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Thanks mate. That puts my mind at ease. I am also contacting my surgeon and I found a doctor who had done the treatment on many tissue valve patients with no negative outcome on the valve.

Hey Pellicle, Thanks for your reply. My gut reaction is the same and I can't find any studies related to it. Their function is to repair damaged tissue and regenerate. It shouldn't be to attach foreign tissue. If you find anything I'll greatly appreciate it if you can share it with us. I'll be...

I have a St. Jude Trifecta and I want to go for stem cells treatment for my shoulder. However, I am concerned that stem cells might react negatively to the foreign tissue. The doctors are not recommending it. I wish I had known about this before surgery so I might have done stem cells treatment...

I am going to Fortis. My surgeon will be Dr. Krishna Iyyer. He is the head pediatric cardiac surgeon. I went to Naryana Hrudayala before this but I didn't like the surgeon over there.

Hey Rakesh, Did you go to Hrudayalaya?

Thanks for the info about warfarin and alcohol Tom. Most people just talk about keeping alcohol intake consistent. It's good to hear that it's not a big deal. I heard that alcohol increases your INR level and you increase your risk of bleeding by intaking alcohol. I understand it's not a big...

It's a piggy. :)

Hi Pellicle, Thanks for your reply. Actually, I've seen many of your posts and I even read your post on backpacking. Earlier, when I decided to go with a mechanical valve, your posts helped me great deal in giving me hope and making me realize that I'll be able to do pretty much everything I...

Hey Larry, Thanks so much for your reply. You have given me much more confidence about the valve choice and going with what the surgeon recommends. I've read a lot about Warfarin management on these forums and the rest of the internet. And I know it's not as big a deal as most people make it...

It's great to hear you are doing so well after the surgery. I hope my recovery is as good as yours.

Thanks for your reply Manisham. It's good to hear from people with similar case. I am still a little afraid of surgery. But I guess that's normal pre-surgery stress.

Hi, I have congenital heart disease. A VSD with aortic regurgitation. Apparently, the VSD has damaged the aortic valve to the extent that it needs replacement. I have RCC prolapse which is causing the leaking. I also have ROSV (rupture of Sinus of Valva) which needs to be patched. I am 27...