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After a 10 day stay in the hospital 7 of which were in ICU, I am delighted to say that I feel marvelous. The surgery involved one bypass, replacement of the aortic valve, and replacement of the aortic arch. For the first few weeks I held myself to two 15 minute walks a day based on my...

I returned Wednesday for a 10 day visit to St. Josephs Hospital in Atlanta. By surgery was conducted by Dr.Edward Chen of Emory. I had a mechanical replacement of my bicuspid aortic valve (St. Judes, a replacement of the aortic arch (which was said by surgeon to be AT 5.5 mll at some point)...

I finally figured out how to get registered. All the comments I have read are incredibly helpful. I chose a surgeon in Atlanta based on my cardiologist's opinion and the surgeon's experience with my issues including BAV, Aortic dilation, and one blocked artery. I cannot say I am frightened...