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Surgery date...1/21/2020. Last of my pre-admittance procedures will be done today. Have had a couple of 'freak-out' moments, but then I remember that today's techniques are SOOO different from those 40 years ago. We have a great team of physicians, and great support, and looking forward to...

oh Dick, I think your math might be off a bit....LOL. I'm closer to 60 than 50. I DID take comfort in your statement about newer patients having a better experience with the tube removals than we did. My husband and I visited Louisville for a long weekend this past summer. It was hot, but...

I looked for your 'story' but couldn't find it. I'm interested in why you needed so many, and are still facing a 5th. It sounds like you were fairly young for your first. I was 8. My second was 10 years later when I received my mechanical mitral valve. It's certainly stood the test of...

Hello again... We've had a couple more consults, and now everyone is on the same page. Surgery is scheduled for Jan 21, 2020. While it was not an emergency situation, I just needed to get it done for my own piece of mind. Surgical team is all specialized in congenital defects, and my...

OK....I had a double cardiac cath on 11/25. Procedure went well, and I was home in time for Thankgiving holiday. I feel like I'm still in limbo-land. Congenital doctor/surgeon agree that surgery is warranted. My mitral valve is great, but has panus? (debris) on it, such that it's causing...

I will find out alot more on the 25th when I have my cath. I think it's the dextrocardia that adds the complexity. I've searched this forum for others with this condition...none found.

It's been about 6 years since my last post. I have ‘enjoyed’ 39+ years with my Bjork-Shiley mitral valve. I know there have been recalls over the years on valves by this manufacturer, however mine, thankfully, was not on any recall list. The only significant issue that’s developed is a severe...

33 years ago, at the age of 18 I received my Bjork-Shiley mitral valve. We've been ticking together ever since :) I"ve married and have 2 amazing adult children. I have no activity restrictions and in the last 8 years have trained hundreds of miles for long-distance charity walks. It's nice...

Congratulations. I, too, was very excited when I reached my 25th. This June, I will celebrate my 33rd! I was just a kiddo (18) when I received my Bjork-SHiley mitral valve at the may clinic.

I, too, received my mechanical mitral valve just before my 19th b-day. This year, I"ll have had it for 32 years!! It's gotten me thru 2 very successful and uneventful pregnancies..resulting in 2 wonderful kiddos. No complications from the coumadin either, although I was on heparin during my...

I’m a newbie to this site. I haven’t seen many postings by people who had valves replaced in their younger years, so with this in mind, here is MY story. I was born in 1961, with multiple congenital heart defects, along with dextrocardia. With annual visits to a wonderful pediatric...