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Hi - I had my aortic valve replaced in April 2015 and prior to surgery I was quite fit (52 and a runner) and was asymptomatic. I had no post-surgery complications. Once home I was provided a walking program to follow - which I did religiously - leading up to doing 40min walks twice a day. After...

Hi almost_hectic, I also just had the minimally invasive technique between the ribs that you describe in April 2015 for AVR - and had the ON-X mechanical valve. I was released from hospital on day 4 and only have a 2.5 inch scar in upper right chest. Personally I have had an amazing recovery...

Hi cpj123, I had my surgery in Ottawa, Canada - so maybe things are different here (your profile says you are in Eastern USA I think). The one deal killers was if anything else needed fixing at same time - so if aorta or aortic root are needing work to wrepair/replace or if any bypass is...

Hi Marc I just got an ON-X aortic mechanical valve in April and because I am also relatively young - my surgeon wants me followed by MRI instead of CT. Because I also have two titanium plates and screws - I specifically asked if MRI were feasible considering plates and mechanical valve. My...

Hi knotguilty and PeteCrev, Thanks for the encouraging words. I am the original poster about the minimally invasive between ribs procedure. In the end I did have this procedure done on April 10 - and I am sooo glad I did. I was released from hospital on day 4 post-op and on May 2 (day 21 post...

Hi Pellicle - I guess what I'm really curious about is - if I get glutened by accident (which does happen occasionnally by friends or restaurants) and my small intestine gets toasted - then how much can I expect this to impact my INR and warfarins? Also for how long would my INRs/warfarin be...

Hi Lance and everyone else Since I cannot figure out how to start a new post _ I thought I would add here and see if anyone has a reply - now that it is 4+yrs since Lance asked. I am scheduled for AVR on March 23 and because I am only 52 I have opted for a mechanical even though I have celiac...

Thanks Northern Lights and bit_L I suspect once this is surgery is done that I too will find that I actually was much more symptomatic than I thought and that it just snuck up on me so gradually that I just chalked up everything to getting old (even though I am only 52). I doubt the valve area...

Hi - this is my first post. This timing of surgery is my current concern. I have a congenital bicuspid aortic valve and am also somewhat asymptomatic - meaning if I run over 10km then fatigue sets in ....I've been running two half-marathons a year for last 10 yrs or so. These symptoms...