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Had a meeting with my surgeon regarding my situation. For those that don't remember me from before - I have a stenotic and regurgitating aortic valve and a prolapsed (and regurgitating) mitral valve. I'm looking to replace the aortic valve and get the mitral valve repaired. I'm looking to get...

Thanks for the replies. My crystal ball is cloudy on this one. I talked to the Kaiser surgeon again earlier this week. He didn't think I needed to get the surgery right away. He said probably within the next year or so, but didn't think I needed to rush in to get this done. He also indicated...

Thanks for the replies. As far as repair replace, there are articles that I've found that say it's better to repair and some that say no difference. So, which do I believe? Repair seems like the most desirable alternative. I'll try to contact them and see. I may just go ahead and go with...

Thank you for the response and link. I realize this a 1st World issue. I don't think there's a bad choice here. Kaiser has the advantage of being local to me. My wife and her family (I'm a SoCal transplant) are close. A big advantage for support for both her and I. The stress on my wife...

So, I'm looking through my work health benefits and leave policies to figure out what I'm going to need to do (I need and AVR and a MV repair/replacement). I found that with some of the company offered insurance plans have program to go to the Cleveland Clinic. They fly you and a companion there...

Had a heart murmur from birth. In my high school days they thought I had additional damage from rheumatic fever, though do not recall ever having that. It was diagnosed as BAV with mild/moderate stenosis and a prolapsed MV in my late 30's (spent lots of years in between avoiding doctors). The AV...

Thank you for the replies. I think the cardiologist is to recommending surgery even without symptoms due to the severe stenosis and the potential to cause damage/sudden death. I do not necessarily disagree with that assessment and know I need to get this fixed. I talked to a second...

pellicle: Thank you for the detailed response. There's quite a lot of great information that I'll need to take some time to digest. I do think that mechanical valves would be the best choice for me given the current landscape of choices and my particular situation. I really wasn't probing too...

JulienDu: Thank you for the reply. I have been studying the Coumadin issues. It seems like many/most folks do not have a problem and for others it's a nightmare. It seems like you won't know until you're there, and then it's too late. I am not looking forward to it, but the valve choice...

Thanks for the reply. Well, I've been trying to do my research on mechanical versus tissue. At my age, it seems that the information I've been gathering strongly points to mechanical. My cardiologist really tried to talk me out of tissue as well when I mentioned them. Also, if I consider 2...

Sorry for the double post.