 3 months post surgery, having had a TVR, VSD closure, atrial plication and cryo-ablation on 14th August. Generally speaking, my recovery is going well. At my 6-week follow-up, the echo showed that my right ventricle had reduced from severely dilated to mildly dilated -my...

I recently had my tricuspid valve replaced via OHS, with a bioprosthesis, at the Royal Brompton in London. I've been told it will be the last OHS I will need as when this valve needs replacing it will a transcatheter percutaneous procedure.

I'm 39 and had a Medtronic Mosaic Porcine valve implanted to replace my tricuspid valve -my surgeon's preference, for hemodynamic reasons. The longevity of this valve is expected to be greater than average because it's on the right side of my heart, where the pressures are much lower. A...

That I walked into the hospital of my own free will -I was terrified. Remembering nothing after feeling the cold sensation of the anaesthetic moving up my right arm. Waking up in ICU with the ventilator tube still in place -that was uncomfortable! It being Wednesday afternoon when I woke up -my...