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8 weeks post op......My question is I still have a small amount of puss at one end of the incision on my chest. It builds up once a day and I have to pop it as gross as it sounds. Anyone else have that out there? Is this normal?

Hello I am almost 8 weeks post op for my St.Jude Mechanical Aortic Valve and have shortness of breath, mostly while outside in the cold weather here in Jersey. Does anyone know when this starts to go away? I know they cad to collapse a lung during my surgery and was wondering what are the...

Age 38 and Had surgery on January 13th and went Mechanical (St.Jude). Feeling great so far, just tired. Surgeon did the less invasive way with only a 3 inch incision in the center of my chest. Right now they have me on a BetaBlocker and Coumadin…..but hoping the Betablocker will stop...

Hello all- I scheduled my Aortic Valve Surgery for January and would like to know if you guys have any tips to make the hospital stay that much better.

Met with 2 surgeons and one wanted to do the minimally invasive surgery and the other opted for the traditional open heart surgery. I chose the minimally invasive….Younger surgeon says he does 400 a year and the other surgeon that wanted the traditional open heart was a tad older and I didn’t...

I currently have symptoms: Headaches Dizziness Shortness of Breath Ankle aches But the dr says he would rather me wait for surgery, because I might need surgery again? Possibly 10 years from now. Any thoughts of why I should wait??? Who's decision is it Docs, Surgeons, or Mine????

DO I need surgery now? I have a BAV and had an echo done and the opening is at a 1.0. Just had the MRI with the dye contrast and it states my ascending aorta demonstrates maximum AP and transverse diameters of 3.8 to 3.9 x 3.8 cm respectively with tapering in the aortic arch consistent with...

Does anyone out there have or heard of leg and ankle cramping? I was diagnosed with a BAV with severe stenosis and was wondering if anyone suffers from this? If so when??

Deciding on weather to do the ROSS or not.....Can anyone help with some pros and cons or experience? All new to this and any info would help. 38 year old Male with a bicuspid Valve.

Hello, A few weeks ago I had my annual routine ECHO and Stress test and Doc said my valve had gotten worse from a 1.5 opening to a 1.0 within a years time. I was in shock because a year ago he said I shouldn’t need surgery for at least 10-15 years. I only found out about my Bicuspid Valve a...

Hello- I’m a 38 yr old male that was diagnosed with a Bicuspid Valve a year ago. Had an ECHO and Stress Test done and said I had a 1.5 opening….I believe the norm is a 4.0. Doc told me nothing really to worry about probably about 10yrs till I need any kind of surgery. But when I do need...