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    Alcohol and Drugs after open heart surgery

    Hi everyone, Something completely different. I'm not sure if everyone is comfortable discussing this, but this is the only place where I thought I could ask this question. Obviously alcohol and drugs are a no go for everyone who wants to live a healthy life. But, is there more risk for people...
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    Hair color changed after surgery?

    Hi everyone, so a little bit of a strange question. I recently went to my hairdresser and she asked me whether I had recently dyed my hair. I haven't in years. Then she pointed out a difference in my hair color near my roots. It went around my entire head, like I hadn't touched up the hair color...
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    Done with surgery :)

    Hi everyone, I am finally home after my ross procedure on april 24th! It al took a bit longer due to some complications. Once they opened me up they decided to first try a valve repair. They closed me up but decided the repair wouldn't last. So they did a Ross procedure anyway. Because of the...
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    Surgery in 2 days!

    Hi everyone, Thursday is the big day! Tomorrow (wednesday) I will be going to the hospital for some tests and I will stay the night there. And then on thursday at 7 am I will be taken to the operation room. A little update: There will be no mechanical valve placed. It will be a ross or a valve...
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    Date set, and what to do? Ross or Bentall?

    Hi everyone, I have a little update! I posted before, but a small summery: I am an eighteen year old girl from the Netherlands and I need a new valve. My surgery is planned for April the 15th or 16th, I’m not sure. I just got my wisdom teeth taken out and had surgery on my foot to make sure that...
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    Valve choice. No clue what to do, and I would like to hear your opinion!

    Hi everyone, I would like to hear your opinions. I posted once before but I will give a short update. I am a Dutch eighteen-year-old girl that is waiting for an aortic valve replacement. I recently got my test results back and my doctor decided that I will need surgery somewhere in March or...
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    Some questions from a new member :)

    Hi everyone, I wanted to introduce myself on the forum and I wanted to ask some questions. My name is Berit, I am 18 years old and I am from the Netherlands. I am waiting for an aortic valve replacement. I was born with aortic stenosis, when I was 7 days old they operated on me. After that I...
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