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I have had an ON-X installed since Summer 2015. I was 40 at the time of my surgery, so I wanted the value that would allow me to remain active and to worry the least about the very real side-effects of anticoagulation therapy. Post-surgery, my physicians approved a PT/INR range of 1.5 to 2.0...

Ske: Sorry to read you have to go under again. I am still recovering from my first and hopefully only OHS. I received an ON-X, but my hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, does not normally use them. I had to ask my surgeon to make an exception, which he was happy to make. Was your April...

Tank: My cardiologist told me no dental work for 6-months post-op. Call your surgeon or cardiologist to see what they recommend.

Hectic: If you go back to work, early, you will make the rest of the Aug. 11 OHS crowd, i.e., me, look very bad. Glad to read you're feeling up to going back to work.

Hey guys: Thank you for your responses. The neurologist seemed to think that my visions are ocular migraines. Funny thing is I don't get a headache when the pinwheels start spinning. Hope everyone is doing great.

I hate Warfarin, too. But for now the alternative is a stroke. Try not to let it get you down; everyone I have spoken with about Warfarin have told me that it can take several months for INR to stabilize. I have been fortunate that my INR has stayed in range. But I am nervous about my diet...

Hectic: I think my surgeon implanted a ticking watch in my head. And I have occasional visual "pinwheels" in my left eye. Both of which, I have been told, will get better with time. My guess is that your heart beat issues will too, Four weeks out, today, my heart rate is much better than it was...

I get one every year, and I plan to get one this year.

I get one every year, and I plan to get one this year.

Hey Hectic: Happy to read that your appetite has returned. Mine has not yet. My wife has been forcing me to eat; nevertheless, I am down 14 lbs from my pre-op weight.

Solid 7. I am 40, and I will be 3-weeks post-op, tomorrow. Good news, however, is that they keep you pretty comfortable with pain medicine. Because I am on the younger side, they told me that people, especially men, younger than 45 actually experience more pain. I also ran a fever in the...

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Hey Tank: Congratulations! And welcome to your new life. I am two weeks post-op. Still a lot of pain, but happy to b fixed-up. Stay strong!

So sorry to read that your Magna Ease is having trouble. How old were you when you had your surgery?

Hectic: I am feeling all of the same things you are feeling. Sunday afternoon, I was seeing flashes in my left eye that were totally obstructing my vision. Called the surgeon. PA told me to immediately go to the emergency room, because, being less than two-weeks post-surgery, I may have been...

Hectic: Lopressor made me feel terrible. They moved me to Atenanol (sic) one at night. Those beta blockers are not for young guys like us

Hi David: I am almost 2 weeks post-op, 41-years-old. Like you, I required an AVR, an ascending anerysium repair, and a hemiarch repair. Also like you, I researched every possible valve combination. I was seen at Mass General and received second opinions at Brigham & Womens and NYU. First, for...

Hi Everyone: Just got home this afternoon from MGH! Surgery was successful and I am home resting sort-of comfortably. Please excuse typos - I am on heavy narcotics. Highlights from the event: Ascending aneurysm turned out to be 5.2 cm. BAV turned out to be a funky MAV. Surgeon claimed it was...

Today, I am at Great Wolf Lodge in Fitchburg, MA with my wife and kids. They are young, 8, 6 & 5, and really don't understand what us happening to daddy next week. My wife is very positive but is also very nervous as we approach Tuesday. While I am anxious for Tuesday to get here, it is...

Justin: Thank you for your encouraging words. I am going in next Tuesday morning (8/11) and will come out with an ON-X valve and a repaired ascending aorta. My biggest worry has not been the surgery, but the prospect of life after on warfarin. I am very active, have small children, and fear that...